Future alignment between Health Education England and NHS Improvement

Public Statement from Health Education England and NHS Improvement
HEE 23 October 2018

Description of the future plans for joint working and alignment between NHS Improvement and Health Education England.

• HEE will work jointly with NHS Improvement to develop its mandate for 2019/20 onwards. HEE’s board will continue to sign-off the draft mandate, but as a new step the mandate will then need to be approved by the NHS Improvement Board to ensure it meets service requirements, before approval by the Secretary of State. This will ensure that workforce plans are more closely aligned with NHS service plans.
• Subject to any necessary consultations, the NHS Leadership Academy will transfer from HEE to the new NHS Improvement and NHS England People function from 1 April 2019, maximising the natural fit between the work of the NHS Leadership Academy and the People function’s responsibility for executive and non-executive leadership and talent across the NHS.
• We will identify opportunities for HEE’s regional teams to align with NHS Improvement/ NHS England’s integrated regional teams to continue to build on the strong collaborative working that already exists across the country in support of local health systems.