Partnering with Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humberto create the first mental health collaborative bank in the Yorkshire and Humber region

Case Study: CloudStaff

Introduction

One of the key focuses on the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan is working more collaboratively across the NHS, with collaborative banks playing a key role in this. These banks allow greater mobility of staff across boundaries and sectors and should act as the primary way for staff to offer their services back to the NHS, rather than through agencies.

With this in mind, three trusts: Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, have collaboratively launched the West Yorkshire Staff Bank, the first solely mental health collaborative bank in the Yorkshire and Humber region.

The three trusts partnered with Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber to ensure a smooth implementation and roll out of the new collaborative bank.

Natalie Wong – Project Lead, Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber, provided her reflections on the project and how she thinks collaborative banks are a step towards supporting national priorities