Regional support
Health and care systems are having to work in new and different ways to meet the needs of their local populations. The Long Term Plan provides a ten-year year vision for how health and care systems will develop from STP footprints into integrated care systems.
To support the move towards more integrated working across health and care, we have established a regional team to provide practical support to local systems and their leaders.
The team works with system leaders to identify how best to support peer learning and spread good practice on integration. They facilitate regional discussions on system and place-based issues with sustainability and transformation partnership (STP) and integrated care system (ICS) leaders, programme directors, and members of STP/ICS partnership boards. Do get in touch with your regional lead.
What the team does
The regional team provides access to learning and good practice, supports relationships and leadership development, and creates opportunities to influence national policy and thinking.
The focus of each regional network is determined locally, but fulfils a number of functions, such as:
- providing an independent forum to discuss challenges and opportunities facing local systems and help to disseminate learning and best practice
- promoting joint working and integration between local authorities, NHS, clinicians and the voluntary sector, complementing and signposting to existing support from national bodies, peers and others
- facilitating a dialogue with national bodies about the key issues facing local systems and enable more co-production of national policy.
They also provide a stronger and more direct link between members and the Confederation, acting as a conduit to transmit messages and concerns to national bodies.
There is no charge to individuals or organisations for taking part in the networks.
Who can take part?
The networks will bring together people from across roles and topics, including:
- STP/ICS leaders and chairs | Local authority senior officers
- STP/ICS programme directors | Voluntary sector leaders
- STP/ICS clinical leads | STP/ICS partnership boards
- NEDs, CCG lay members and local authority members
Contact your regional lead
North East and Yorkshire Victoria Blinks victoria.blinks@nhsconfed.org |
North West |
East Midlands Kelley Ireland kelley.ireland@nhsconfed.org |
West Midlands Denise Vittorino denise.vittorino@nhsconfed.org |
East of England Fiona Claridge fiona.claridge@nhsconfed.org Kelley Ireland kelley.ireland@nhsconfed.org |
London Fiona Claridge fiona.claridge@nhsconfed.org |
South West Lee Balch lee.balch@nhsconfed.org |
South East Lee Balch lee.balch@nhsconfed.org |