Publications

Wider Group Key comms - 17 June 2026

Read key communications from the 17 June 2026 SPF Wider Group meeting on NHS Staff Standards, system change and workforce planning.

28 July 2026

Wider Group key comms – 24 March 2026

Read key communications from the SPF Wider Group meeting on 24 March 2026, including workforce planning, staff standards and partnership working.

29 April 2026

SPF members' handbook

The SPF members' handbook explains the purpose of the SPF, the role of partners and how they get involved to support the forum's aims.

2 March 2026

Ways to tackle violence: the story so far

Hear about progress on our key recommendations to government on tackling violence in the NHS.

12 February 2026

Wider Group key comms – December 2025

Read key communications from the SPF Wider Group meeting, including workforce planning, staff standards and partnership working updates.

27 January 2026

Delivering the 10 Year Health Plan in the Midlands and East

Highlights from the Midlands and East SPF conference 2025, exploring how partnership working can support delivery of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan.

17 December 2025

A partnership approach to embedding sexual safety

South Western Ambulance Service worked with UNISON reps to improve staff sexual safety, focusing on supporting culture and wellbeing.

21 November 2025

Delivering real change and improvements in South Yorkshire

Valuable insights and good practice examples of impactful social partnership working at a system-wide level.

21 November 2025

Boosting wellbeing and attendance in partnership

Learn about this award-winning project where employers and trade unions in the North West worked together to respond to high workplace absence.

21 November 2025

Wider Group key comms - September 2025

Explore updates from the 17 September 2025 SPF Wider Group meeting on workforce priorities, staff standards and NHS reforms.

28 October 2025

Wider Group key comms - June 2025

Read key communications from the 18 June 2025 SPF Wider Group meeting, covering workforce planning, system transformation and partnership working.

2 July 2025

Midlands SPF statement of intent

The Midlands SPF has released a statement of intent in response to recent announcements on NHS infrastructure changes and workforce reductions.

23 May 2025