Strategic Partnerships

Introduction

There are now almost no public sector delivery programmes that have not been determined by strategic partnerships, following needs assessment and consultation. Although the role of specialist organisations continues, most programmes are similarly delivered through new or developing partnerships. While presenting as calm swans on the surface there is much anxious paddling by individuals, services and organisations below the waterline.

Whether interpreting the themes and priorities from Regional Development Agencies and Government Office, setting the ambitions of Local Area Agreements or setting the delivery and outcome parameters of Local Strategic Partnerships and neighbourhood delivery teams, the dynamic of partnership work is either a net driver or reluctant inhibitor.

CPC has a broad and detailed understanding of partnership development at all levels. Using this knowledge, we are able to support local authorities and primary care trusts to become more effective, efficient and client-focused organisations.

How CPC can help

Our strength at CPC is in the provision of balanced teams. Consultants with deep knowledge and working experience of the sector balanced with integrated and fast learning programme managers and analysts. We will customise each team to your specific requirements for projects – such as commissioning and needs assessment advice, business cases; lean technology and soft project management.

We are able to:

• Developing integrated planning and delivery models
• Develop intelligence to inform effective decision-making, through joint strategic needs assessments, development of area-based (neighbourhood) intelligence assessments and delivering evidence-bases for strategic and operational change.
• Translating intelligence and needs assessment information into strategy and commissioning intentions.
• Reviewing current or potential partnership arrangements and developments and identifying best practice and areas for change.
• Focus services more effectively on the customer, using the customer journey and lean techniques, often delivering efficiency gains at the same time.
• Support development of intelligence-led practice (locality) based commissioning plans.
• Assist organisations to create strategic and operational links that cross organisational boundaries and integrate services so that they are more effective and deliver better outcomes for their recipients.

CPC has developed and delivered on initiatives which improve performance, quality and provide efficiency savings, while underpinning other development work within Adult Services, as shown within the following case studies:

• Bury JSNA
• Durham PCT
• Myplace Hull
• Northamptonshire Integrated Youth Services

Key topics

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)

JSNA plus

Contact details

Should you wish to find out more about CPC and our Strategic Partnership experience, please contact:

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