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Sharing the learning
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These are uncertain times.
Regional SPFs Members of regional partnership forums across the country joined the national partnership forum for a shared learning event in London in January. With much valuable work being done in the regions, the event gave participants the chance to reflect on activity through the year, share experiences of what worked well and what didn’t, and develop strategies to build partnership working. Participants came away with plenty of ideas on how to further develop the relationship between the national and regional SPF teams and support partnership working between the regions and at local NHS level. They heard about a number of innovative projects to stimulate partnership working and staff engagement, including one being run by Dr Tim Anstiss with the staff unions in London, one of the projects funded by the London NHS Partnership. MiP national officer for South East Coast and London, Jo Cooper, said: ‘This was a really interesting event and gave us the chance to understand the different ways in which each SPF interacts with staff side. Mike Jackson from Unison gave a really useful succinct presentation about what a good SPF looks like as well as outlining some of the negative behaviours which can hamper or block effective partnership working.’ Jane Carter, national officer for the North East and Yorkshire and the Humber, agreed. ‘This kind of event is so useful because it provides the space to stop and reflect on what works and what needs fixing,’ she said. ‘And getting together with colleagues from other regions provides plenty of food for thought and examples of innovative work to take back into our own areas. I was particularly impressed by the work being done in the North West.
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Copies of the presentations at the event are available on the social partnership website, follow the link on our website at www.miphealth.org.uk/hcm.
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