Think about where your partnership (or partnerships) sits on the range below. More than one type may be present across an established partnership.

• How are partnership objectives best served by the different degrees of partnership?
• In what areas do you need to concentrate on, say, Co-ordination, and where do you need to move to Collaboration or Co-ownership?

Co-existence may be a rational solution - where clarity is brought to who does what and with whom.

Co-operation is often a pre-requisite of further degrees of partnership, where there is early recognition of mutual benefits and opportunities to work together.

Co-ordination is where the parties accept the need to make some changes to improve services/ activities from a user/ customer/ community perspective and make better use of their own resources.

Collaboration is where the parties agree to work together on strategies or projects, where each contributes to achieve a shared goal.

Co-ownership is where the parties commit themselves wholly to achieving a common vision, making significant changes in what they do and how they do it.

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