ShropCom and SaTH are exploring opportunities to become a Group These plans are currently in the early stages of development and we still need to go through an assurance process with NHS England before any final decisions are made.
Through this newsletter we will share interviews with colleagues exploring the opportunities that forming a Group may bring It will also help build an understanding of each organisation and the work that colleagues do - which is something you said you would like more of
Co-edited by Nigel Lee, Director of Strategy and Partnerships at SaTH, and Sarah Lloyd, Deputy CEO and Director
of Finance at ShropCom
Last week was a big week for both the NHS and our two organisations
We saw the launch of the 10 Year Health Plan, which outlined three big shifts: from hospitals to community; from sickness to prevention; from analogue to digital
It’s ambitious, but exciting, and underlines why our two organisations are exploring a Group model to accelerate the good work already happening and explore ways of further integrating services to benefit patients - and how we can deliver services to patients better, together
We also saw the 77 birthday of the NHS, and to mark this special milestone, we brought together over a hundred colleagues from our organisations to hear ideas and suggestions on how we build a Group model that works best for our communities th
It was great to hear people’s thoughts on the opportunities, risks and what we want our future to be in the short, medium and long term We asked attendees what opportunities a Group model would bring and, as you can see, partnership and collaboration is at the heart of it
Nigel Lee
Sarah Lloyd
We asked: In no more than two words, what opportunities would a Group model bring? You said...
You can see a short video from the event here:
Last chance to have your say
We would like to thank you all for attending the staff sessions in recent weeks and taking part in our survey We have met and heard from hundreds of you This feedback is helping us to build our Case for Change that will be submitted to our Boards and NHS England for assurance in the Summer/Autumn 2025
It is not too late to have your say Please do get involved in our conversation. Your feedback will help us to build our Case for Change You can share your ideas and suggestions in our survey The closing date is Tuesday 15 July
What is a Group Model and what would it mean for us?
Watch our short animation
