Working at the neighbourhood footprint is not new but there is a long way to go across most parts of the country to create genuine neighbourhood health models. This means neighbourhoods harnessing the assets valued in a local area, with statutory services’ operating models proactively wrapping around those communities and their needs.

The government must recognise that the shift to a community-first approach is one of the most significant changes in the statutory sector. It means working within the existing systems that are set up to support this way of working but unlocking its ability to work in this way. The government must:

• Put neighbourhoods and devolution at the centre of the new ten-year plan for the NHS
• Reform payment mechanism in the NHS and local authority to create greater flexibility
• Reform the GP contract to enhance primary care’s role in neighbourhood health.

East Birmingham Inclusive Growth Strategy (EBIGS) 

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