"Traditionally you would be passing them from pillar to post": an evaluation exploring the Life Rooms model of partnership working

Worsley, Joanne, Rotheram, Clare and Corcoran, Rhiannon ORCID: 0000-0001-8900-9199 (2021) "Traditionally you would be passing them from pillar to post": an evaluation exploring the Life Rooms model of partnership working BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, 21 (1). 630-. ISSN 1472-6963, 1472-6963

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Abstract

Background: NHS systems are under increasing, unsustainable pressure. In the context of rising demand, limited resources and changing population needs, partnership working across sectors is crucial. The Liverpool City Region has a richness of voluntary organisations and community based assets that the Life Rooms innovation draws upon to widen the base of health and wellbeing support. The Life Rooms therefore aims to facilitate the collaboration of NHS systems with arts, voluntary and community organisations in the local health economy. This evaluation explores the Life Rooms model of partnership working spread over in excess of one hundred partnerships with voluntary, community, and corporate sector organisations. Methods: The evaluation drew on thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with Life Rooms staff members (n = 10), partner organisations (n = 16), and users of the Life Rooms (n = 7). Results: Five overarching themes were identified: Quality of partnerships; Benefits of partnership working; Facilitators; Challenges within the Life Rooms model; and Making things even better. Conclusions: One of the significant successes of the Life Rooms partnership working model is the way in which the service collaborates with a wide range of organisations with the aim of providing more effective and holistic support. The success of this approach illustrates how, led by NHS Trust innovation, multiple bodies can play a role in supporting health care by bringing unique skills, expertise and programmes together to ensure multiple options to support the multiple different aspects of people’s health. These insights may be useful to other NHS organisations that may be considering a similar integration agenda.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Partnerships, Shared values, Mutuality, Reciprocity, Power, Resources
Divisions:	Faculty of Health & Life Sciences Faculty of Health & Life Sciences > Inst. Population Health Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences > School of the Arts
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2021 16:20
Last Modified:	16 Jun 2026 09:23
DOI:	10.1186/s12913-021-06672-1
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06672-1
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3142662
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