Regional SPFs

About regional SPFs

Regional SPFs have become increasingly prominent and integral to the delivery of national and regional policy and programmes that impact on the health workforce. Through the regional SPFs, partners recognise respective roles and responsibilities, establish shared values and common purpose, and set key principles for effective joint working. This provides important benefits including ensuring high standards of employment practice in the NHS and improved services for patients and service users.

Watch the video below for an overview of the Social Partnership Forum and the role regional SPFs play in supporting the healthcare workforce.

What is the NHS Social Partnership Forum?

The engagement teams

NHS Employers engagement teams support the regional SPFs. There are three teams supporting three areas of the country: North East and Yorkshire, and North West; the South West, the Midlands, and East of England; and London, and the South East.