Articles

Building Long-Term System Partnerships With ICBs and NHS Trusts

Sustainable mental health delivery depends on strong, long-term system relationships. This article explores how providers build trusted partnerships with ICBs and Trusts beyond individual contracts.

Managing Risk, Safeguarding and Accountability When Working With ICBs

Shared delivery models introduce shared risk. This article explains how mental health providers manage safeguarding, risk and accountability when working with ICBs and NHS Trusts, and what commissioners expect to...

Managing Performance and Outcomes Across Mental Health System Partnerships

System working requires shared performance oversight and outcome measurement. This article explains how mental health providers manage performance when working with ICBs and Trusts, and what commissioners expect to see...

Clinical Leadership and Decision-Making When Working With ICBs and Trusts

Clear clinical leadership is essential when delivering mental health services across system boundaries. This article explains how providers structure clinical decision-making when working with ICBs and NHS Trusts, and what...

Information Sharing and Data Governance With ICBs in Mental Health Services

Information sharing is one of the biggest operational challenges in system working. This article explains how mental health providers manage data governance when working with ICBs and Trusts, and what...

Governance and Accountability When Working With ICBs and Mental Health Trusts

Effective partnership working depends on clear governance and accountability. This article explains how mental health providers structure governance when working with ICBs and Trusts, and how commissioners assess assurance, escalation...

Operational Partnership Working With ICBs and Trusts in Mental Health Services

Strong system partnerships are built through consistent operational practice, not strategy documents alone. This article explores how mental health providers work day to day with ICBs and Trusts, including communication,...

System Partnership Working in Mental Health: What Commissioners Look For

Commissioners increasingly assess mental health providers on their ability to work as part of a wider system. This article explains how partnership maturity is evaluated, what good system behaviour looks...

How Mental Health Providers Should Work With NHS Trusts in Integrated Systems

Mental health providers increasingly deliver services alongside NHS Trusts within integrated systems. This article explores how providers should collaborate with Trusts operationally and strategically, manage shared risks, and meet commissioner...

Working With ICBs in Mental Health: What Providers Need to Get Right

Integrated Care Boards play a central role in mental health commissioning, governance and performance oversight. This article explains how providers should work with ICBs day to day, what commissioners expect...