What the collaborative set out to do 

The health and care system in Scotland plays a key role in shaping the health and wellbeing of the population, and yet is facing substantial financial and demographic challenges (more people, living longer, with multiple complex long-term conditions). Given this and learning from Scotland’s improvement journey to date, there is increased acknowledgement of the need for empowerment of front-line staff to drive improvement forward and ensure services deliver improved value.

The collaborative aimed to test and spread a Value Management Approach within NHS Scotland to support health and care staff to improve quality and value.

The collaborative design addressed three core components:

The creating the conditions strand of the collaborative was hibernated in March 2020 in response to COVID-19 and system pressures and the impact on leaders’ ability to participate.

Read the interim impact and learning report for further detail on the three components and information on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected collaborative delivery and timescales.