Cash boost for health partnership

NHS England has given £962,000 to support the work of the Working Together Partnership Vanguard, which is a partnership of seven hospital trusts including Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Mexborough’s Montagu Hospital, and the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust.

Each of the 50 vanguard partnerships nationally take a lead on the development of new care models and aim to act as inspirations to the rest of the health system. 

Dr Des Breen, medical director of the Working Together Partnership Vanguard, said: “Over the last two years, the seven NHS Trusts who make up the Working Together Partnership have delivered some real benefits.

“This has included developing new ways of delivering care, spearheading innovative procurement methods which have saved more than £1 million pounds and using digital technology which make it easier for clinicians to deliver timely and seamless care across the seven trusts.

“We are therefore very pleased that our funding has been agreed for a further year because this means we can continue this important work and also play a key role in bringing to fruition the aspirations outlined in the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Sustainability and Transformation Plan.”