Category: STPs

A south London local authority has become the third council to release its full sustainability and transformation plan, and has criticised NHS England’s directive that the plans should not immediately be published.

By NHS England (2016)

This document, set out in the form of questions and answers, is for teams developing Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) in each of the 44 footprint areas, and the statutory organisations which form part of them. Local statutory bodies are responsible for engaging and consulting on their proposals, and the relevant legal duties around engagement and consultation are set out in section 4 and Annex A.
It is intended to clarify the expectations on stakeholder involvement, in particular patient and public participation. It will be of particular interest to communication and engagement leads for STPs and footprint leaders. While the emphasis of this document is on patient and public participation, it is important that as part of their planning processes, those working to deliver STPs consider how they will engage with the governance structures of each of the constituent organisations across their footprint area.

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By 38 Degrees (2016)

38 Degrees commissioned Incisive Health to review all publicly available documents on sustainability and transformation plans (STPs). This report brings together all the available information and identifies key emerging themes in the plans. It identifies the NHS deficit as a key driver of some of the measures outlined within STP footprint plans, alongside service transformation to support quality improvement. 

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By The King’s Fund (2016)

This briefing, while by no means comprehensive, attempts to consider these key
publications in the round (although focusing primarily on the planning guidance),
alongside other recent policy announcements, to form a picture of what it might all add up to for the NHS in 2016/17 and beyond.

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by The King’s Fund (2016)

The NHS shared planning guidance 16/17 – 20/21 outlines a new approach to help ensure that health and care services are planned by place rather than around individual organisations. Every health and care system needs to produce a sustainability and transformation plan (STP), showing how local services will work together to improve the quality of care, their population’s health and wellbeing and NHS finances. Here we pull together our resources and support related to STPs.

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By The Nuffield Trust (2016)

Having the right number of appropriately skilled staff is a critical determinant of the quality and efficiency of health care. Yet there is a growing gap between patient needs and the skills and knowledge of the workforce that cares for them. This report, which was commissioned by NHS Employers, gives practical guidance to those wishing to reshape their workforce; identifies key enablers and obstacles to change, with lessons for local leaders; and provides recommendations for national and local bodies about key actions to support change. The report draws on a review of relevant literature, interviews with a wide range of stakeholders, a survey of local Health Education England leaders and a number of short case studies.

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By The Nuffield Trust (2016)

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