News Summary of Collaboration and Shared Services from 16th November 2016

The 2016 police efficiency reports (PEEL) are out and one section in the reviews is the collaborative working activity of the forces. So, if you are thinking of approaching a police force to collaborate with, check out their “collaboration” review in advance. See the link below.

Here is the rest of this week’s collaboration news and jobs…

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Health & Social Care

Video: Why it is time to pay attention to non-clinical staff

The NHS could not do any work without the contribution of 587,647 support staff. They are the focus of the HSJ/Serco Inquiry on Maximising the Contribution of NHS Non-Clinical Staff. Read more >>>

STP first impressions - What NHS England isn’t telling you and more

Here follow some early impressions from reading most of the “full” October sustainability and transformation plan submissions we have had so far and from discussions with those in the know in recent days and weeks. Read more >>>

STPs 'far from perfect' but NHS has no plan B, warns think tank

Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) have failed to involve frontline clinicians or patients and have been mired in confusion, a leading think tank has warned. Read more >>>

Partnership aims to save NHS money with retail tech

Technology used by retail giants ranging from Tesco to Argos could now save the NHS millions of pounds, as a result of a new partnership between NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) and British technology company Virtualstock. Read more >>>

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Local Government

The long run-in: Changing culture, IT and services in East Sussex and Surrey

Matthew Scott says Surrey and East Sussex county councils are in a “virtuous situation” where, having rethought how they provide services across the two regions, they are ready to operate with a unified back office. Read more >>>

Welsh councils should think ‘strategically’ about charging for services

Local authorities are not using all the options at their disposal to generate income because of weaknesses in their policies and in how they use data, auditors say. Read more >>>

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Blue Light Transformation

PEEL: police efficiency 2016

The national overview report of police efficiency is accompanied by a separate report on each force, based on inspections carried out from March to July 2016, and data provided by forces on their spending plans for future years. Read more >>>

Hampshire F&R shakes up ICT to obtain agility

Interview: Neil Moore, head of ICT at Hampshire Fire & Rescue, explains that it is moving the function back in-house to support its transformation programme. Read more >>>

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