TO BE PUBLISHED November 2026
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This conference will examine local approaches and best practice for implementing care closer to home in England, in the context of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England, alongside the Neighbourhood Health Framework, and National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme.
It will bring together stakeholders and policymakers to assess how national policy aims are being translated into operational reality across different system and place contexts. It will also be an opportunity to share effective practice for local development and implementation, with a focus on roles and responsibilities across healthcare teams, as well as how challenges are being addressed in delivering more care in the community.
Areas for discussion include funding constraints, workforce capacity, commissioning arrangements, infrastructure development, and where more clarity might be needed by local systems as they formulate their implementation plans.
Leadership, governance & finance
The planned agenda will examine local approaches to neighbourhood health service design following the recently published Neighbourhood Health Framework, including the organisation and leadership of integrated neighbourhood teams, and the responsibilities and governance arrangements for cross-sector collaboration. Attendees will consider workforce implications, leadership capacity, and how multidisciplinary teams can operate effectively across organisational boundaries to support continuity of care, including integration with social care and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.
Financial considerations, including the role of public-private partnerships, capital investment, ICB budgets, and incentives will also be discussed, as well as estates planning to support neighbourhood facilities closer to home.
Prevention, local needs & innovation
Further sessions will consider how neighbourhood approaches can best support preventative models of care and earlier intervention, including the role that community hubs and early support services play within wider local health and wellbeing systems. Delegates will explore priorities for effective collaboration between new neighbourhood teams and local government public health functions to design services that fulfil local need and reduce health inequalities in minority communities.
Innovation and the role of digital tools, local data, and emerging technologies will also be discussed in approaches to supporting patient access, care coordination and population health management.
Overview of areas for discussion
- policy:
- implementation priorities for the NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England, Neighbourhood Health Framework, and National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme
- expectations for neighbourhood health services - roles of integrated care teams - timelines, scope, and responsibilities for local delivery
- local approaches:
- translating national reform objectives into operational models - workforce, estates, and digital capacity - financial pressures affecting delivery across local health systems
- governance:
- co-ordination of neighbourhood teams within wider NHS structures - accountability and performance measurement during transition
- commissioning and incentive arrangements supporting care closer to home
- primary care:
- involvement of GP practices in neighbourhood service models - access and continuity of care - co-designing services with patients and communities reflecting population diversity
- workforce planning:
- distribution of staff across primary, community, and acute services - recruitment, retention, and leadership pipelines - workforce implications of shifting care towards community settings
- finance and investment:
- efficiency, productivity, and patient outcomes - capital investment for community facilities and digital infrastructure - roles for public-private partnerships and alternative funding models
- neighbourhood delivery:
- leadership structures and operational models for integrated local teams - addressing siloed working across health, social care, and VCSE sectors - developing shared care pathways
- public health:
- integrating preventative approaches and early intervention into neighbourhood services - co-ordination with local authority public health functions
- addressing wider determinants of health including housing and employment
- digital infrastructure:
- ensuring IT systems used by different providers can work together - data sharing between organisations to support joined-up care - addressing digital exclusion affecting patient access
- community partnerships:
- role of VCSE organisations in neighbourhood health delivery - sustainable funding and commissioning approaches - collaboration supporting targeted responses to health inequalities
