Places


With populations of around 250,000 to 500,000, Places cover a smaller geographical footprint and are typically served by health and care providers in a town or district, connecting Primary Care Networks to a broader range of services from local councils, hospitals and voluntary organisations. Some of the activities you might see here are a redesigning of local services, joining up care pathways across NHS, local government and the third sector and supporting the development of place-based partnerships and provider collaboratives.

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Our Integrated Care Systems hub page includes a wide range of resources to help provide answers and guidance on a variety of legal issues specifically for professionals working at systems, place-based or neighbourhood levels.

What our clients say...

“We commissioned Mills & Reeve to develop a legal agreement for public and independent sector provider organisations working together. The work was potentially extremely challenging and complex with little precedent. We were very impressed with the manner in which the firm approached and facilitated the work which ensured all organisations were on board and we managed to achieve consensus.”

Claire Holmes, Programme Lead

IMPACT

“We knew we would need a partner to help us through the level of complexity involved. …Mills & Reeve offered us that expertise. Their level of knowledge of the legislation across both the NHS and local Government combined with their ability to work as a part of our team has been exceptional … helped us travel much further, much faster with less unmanaged conflict and tension on our journey.”

Mike Barker, Strategic Director of Commissioning/Chief Operating Officer

Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group

“Mills & Reeve led us through the development of our Provider Collaborative …A strong focus of discussion was governance …It is clear that the M&R Team have significant experience in this area and their input was invaluable in supporting us to reach consensus and agree a Partnership Agreement that will support us in our journey as a Provider Collaborative.”

Michelle Richards, Programme Lead

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust