Working in partnership at a systems level
Working at a system level means organisations can share their expertise and learn what others are doing. This means better experiences for patients and staff. It is also important to remember that your staff and patients are part of the community. Looking after your community will have a positive impact on population health outcomes.
When adopting a systems-wide working approach, we recommend you follow the below principles in order to implement new strategies and approaches. We see these as the basics of good collaboration.
We have delivered a cost-of-living improvement programme in partnership with the Innovation Unit. This programme supports and encourages NHS employers from across the country to take a strategic, systems approach to responding to the rising cost of living to deliver long-term solutions and benefits for staff.
Emerging practice and case studies
Key tools and resources
We’ve created a cost-of-living hub with asks of government, policy explainers and examples of emerging practice by our members on the themes of food insecurity; fuel poverty; and mental health, with more to come.
Our supporting and influencing work
The NHS Confederation has been working to influence government to reduce the impact of the cost of living for healthcare staff, patients and communities,
- When the cost of petrol skyrocketed last year, health leaders called on government to make urgent uplifts to the nationally-set mileage reimbursement rates.
- When energy bills were set to rise to as high as £4,266 per year, the NHS Confederation wrote to the Chancellor warning of the dangers of fuel poverty, and wrote a policy long read setting out the impact cold homes would have on the health system.
