Neighbourhood Health Has Changed The NHS Landscape. So Don’t Write Business Cases That Assume The World Is Flat

by John-Paul Crofton | Sep 23, 2026 | Business Case NHS, Neighbourhood Health, NHS, Project Funding, Uncategorized

We are running our next Neighbourhood Health Academy Live meeting on: How Can Your Business Case Fit the New NHS Landscape of Neighbourhood Health? And here’s why: Table of ContentsFrom “is this service affordable?” to “what does this...

NHS Commissioning Reform: What the New Population Health Model Means for ICBs

by John-Paul Crofton | Apr 2, 2026 | Budgeting, Business Case NHS, Neighbourhood Health, NHS

What is ‘Fit for the future: towards population health delivery models’ The NHS has published a new commissioning guide for Integrated Care Boards called “Fit for the future: towards population health delivery models.” (Read the full article here). This is...

The Neighbourhood Health Framework: How Can We Escape The Whirlpool & Make Neighbourhood Health A Success?

by John-Paul Crofton | Apr 2, 2026 | Community, Leadership & Decision Making, Neighbourhood Health, NHS, Policy Analysis

The Neighbourhood Health Framework: The NHS Neighbourhood Health Framework was quietly slipped out the back door of the NHS on 17th March. Whilst having a Framework on how to deliver neighbourhood health is helpful, unfortunately there have been many attempts to...

Summary of The New ‘The Neighbourhood Health Framework’.

by John-Paul Crofton | Mar 18, 2026 | Neighbourhood Health, NHS

The NHS has published ‘The Neighbourhood Health Framework’ which creates a core structure for NHS organisations to progress plans on Neighbourhood Health. This is a brief easy to understand, quick read explanation of what is in the plans. Core goals of...

We Are Excited To Announce The New Neighbourhood Health Academy Launches: Building A People First Healthcare in Communities

by John-Paul Crofton | Mar 1, 2026 | Neighbourhood Health, Community & Social Challenges, NHS, Public Services Innovation, Social Impact

Join us Wednesday 4th March at 10am as we transform how neighbourhood health works, Visit us at NeighbourhoodHealthAcademy.org A New Space for Community Health PractitionersWhat You’ll Find in Our CommunityWhy Neighbourhood Health Isn’t SimpleSeeing the...

Are Business Cases A Good Way to Fund Neighbourhood Health Through The NHS?

by John-Paul Crofton | Feb 19, 2026 | Budgeting, Business Case NHS, Neighbourhood Health, NHS, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Project Funding

There has been much talk about how to fund the shift to Neighbourhood Health. With talk of ‘innovative funding models’, private investment, or cash releasing savings. This week Sir Jim Mackey suggested a different approach. “Neighbourhood Teams need to show us the...