Purpose of the tool

• To help local clinical and managerial leaders understand their neighbourhood team’s development journey
• To support place and system-level partners in providing the right support at the right time
• To strengthen local partnership working by creating shared language and goals

Target audience

• Primary audience: Clinical and managerial leads working locally to develop/implement neighbourhood teams (including but not limited to providers)
• Secondary audience: Commissioners, ICB/place-based leads, and others supporting neighbourhood development

Use case

• As a facilitated discussion tool, ideally in conversation with a range of local stakeholders and partners
• Not a performance management or benchmarking tool — intended for self-assessment and reflection
• To support baseline assessments by autumn 2025, with optional repeat use to track progress over time
• Quantitative indicators may be useful within each domain to support more objective tracking

Proposed benefits

• Supports collaborative planning and prioritisation across partners
• Helps teams identify development needs, opportunities, and enablers
• Builds shared understanding of what integrated, community-based neighbourhood working looks like
• Encourages a reflective, supportive, and person-centred approach to transformation