How are we governed?
Our governance structure is in place to ensure the effective and efficient operation of the Network. Governance of the Network is made up of:
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Host organisation - Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust
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Our Steering Group
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Member-led Reference and User Groups
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Vision, Values and Objectives
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Our Constitution
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Our Terms of Membership
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Our vision is to:
Enable members to improve patient outcomes, raise health standards, and deliver sustainable quality health and care services through data excellence, benchmarking, and the sharing of innovation. -
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Excellence - always striving to be the best we can be, in everything we do.
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Respect - value everyone, acknowledge members’ unique experiences, work together to deliver improvement.
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Integrity - be transparent, be realistic, be honest.
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Our objectives are:
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Put our members, stakeholders and participants at the heart of who we are, building and maintaining the Network’s reputation for excellence.
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Work together, enabling curiosity by ensuring strong connections with and between stakeholders, creating benchmarking communities through education and positive relationships.
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Actively seek to build a sustainable Network through value for money, relevant and meaningful insight and support.
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Provide additional opportunities for members and stakeholders to gain bespoke support and insight into relevant priority areas, building on the core benchmarking programmes.
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Make data validity and reliability the core of our work programmes to support finding the answer to the ‘so what’ question.
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Maximise project participation and engagement, ensuring that data collections are appropriate and proportionate.
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Develop new solutions by investing in technology to the benefit of all stakeholders.
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The Constitution sets out the nature of the Network and defines the structure, rules and procedures for its operation and governance.
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Download a copy of the NHS Benchmarking Network Constitution.
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The Terms of Membership explain how organisation’s membership with the NHS Benchmarking Network is managed. It details the legal relationship between the parties involved in delivering the Network across health and social care and provides certainty about members’ rights and obligations.
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Download a copy of the NHS Benchmarking Network Terms of Membership.
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Steering Group
The Steering Group provides strategic leadership and governance for the Network, bringing together elected representatives from the sectors, alongside a representative from our host organisation, Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust. Together, they ensure the Network is effectively led, accountable, and aligned with the needs of its members.
Representatives are appointed through a formal election process. From within the group, two Co-Chairs and a Treasurer are elected to support strong leadership and financial oversight.
Drawing on their area-specific expertise, experience, and insight, Steering Group members guide strategic decision-making, represent the interests of member organisations, and agree and oversee the delivery of the member work programme. They ensure quality and progress through regular performance and update reports from Reference and User Groups, keeping activity focused, impactful, and member-led.
The Steering Group meet virtually three times per year for Network Governance and once for an in-person planning day which incorporates the governance meeting and setting and agreeing the member work programme and budget for the following membership year.
Acute Sector
Mental Health Sector
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Philip Murray
Director of Finance and Performance/Deputy CEO
South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust
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Ben Hannan
Director of Planning and Transformation
NHS Fife
Christine Kennedy
Head of Information
Belfast Health & Social Care Trust
Reference Groups
Join one of our Reference Groups and help shape the member programme!
The NHS Benchmarking Network’s Reference Groups are voluntary groups of member representatives from the acute, community, ICS, mental health, learning disability and autism sectors. They play a pivotal role in shaping our projects and the annual Member Work Programme, providing invaluable insight into what is happening across their respective settings.
As a member, you will have the opportunity to influence the direction of NHSBN projects by proposing new topics and data collection metrics, providing feedback from a participant perspective, advising on project content and definitions, and supporting the monitoring of project delivery. Reference Group members also advise the Network’s Steering Group on sector priorities and help ensure projects remain relevant, robust and of maximum value to members. The ICS Reference Group works closely with other sector reference groups and benchmarking projects to maximise benefits across systems and partners.
Benefits of being part of a Reference Group include networking with peers, helping to shape future NHSBN projects, providing direct feedback, gaining early insight into projects and outputs, and exploring new and emerging project areas.
Representation is welcomed from member organisations across all sectors, including ICB members and system partners for the ICS Reference Group.
Join our Reference Groups and make a difference! If you are interested in joining or would like further information, please contact:
Acute Sector: Frasier Bunn
Community Sector: Nayan Mistry
ICS Sector: Joe Donnelly
Mental Health and Learning Disability Sector: Callan Jenkins