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4.1a Identify new networks that might support the service you provide and the business. These could be social or professional. They may be to support staff, the people who access care and support, or to support yourself.

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You could carry out this exercise with your staff, or a group of residents, or relatives group. You
might be surprised at some of the suggestions!

Potential Partner
1. Registered Managers Network 6. Care Quality Commission
2. Social Services 7. Local Colleges
3. Local Charities 8. Local Activity Groups
4. Chamber of Commerce 9. Community Nurses
5. Skills for Care 10. Pharmacies

Carry out a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis of partnership
working with current partners as well as possible new ones.

Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
  • Combined knowledge
  • Teamwork
  • Poaching Staff/Clients
  • May be disagreements
  • Can work on future projects together
  • Different agendas could mean being forced into something that is not beneficial to us
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