Case Studies
Working in collaboration brings new opportunities and benefits for NHS trusts and partners.
NHS chief executives, managers and staff representatives who have taken a partnership approach believe the benefits and opportunities they provide are immeasurable. With partnership, all parts of an organisation can come together to meet challenges, and pull together to meet agreed goals.
Read more about how employers and trade unions have worked in partnership to deliver initiatives across the NHS
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Following incidences of racist abuse at North Bristol NHS Trust, a campaign was developed in partnership to engage staff with current policy, resulting in increased reporting and higher levels of staff confidence in anti-racism processes.
Read moreFind out how Yeovil Hospital NHS FT worked in partnership to develop a set of accessible, practical, and concise HR policies from scratch, described by the CQC as "the best set of policies we have seen in the NHS”.
Read moreRead how WMAS developed and put in place a wide range of support services to help improve staff wellbeing - ensuring a healthy workforce, with lower levels of sickness and turnover, able to provide high quality patient care.
Read moreRead how Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust worked in partnership to implement significant changes to organisational culture to create a safe environment for staff to raise concerns.
Read moreThe London SPF health and wellbeing subgroup share the positive benefits of the work they have done as a group since being established over nine years ago.
Read moreRead how a winning combination of positive mindsets, effective working relationships and full scale staff engagement led to the development of a people strategy at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Read moreFind out how the introduction of a new positive working relationships policy at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust has led to a much improved work environment and better working relationships across the organisation.
Read moreRead how constructive partnership working during the development of a new people strategy has resulted in a programme of improvements and benefits for staff and patients at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust,
Read moreRead how East Midlands SPF utilised the partnership behaviours tool to review its effectiveness and the positive impact of the review on partnership working in their organisation.
Read moreRead how the North East SPF was created and developed in partnership, providing an invaluable means of engagement and partnership working in priority areas such as the development of new types of service provision and tackling bullying in the NHS.
Read moreRead how a new approach to communicating with staff had a positive impact on staff engagement leading to improved staff survey responses at Central and North-West London NHS FT.
Read moreRead how North Staffs worked in partnership to embed a culture of diversity and inclusion, promoting awareness and accelerating positive change to improve the experience of staff, especially those in minority groups.
Read moreRead how St Mary's collaborative approach to improving staff health and wellbeing led to improvements in job satisfaction and work/life balance, enabling the delivery of high quality care
Read moreRead how establishing a partnership forum provided the mechanism for succesful social partnership working in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care System.
Read moreRead about Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's award winning approach to people management.
Read moreRead how Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust developed a Reasonable Adjustments Passport to support staff with disabilities and long term conditions.
Read moreRead how The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn NHS Foundation Trust worked in partnership to create learning opportunities for all staff.
Read moreRead how North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust improved staff wellbeing by introducing Feel Good Friday.
Read moreRead how West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust introduced changes to support and encourage staff to speak up about behaviour or safety issues.
Read moreRead about how St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust worked in partnership to develop a Health and Wellbeing strategy for its staff.
Read moreRead about the ‘See Something, Say Something’ campaign that has been developed in partnership at Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, with the aim of giving staff the tools and language to empower them to challenge poor behaviour and to tackle low level concerns.
Read moreFind out about how NHSGGC worked in partnership with NHS HR managers, trade unions and other stakeholders to establish a successful Modern Apprenticeship Programme.
Read moreThe Cultural Ambassadors project aimed to improve the experience of staff during the employee relations process, and reduce the number of BME staff being investigated or disciplined inappropriately. This project was developed in partnership by Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Royal College of Nursing.
Read moreLiverpool CCG worked in partnership with North West Trade Union Congress Unionlearn to deliver a project to help service users, who were uncomfortable using information technology, to improve their skills so they could access online services, such as those related to healthcare.
Read moreThe 2015 SPF Partnership Award went to Guy's and St. Thomas' for their exemplar management development programme ‘Passport to Management'.
Read moreFind out about Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and their Apprenticeship Implementation project.
Read moreRead about management side and trade unions at University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, who worked in partnership to improve their disciplinary process for the benefit of staff, management and ultimately patients.
Read moreRead how employers and Trade Unions at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust worked in partnership to develop workshops to help staff gain a better awareness and understanding of dementia.
Read moreRead what Simon Hart HRD at Oxleas Trust has to say on how the development of a new partnership working approach at Oxleas has laid the basis for their success in staff engagement, and listen to what Dino Williams Unison Branch Secretary at Guys and St Thomas has to say in this podcast about the development of partnership working from a staff side perspective at Guys and St Thomas.
Read moreFind out how the HSCIS worked together in partnership with employers and trade unions, through the establishment of the Shadow Partnership Forum.
Read moreRead about the development of successful partnership working at Derbyshire Community Health Services Trust.
Read moreFind out about the partnership work undertaken at Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust to encourage staff to get vaccinated against seasonal flu.
Read moreEmployers and trade unions work together to promote inclusive workplaces and improve attitudes and provision to LGB&T service users and patients.
Read moreManagement and trade unions working in partnership to promote and support staff learning and development.
Read moreOvercoming challenges together to enable better outcomes for all is the ultimate goal of partnership working. Find out how York and Scarborough Hospitals came together to form York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in this case study.
Read moreRead about the development of successful partnership working in the North West of England.
Read moreThis case study sets out how partnership working helped establish integrated community based health and social care services. Read more.
Read moreIn preparation for the establishment of CCGs in Suffolk and the transfer of NHS Suffolk staff to these new employers, a work stream was initiated to embed partnership working and develop it to meet the needs of the parties within the CCGs.
Read moreBradford District Care Trust won the 2012 HPMA partnership award for actively engaging with staff, their trade unions, and service users to transfer learning disability services to six third sector and private organisations.
Read moreThe team at NHS Norfolk won the 2011 HPMA Partnership Award for their work developing an active and collaborative staff side representation and formal consultation process.
Read moreSt George's Hospital won the 2010 HPMA Partnership award for engaging staff in the 'One Team' project and creating a respectful and passionate workplace.
Read moreRead how South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust worked in partnership to develop a staff engagement programme called Listening into Action (LiA).
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