WINNER

Circle Health Group & Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB

Circle Integrated Care and Bedfordshire MSK

Over the past decade, organisers say they have pioneered a preventive health model in Bedfordshire that has delivered a 52 per cent reduction in secondary care admissions compared to peer integrated care boards. This approach has not only eased pressures on secondary care services but has also strengthened patient confidence in NHS care delivery. In practical terms, 96 per cent of patients tell organisers they feel supported by and, crucially, involved in their care. Meanwhile, 97 per cent say they would recommend the services to others who need them.

Finalists

Essity UK & NHS Wales, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, Betsi Cadwaladr UHB, Cardiff & Vale UHB & Hywel Dda UHB: Acting as One: A Value-Based Partnership Transforming Continence Care Across NHS Wales

HCRG Care Group, Dartford And Gravesham Trust, And Kent and Medway ICB: Delivering The “Left Shift” in Dartford, Gravesham And Swanley

Johnson & Johnson MedTech & University Hospitals Birmingham FT: Birmingham And Solihull Fracture Neck of Femur Pathway: Hospital and Community Collaboration to Improve Recovery

Word360 & Birmingham Community Healthcare: Birmingham Community Healthcare And Word360: Breaking Language Barriers – Embedding Wordskii Into Rio For Seamless Patient Support

Xytal Health Management & Suffolk And North East Essex ICB: Reconnecting The Primary-Secondary Interface

Topics

Revealed: Winners of the 2026 HSJ Partnership Awards

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More than 1,200 healthcare leaders gathered in London last night as HSJ hosted its HSJ Partnership Awards and Independent Healthcare Providers Awards, celebrating organisations working with the NHS to deliver innovation and improved care.