About the ALLIANCE

The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) is the national third sector membership organisation for the health and social care sector. We bring together over 3,500 people and organisations dedicated to achieving our vision of a Scotland where everyone has a strong voice and enjoys the right to live well, with dignity and respect. Our members are essential in creating a society in which we all can thrive, and we believe that by working together, our voice is stronger. 

We work to improve the wellbeing of people and communities across Scotland by supporting change in health, social care and other public services so they better meet the needs of everyone in Scotland. We do this by bringing together the expertise of people with lived experience, the third sector, and organisations across health and social care to shape better services and support positive change. 

The ALLIANCE has three core aims.  

We seek to: 

• Empower people with lived experience: we ensure disabled people, people with long term conditions, and unpaid carers are heard and that their needs remain at the heart of the services and communities
• Support positive change: we work within communities to promote co-production, self management, human rights, and independent living
• Champion the third sector: we work with, support and encourage co-operation between the third sector and health and social care organisations. 

The ALLIANCE is committed to upholding human rights. We embed lived experience in our work and aim to ensure people are meaningfully involved at every level of decision-making.  

Working together creates positive, long-lasting impact. We work in partnership with the Scottish Government, NHS Boards, universities, and other key organisations within health, social care, housing, and digital technology to manage funding and develop successful projects. Together, our voice is stronger, and we can create meaningful change.  

Take a look at an overview of our work in our online leaflet
Read the full strategic plan ‘Strengthening Our Collective Voice‘.

Watch a video below that delves into each of our strategic priorities and explains how we are working towards a fairer, more equitable health and social care system in Scotland.

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