Empowering people and communities taskforce

1. NHS England
Empowering People and
Communities Taskforce
Overview

2. The Empowering People and
Communities Taskforce
Established to oversee progress on delivery of ambitions to
empower people and communities as set out in the Forward
View.
Focused on three inter-related ambitions:
1. People – population engagement, participation and co-
production in supporting the future delivery of services and
policy
2. Patients – the role of insight and learning from the
experiences of patients, families and carers in improving
quality and outcomes
3. Voluntary sector – our partnerships with voluntary
organisations to add value to our work and deliver a wider
range of services

3. The Empowering People and
Communities Taskforce (2)
• Set up for one year to look at ways of working
differently
• Reports directly to the Board of NHS England
• Establishes how much progress is being made, identifies
where we need to improve and where support is
needed, and provide assurance to the NHS England
Board
• Core group of ten members plus additional invited
guests at each workshop

4. Taskforce workshops
• Each taskforce meeting will include a workshop focusing
on one of NHS England’s priority areas.
• Wide group of internal and external stakeholders.
• Aim to constructively challenge and identify
recommendations on different ways of working
• Looking at “how” we can work in partnership (rather
than “what” we’re working on… this is managed
through the relevant national programmes).

5. Through engaging differently,
understanding the needs of people
(especially from those who currently
experience the greatest health inequalities),
we, together can improve patient
experience, improve outcomes, and reduce
inequalities.