The NHS Confederation has an important role to foster joint working between the independent and not-for-profit sectors with NHS organisations. Our aim is to utilise this close collaboration to build strong, productive relationships and work together to change policy and practice for the ultimate benefit of NHS patients and the public.

We work with independent sector and not-for-profit organisations in the following ways:

• Core membership - available to organisations providing frontline NHS services
• Commercial Associate membership - available to organisations who wish to engage with, learn about or keep up to date with the NHS
• Insight scheme - available to representative bodies and not-for-profits who wish to engage with learn about or keep up to date with the NHS
• Partnership working - we provide innovative, engaging and high quality sponsorship and exhibiting packages across all NHS sectors