Introduction
The SPF is committed to working in partnership nationally and believes that partnership working between employers and trade unions is crucial to delivering priorities across the NHS.
Our work over the past three years to support NHS organisations to use partnership in delivering their current priorities continues. We are now turning our focus to ensuring that the progress made in social partnership working in the NHS continues to develop. We will be working with the NHS over the coming months and years to explore new models for partnership working under the proposed future structure in the NHS.
Benefits
The benefits of working in social partnership are many and wide-reaching. Chief executives, managers and staff representatives who have embraced partnership approaches believe the business case for partnership is unanswerable. With partnership, all parts of an organisation can come together to meet challenges, and pull together to meet agreed goals.
Priorities and sharing learning
The current case studies are highlighted below, set out under the SPF priorities. We are always adding to these so if you are delivering similar projects or looking to strengthen your own partnership bookmark this page to revisit in the future.
Supporting staff through change and transfer
This page brings together case studies and good practice from NHS organisations which have used partnership working to help keep staff informed, engaged and supported through the transfer process.
Workforce implications of Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) programme
This page brings together case studies and good practice from NHS organisations which have used partnership working to deliver this.
Staff morale and engagement
This page brings together case studies and good practice from NHS organisations which have used partnership working to deliver improved staff morale and engagement.
Strengthening partnership in order to deliver current and future priorities
As well as working in partnership nationally the SPF believes that partnership working is key to delivering priorities across the NHS. This page brings together case studies and good practice from NHS organisations building partnerships to deliver their priorities.
NHS Partnership Fund
From over 45 applications put forward by the Regional SPFs the national panel were delighted to be able to fund 18 partnership projects which were implemented throughout 2009/10.
The partnership fund aimed to encourage and develop partnership working at local employer level within the NHS. The fund was financed by Department of Health and was developed in partnership through the Social Partnership Forum.
HPMA awards
The Social Partnership Forum sponsors the partnership award, part of the Excellence in HRM Awards, organised by the Healthcare People Management Association (HPMA). Read the award winning case studies here.