Partnership Southwark

People in Southwark tell us they want health and care services to be more person-centred and joined-up, and easier to access close to home. We agree. Too often people experience services that are complex and fragmented, leading to poorer health and wellbeing outcomes.

Since 2019, Partnership Southwark has been working to better join up services and support, tackle the causes of inequality, and improve the health and wellbeing of Southwark residents. We are a Local Care Partnership within the overall South East London Integrated Care System, working with other health, care and non-statutory organisations and local communities to bring together services and support at a neighbourhood level so that they do a better job of keeping people healthy and meeting their needs. This is often called “integrated community-based care”.

We focus on the groups most affected by long-standing health, social and racial inequalities. Our work is informed by engaging the community in Southwark to understand their needs, develop services and support that work for them, and empowering people to look after their own wellbeing and live longer, healthier lives, by focusing on prevention and self-management. We want Southwark to be a borough where everyone can contribute to the overarching outcomes that we are seeking to achieve for the benefit of all communities, and no one group or community is left behind.

You can contact the team at partnership.southwark@selondonics.nhs.uk to ask a question, find out more or get involved.

Our vision – 2023 health and care plan

Our vision is to enable every part of the health and care system in Southwark to make the borough an amazing place to be born, live a full healthy life, and spend one’s final years.

With demand for health and care services continuing to rise, organisations must work together in a better, more consistent way to best support local people, meeting their needs and addressing the gaps and disconnects they experience.

On 6 July 2023, our Board approved the health and care plan for the borough setting our priorities for the next few years. The plan has been informed by public engagement work by all partners, as well as aligning with partner plans and priorities such as the Health and Wellbeing Strategy of Southwark Council and the Forward View of NHS South East London. You can read the plan here.

Recruiting Clinical and Care Professional Leads

To support our vision, across south east London, we are recruiting Clinical and Care Professional leads to support each borough. It’s clear no single person or organisation holds the answers when we work together – whether we plan, give or receive care and support. By having these roles in place, we can better learn from different parts of our system and ensure transformation work has the input of all partners.

You can find out more about Southwark and the roles below.

• Southwark roles
• Video Introduction to Partnership Southwark
• Past and upcoming Partnership Southwark Strategic Board and past papers for them: Events – South East London ICS (selondonics.org)
• FAQs about the roles.

Who sits on our Board?

Our Strategic Board is made up of representatives from organisations within Partnership Southwark as well as representatives from the community in the borough. The Board meets six times a year in public to take decisions on behalf of the partnership. The Board also meets an additional six times a year to improve how the organisations within the partnership can work together.