The guiding principles by which the Alliance will operate are:
- Adopting a clear and agreed vision and purpose that supports the priorities for the Parties and National NHS and DfE
priorities - Ensuring co-production remains central to all work undertaken in the Alliance
- The Alliance will be inclusive, evolutionary and purpose driven. In addition to the Parties, it must draw from the
insights, experience and resources of those individuals and organisations necessary to fulfil its vision and purpose, for
example: schools, social care; NHS providers; independent sector; primary care; the VCSE sector; carers; service
users, etc.; - Operating in the spirit of inclusion, collaboration and partnership, demonstrating positive behaviours and mutual
respect - Including Place leaders and local government to ensure services are designed to meet the needs of the different
communities across LLR; - Adopting an approach that delivers the Population Health Management five aims of; Enhanced Experience of Care,
Improved Health and Wellbeing of the Population, Addressing and health and care inequalities, Increasing the wellbeing and engagement of the workforce, reducing costs and improving productivity - Addressing education, health and care equity/inequalities as a core component of strategic planning and
transformational activities. - Takes a whole pathway approach to transformation (including specialised and direct commissioning) and considers
the life course approach to ensure services are fit from conception to 25 years; - Ensuring Partners are of equal status and standing;
- Making decisions that are focused on the interests and outcomes of Service Users and people in LLR rather than
organisational interests; - Supporting each other in achieving the Alliance Objectives;
- Is accountable. Takes on, manages and accounts to each other for performance of the respective roles and
responsibilities set out in this MoU and consider the wider impact across the LLR ICS; - Improve resilience across providers, particularly in relation to the workforce – with the expectation that the Alliance’s
work will support workforce development and workforce planning; - Consider where specialisation and consolidation would provide better outcomes and value
- Is open, honest and transparent by communicating concerns, issues or opportunities relating to this MoU, subject
always to appropriate treatment of Commercially Sensitive Information and Competition Law; - Adhering to statutory requirements and Good Practice. Complies with applicable Law and standards including EU
procurement rules, Competition Law, data protection and freedom of information legislation; - Acting in a timely manner. Recognises the time-critical nature of the MoU and respond accordingly to requests;
- Making available sufficient and appropriately qualified resources to fulfil the responsibilities set out in this MoU,
including its Schedules; - Looking to adopt a collective ownership of risk and reward, including identifying, managing and mitigating all risks in
respect of their performance of the obligations under this MoU; - Maintaining flexibility in working together to meet the Alliance Objectives; and
- Co-ordinating with and contributing to the development of other local partnerships.