Over recent years the Shelford Group has sought to evolve its approach as an NHS collaboration. We have now made explicit our purpose to address inequalities and drive economic regeneration, furthermore to approach this in a way that not only benefits the populations we serve directly, but stands to benefit people across the NHS. In developing our new strategy we have engaged a wide range of talents from across our organisations, with interdisciplinary workstreams leading the work which has shaped the six priorities which form the foundations for our future agenda. This work has benefited enormously from the contributions made by a diverse spectrum of external partners, including think tanks, wider NHS membership organisations, experts from other sectors, as well as colleagues in government and national bodies. For this, we are truly grateful and have a deepened sense of commitment to our position as constructive partners in policy and provision within a wider community across health, care and life sciences.
Our intention is to broaden our ambition and vision in delivering a huge challenge, adopting an approach which is grounded in reality. As we launch this ambitious new programme of work, we have emphasised areas where the Group will serve as supporting partners in priorities which are led by others. There are by comparison fewer aspirations and deliverables in which we occupy a particular niche, or possess a certain critical mass, and therefore recognise a responsibility as more of an initiating partner with others. Throughout, we will demonstrate a commitment to work in collaboration with wider civic partners to address the priorities which matter most to our staff, patients and populations. If you are reading this, we want to hear from you, as we look to develop partnerships and evolve this strategy together with others.
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