Part­ner­ships can help address com­plex health­care chal­lenges and improve out­comes across the health system.

The Com­mis­sion on Excel­lence and Inno­va­tion in Health (CEIH) has devel­oped a Part­ner­ship Approach (PDF 896KB) and sup­port­ing tools to help organ­i­sa­tions build, strength­en and sus­tain col­lab­o­ra­tive partnerships.

The guide includes: 

• a staged part­ner­ship process for devel­op­ing partnerships
• key attrib­ut­es of effec­tive collaboration 
• prac­ti­cal tools to help organ­i­sa­tions apply the approach in their own settings.

To learn more about the CEI­H’s part­ner­ship work, vis­it our Part­ner­ships page.

Stages in the part­ner­ship process

Strong part­ner­ships require a struc­tured approach to collaboration.

The Part­ner­ship Process (PDF 656KB) iden­ti­fies four stages that sup­port organ­i­sa­tions to build, strength­en and sus­tain partnerships:

• scope and discover
• plan and activate
• fos­ter, facil­i­tate and reflect
• review and evolve.

The process sup­ports reflec­tion, learn­ing and con­tin­u­ous improve­ment through­out the part­ner­ship journey.

Attrib­ut­es for qual­i­ty partnerships

Suc­cess­ful part­ner­ships are built on a foun­da­tion of shared val­ues and behaviours.

The Part­ner­ship Approach iden­ti­fies sev­en attrib­ut­es that sup­port effec­tive col­lab­o­ra­tion across the part­ner­ship process:

• trans­paren­cy and mutu­al respect
• good gov­er­nance
• man­date and leadership
• mutu­al vision and leadership
• mutu­al vision and purpose
• co-ben­e­fits and col­lab­o­ra­tive advantage
• shared resources and support
• con­sid­er­a­tion of context.

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