Working in partnership

Working in partnership, including with health services, local authorities and other groups.

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Working in partnership – contents

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Working with Local Authorities

Including strategic boards, working groups and task and finish groups.

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Working with elected members

Information on forums working with elected members of local authorities such as cabinet or executive board members.

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Health systems

Further information on how local health services are provided in England and organsiations responsible for Services, ICBs and NHS England.

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Health information helpful for forums

Information useful for forums working on service design of health services.

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Healthwatch

Information for forums Healthwatch and good practice guidance on working with them.

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Working with other local groups

Different ways that forums can work with other local groups involved with the forum.

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Designing and reviewing services

Information about commissioning including strategic planning, procuring services and monitoring and evaluation, and how forums can help.

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Local offer

Introduction to the statutory duty, the local offer, introduced under the Children and Families Act 2014.

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OFSTED and CQC SEND area inspections

Information useful for forums on the OFSTED and CQC SEND area inspections and the forum's role.

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Special Educational Needs and/ or Disability Information, Advice and support services (SENDIASs) 

In this section we look at how forums can work with their local SENDIASs service.

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