Alliance Commissioning Co-design Workshops-MH/LD+ND

An alliance contract is a contractual arrangement between commissioners and providers agreeing to collaborate to achieve a common goal. These types of contracts have been utilised in the UK and worldwide by commissioners seeking to integrate service delivery and transform service provision. Alliances are a form of intensive partnership. There is a higher level of collaborative decision-making and shared responsibility for all activities than is usually seen in most partnerships. Instead of being a group of organisations who each separately undertake their part, coming together occasionally to review progress and report to each other, an Alliance is a more intensive collaboration where everything from planning, implementation, overall financial responsibility, risk, and day-to-day management is shared The key features and benefits of an Alliance contract include; - Commissioners enter into a single overarching contract with a number of providers - Commissioners are part of the alliance - Objectives are aligned for all parties and everyone signs up to an agreed vision and values against which the contract will be delivered (this is unanimous not “consensus driven”) - All parties are jointly responsible for delivering the agreed outcomes - Everybody succeeds or fails together – commissioners and providers share risk and reward - No organisational integration is required, whether by merging existing organisations or setting up new legal entities to deliver the services - Commissioners pool their payment streams into a combined pot of funds, and any cost savings are shared between the parties - Strong relationships are essential and disputes are resolved within the alliance - Innovation is expected and built into the contract - People receive services in a seamless way – without any barriers to having to signpost or have different referral criteria/routes – the system is flexible to meet needs, in the right way, at the right time. Additional information: Dates for the workshops; 10/12/24 at 12:30PM until 2:30PM ; 14/01/25 at 12:00PM until 2:00PM ; 04/02/25 at 12:00PM until 2:00PM. Final session 04/03/25 10:00AM until 12:00PM. To confirm interest and receive your booking information please e-mail lurdes.magalhaes@wales.nhs.uk, by 12PM on Monday 25th November 2024.