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Healthy Communities Together Evaluation: Interim Report

Healthy Communities Together Evaluation: Interim Report (PDF, 1.4MB)

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Introduction

This research evaluates the Healthy Communities Together programme. It examines how health services, local authorities, and community organisations work together to improve health and wellbeing.

It aims to understand what helps joint working succeed and inform future programme design.

It’s intended for:

  • funders

  • policymakers

  • organisations working to improve community health

Findings

The research found that partnerships helped build stronger relationships between health services, local authorities, and community organisations. This improved shared understanding of community needs and priorities. Partnerships needed time, trust, and leadership to work effectively.

The research found that:

  • shared goals helped partners align their work and priorities

  • leadership support strengthened partnership development and confidence

  • partnerships improved collaboration across health, voluntary and public sectors

  • community organisations increased their influence in health system decisions

  • partnerships faced challenges due to different organisational cultures and systems