The workshops are being held to consider closer working between CCG and Local Authority commissioning, and NHS England specialised commissioning, and have been organised jointly by NHS England and the Winterbourne View Joint Improvement Programme.

It was recognised in the Winterbourne View JIP stocktake of progress, that there has been a significant period of adjustment within the NHS commissioning landscape since April 2013, which has created challenges in relationship building, communication and collaborative working.

The stocktake returns indicated a lack of clarity overall about how specialist commissioners are engaged with other area commissioners, although there is significant regional variation. The workshops will consider how working together can improve this.

Our aim is to organise the day to enable you to work within your area in order to build the effective links where required and share experiences where this is working well.

We would welcome representatives across the partnership including Specialist Commissioners, LA & CCG Commissioning and Operational Management.

Please confirm attendance to marie.coffey@local.gov.uk