When it’s okay to tell the boss bad news – Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Read 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.

London SPF Health and Wellbeing subgroup

The 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.

Developing a people strategy in partnership - The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Read 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.

Negative to positive - The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Find 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.

We, not them and us - Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Read 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,

Using an organisational development approach to improve partnership working at East Midlands SPF

Read 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.

Using the staff survey to improve engagement and partnership - Central and North West London NHS FT

Read 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.

Creating the North East SPF – An exemplar model to follow

Read 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.

North Staffs Combined Action on Inclusion - North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, UNISON North Staffs Community Health Branch and RCN North Staffordshire Branch

Read 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.

Collaborative approach to improve staff health and wellbeing to enable delivery of high quality care - St Mary's Hospital, Manchester University FT and Royal College of Midwives.

Read 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

Social partnership working in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes

Read how establishing a partnership forum provided the mechanism for succesful social partnership working in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care System.

A new attendance policy: a new approach to people management - Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Read about Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's award winning approach to people management.

Reasonable Adjustments Passport - Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

Read how Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust developed a Reasonable Adjustments Passport to support staff with disabilities and long term conditions.

Learning in partnership - The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

Read how The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn NHS Foundation Trust worked in partnership to create learning opportunities for all staff.

Feel Good Friday - North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust

Read how North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust improved staff wellbeing by introducing Feel Good Friday.

Freedom to speak up/Freedom to improve - West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Read how West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust introduced changes to support and encourage staff to speak up about behaviour or safety issues.

Partnership working at St George’s – The trust’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Staff

Read about how St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust worked in partnership to develop a Health and Wellbeing strategy for its staff.

‘See Something, Say Something’ – Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Read 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.

Developing Modern Apprentices in Partnership - NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Find out about how NHSGGC worked in partnership with NHS HR managers, trade unions and other stakeholders to establish a successful Modern Apprenticeship Programme.

Cultural Ambassadors Project - Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust & Royal College of Nursing

The 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.

Liverpool CCG & North West TUC unionlearn – More Independent

Liverpool 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.

Passport to Management - Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

The 2015 SPF Partnership Award went to Guy's and St. Thomas' for their exemplar management development programme ‘Passport to Management'.

Apprenticeship Implementation Project - Aintree University Hospital

Find out about Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and their Apprenticeship Implementation project.

Breaking Tradition - A new approach to handling disciplinaries - University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Read 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.

The partnership route to dementia awareness

Read 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.

Partnership working leads to success in staff engagement at Oxleas Trust and Guys and St Thomas

Read 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.

Genuine Partnership Working Between Employers and Trade Unions - Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC)

Find out how the HSCIS worked together in partnership with employers and trade unions, through the establishment of the Shadow Partnership Forum.

Partnership Working the DCHS Way

Read about the development of successful partnership working at Derbyshire Community Health Services Trust.

Partnership Working on the Seasonal Flu Campaign – Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust

Find out about the partnership work undertaken at Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust to encourage staff to get vaccinated against seasonal flu.

Promoting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Inclusive Workplaces - Business Services Organisation, Northern Ireland

Employers and trade unions work together to promote inclusive workplaces and improve attitudes and provision to LGB&T service users and patients.

Learning Agreement/Union Learning Reps - Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust

Management and trade unions working in partnership to promote and support staff learning and development.

Integration of Partnership Group – York Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

Overcoming 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.

Partnership working across North West England

Read about the development of successful partnership working in the North West of England.

Developing an integrated Health and Social Care Partnership for West Dunbartonshire

This case study sets out how partnership working helped establish integrated community based health and social care services. Read more.

Developing partnership arrangements between employers and trade unions in Clinical Commissioning Groups in Suffolk

In 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.

Learning Disabilities Transition Programme - Bradford District Care Trust

Bradford 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.

'Back to basics' partnership principles work for NHS Norfolk

The 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.

Building a respectful and passionate workplace - St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust

St George's Hospital won the 2010 HPMA Partnership award for engaging staff in the 'One Team' project and creating a respectful and passionate workplace.

Partnership working in Staff Engagement - South West London & St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust

Read 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).