Provider collaboratives

NHS-led provider collaboratives are already a key part of the emerging integrated care landscape . These may take different forms and will vary in scale and scope. We advised Impact - the East Midlands Adult Secure Provider Collaborative - and continue to advise on further collaboratives across a number of regions, including the East Midlands, Cambridgeshire, Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, Cheshire and Merseyside.

Blogs from our legal experts:

  • ICS landscape: planning for the future
    With April 2021 marking the deadline by which all areas in England need to be part of an Integrated Care System or ICS, we look at how the ICS landscape is evolving to reflect the three important levels at which decisions are made: systems, places and neighbourhoods.

  • Clarity for NHS Led Provider Collaboratives working in ‘shadow form’
    NHS England and NHS Improvement have issued new guidance for NHS Led Provider Collaboratives who have chosen to have a shadowing period, or work in ‘shadow form’, prior to ‘going live’. NHSEI recognise the need for clarity, and have issued guidance on definitions and guiding principles for those Provider Collaboratives.

ICS hub

Our Integrated Care Systems hub page includes a wide range of resources to help provide answers and guidance on a variety of legal issues specifically for professionals working at systems, place-based or neighbourhood levels.

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