Helping you facilitate collaboration at place and system level

It's important that you work together effectively with other local Healthwatch to prepare for ICS changes. This toolkit provides guidance on how to facilitate collaboration at place and system level.

About this resource

The importance of local Healthwatch working together is crucial as ICSs develop. Even if you have good informal working relationships, you should start to formalise agreements with other local Healthwatch and ICSs to agree on how you will work together.

The ICS presents local Healthwatch with opportunities and challenges that will require you at times to represent each other, carry out engagement together, collate insight, and influence together. A formal agreement will prevent misunderstanding and ensure everyone has clarity on roles.

If you have a question

If you need help or have concerns please contact your Regional Manager.

Collaboration Toolkit

Memorandum of Understanding template

Use our template Memorandum of Understanding to create a joint agreement on how you and your ICS will formally work together.

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