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Discover the benefits of working in partnership in the health and wellbeing sector, with examples of local partnerships and useful do's and don'ts. Learn from Pioneering Care Partnership, a leading organization in County Durham.
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Partnership Spotlight Health & WellbeingClaire Todd Pioneering Care Partnership Pioneering Care Partnership
Spotlight covers • Why work in partnership • Examples of local Health and Wellbeing Partnerships • Do’s and don’t’s
Why work in Partnership • Collaborating to deliver a project or contract, or share facilities • Sharing resources and support • Improving the quality of service you can offer; learning from each other • Being able to help more beneficiaries • Bringing together organisations who have a common purpose
Wellbeing for Life Lead: County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Partners: Durham Community Action, Durham County Council, Leisureworks, Pioneering Care Partnership
Targeted Health Trainers Lead: Pioneering Care Partnership Partners: County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and Leisureworks
Social Prescribing Lead: Pioneering Care Partnership Partners: Aspire Learning Support & Wellbeing, East Durham Trust, Jack Drum Arts, Leisureworks, Waddington Street Centre
Workplace Health Lead: Pioneering Care Partnership Partners: County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Healthwatch County Durham Lead: Pioneering Care Partnership Partners: County Durham Citizen's Advice, Durham Community Action
Partnership Don’ts • Work with any organisation; be choosey! • Rush the relationship, partnerships and successful collaborative working arrangements take time • Stray from your mission, aims or objectives • Expect organisational cultures to align quickly • Focus purely on strategic development, operational matters, levels of authority, budgets and reporting are all important considerations
Partnership Do’s • Set out clearly roles and responsibilities of all • Ensure communication is strong – from commissioners reporting to liaison with the public/teams • Draw up a detailed Memorandum of Understanding or formal Partnership Agreement • Ensure there are clauses allowing for variations and how to deal with disputes and also how to support each other • Take a long-term view, these things take time
Third Sector Advice: • Clarity about the agreement’s purpose from the outset • The agreement should recognise everyone’s responsibilities • A recognition that fostering strong personal relationships between people in partner organisations is crucial to building understanding, communication and trust between the different parties • Each organisation must keep their specific mission in mind when developing collaboration 22 April 2016