NHS providers briefing - Realising the benefits of provider collaboratives (August 2022)

Summary

The Health and Care Act 2022 placed Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) on a statutory footing in July 2022, and trusts will play a critical role in delivering the key purposes of ICSs in order to benefit patients and service users.

This briefing from NHS Providers:

• provides a brief overview of how provider collaboratives are developing across England.
• illustrates some of the emerging benefits that collaboratives are working to realise.
• explores how trust leaders see the role of provider collaboratives developing within ICSs.
• identifies some key enablers and risks trust boards need to consider.

Content

The briefing cover the following topics:

1. How are provider collaboratives being set up and resourced?
2. What are provider collaboratives aiming to achieve?
3. What are the opportunities of collaboration for different trust types?
4. What are the key enablers for provider collaboratives?
5. What are the emerging risks for boards to manage?