East Midlands

Find out more about the East Midlands SPF.
Image of bridge in Leicester

The East Midlands (EM) SPF was set up by employers, trade unions and NHS Employers' Midlands and East engagement team.

Priorities for 2022/23

  • Managing Long Covid.
  • Collaborative working as a region.
  • Sharing best practice and frameworks.

Achievements for 2020/21

  • All three regional SPFs across the Midlands and East have actively participated in joint development sessions with their respective regional HR director (HRD) networks, focusing on digital wellbeing and leading in challenging times. The sessions supported the HRD and SPF networks to work better in partnership.
  • Deborah Kearsley, Deputy HRD chair for the East Midlands, and Roz Norman, Sherwood Forest Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts presented on Sherwood Forest Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts’ just and restorative culture journey which saw a 93 per cent reduction in formal disciplinary investigations since its introduction.

Meet the team

  • Trade union co-chair - Gareth Eales, UNISON
  • Trade union co-chair - David Kirwan, RCN
  • Management co-chair - Robert Simcox, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust

Contact us

For further information on the East Midlands SPF, please contact the Midlands and East Team.

Case studies from your region

HPMA 2022 - team photo Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust and trade union logos
Case Study

Employer with heart – pregnancy loss policy in partnership with trade union colleagues

Find out how Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Trust made it to the finals of the SPF-sponsored 2022 HPMA partnership working award.

9 September 2022
Two friends running and laughing.
Case Study

Menopause at work: working together to improve staff experience

Find out how Nottingham University Hospitals NHS FT worked in partnership to improve wellbeing of staff experiencing the menopause.

8 October 2021
See case studies from across the country Arrow pointing right