Working with Local Community Organisations

About this activity

Voluntary and community organisations can help your patients in a variety of ways. This session enables you to match the support needs of people who use your practice with other local organisations that could help them. This session was reviewed by Suchita Shah and last updated in February 2015. Objectives By the end of this session you will be able to: • Describe what a voluntary and community organisation is • Demonstrate how and where to locate information about voluntary and community sector provision in your local area • Demonstrate how to make closer links with local voluntary and community organisations • Reflect upon the skills required to make appropriate and effective referral decisions