Table 3.

Examples of work being carried out at place scale

Case study	Examples of partnership working in ‘places’
CS1	Development of data-driven approach to care Establishment of population health unit across local authority and acute trust Data sharing across primary and secondary care Appointment of health ageing coordinators across social, primary and secondary care Development of system-wide pathways, such as end-of-life care strategy
CS2	Resolution of operational performance issues, including day-to-day capacity management Work with wider partners to situate services outside hospital, including development of new premises Development of key worker affordable housing on hospital site Development of opportunities for shared service delivery, such as urgent treatment centre Decisions regarding the distribution of non-recurrent funding Development of ‘integrated delivery units’ such as discharge team with jointly funded lead Pilot for ‘step-down’ nursing provision to aid hospital discharge
CS3	At intermediate subsystem tier: Sharing best practice across boroughs Performance management and assurance Resource allocation Operational command for COVID-19 In borough-based partnerships: Development of ‘multidisciplinary discharge hubs’ Pathway development for interface between hospital and wider system Operational collaboration during COVID-19 response Development of shared workforce strategy Decisions regarding the distribution of COVID-19 contingency funding

CS1, case study 1; CS2, case study 2; CS3, case study 3.