I realised in October that I had reached a milestone: 25 years working in the health sector. True to form, I missed the actual anniversary date to post about it,…
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Partnership is the most over-used word in the NHS, and quite possibly the least delivered. Every strategy has it. Every board paper genuflects to it. Every reorganisation promises more of…
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Neighbourhood Readiness One of the things I've learned over the years is that major changes in the NHS rarely arrive with a neat starting gun. There is no moment when…
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Put a well-run multi-service business alongside an NHS neighbourhood and they look like different species. One has customers, a chief executive, employees and a board. The other has patients and…
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Ask any neighbourhood partnership how they are doing and you will hear about good work. Committed teams, genuine collaboration, real progress on the ground. All true, and none of it…
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There is no shortage of neighbourhood health policy. Frameworks, plans, ten-year visions and guidance on the guidance. What there is a shortage of is anyone to help you actually do…
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After a couple of weeks to reflect on NHS England’s consultation, my thoughts have started to crystallise. The proposed Multi-Neighbourhood Provider and Single Neighbourhood Provider contracting models may sound technical,…
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Stakeholder mapping alone changes nothing. Excellence means translating population diversity into explicit service requirements, holding all providers accountable, and allocating resources where they actually work. You have done brilliant stakeholder mapping. You understand…
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The NHS Neighbourhood framework provides some clear direction on targeting population cohorts. Knowing where to start can be the first hurdle. At Scale have been working with Children…
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Alice Benton First, Penny Dash has spoken openly about NHS England’s concern over the rigour of management behind neighbourhood working. That resonated. Across the country there are committed teams doing impressive things…
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