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Strategic Collaboratives - Priorities and Pitfalls

Our third strategic commissioning webinar explores the importance of setting clear aims and intent for strategic collaboratives, programmes, and partnerships. Understand why defining deliverables and metrics is crucial, and how to select the right providers to lead change. We’ll examine regulatory challenges and the dynamics of provider relationships, highlighting potential pitfalls. The session also unpacks the pros and cons of calculus, relational, and identity-based trust approaches to strategic provider collaboration, equipping you to navigate the complexities and maximise the success of your collaborative initiatives.

Date Wednesday, 17 June 2026 14:00 PM - 15:00 PM
Where Details Online Online - MS Teams
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What we will discuss

This six-part Strategic Commissioning webinar series will provide NHS leaders with key insights and practical tools to drive effective commissioning. Each session focused on essential strategies to improve health outcomes and system performance.

Lead facilitators

Mark Leyshon

An experienced commercial practitioner, Mark initially started his career in the Automotive industry within Supply Chain Management, and was actively involved in his organisations world class continuous improvement programme. He then moved on to a variety of senior, and executive commercial posts in the rail, energy and travel industries, where his experience includes acquisitions and a management buy out. At the turn of the Millennium Mark started his own Consultancy Company providing PFI support before broadening into a wide variety of improvement and change management assignments.

Jim Lusby

Jim has worked in and around the NHS for more than 30 years. His Board-level experience has been drawn from roles in several large Trusts, a Strategic Health Authority and in the NHS Trust Development Authority.  He also spent four years as a Senior Civil Servant, in national positions in the Department of Health and later as head of the health team in the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit. Jim's experience makes him well-placed to advise on all aspects of organisational and system strategy and delivery.  Building relationships and shared priorities in complex operational and political environments has been a particular theme throughout much of his career.