Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust is the lead provider of North London Forensic Collaborative (NLFC) and has delegated responsibility from NHS England to lead on the strategy, finance, quality assurance and improvement of forensic mental health services for people who originate from North London. They employ a commissioning hub team which is a blend of clinical and non-clinical staff
The commissioning hub team facilitates the collaborative governance structure. This includes a partnership board, comprised of executive representatives from the providers and integrated care board representatives. The board is responsible for supporting NLFC to achieve its strategic aims, whilst ensuring joint ownership and alignment of its objectives between the individual provider trusts.
The board is supported by three sub-groups:
- Clinical and quality development group - comprised of the clinical directors from each
provider trust. This focuses on quality improvements and service developments and has oversight of seven clinical networks. - Finance and contract group – provides stewardship of the population-based budget and
ensures compliance with provider standing financial instructions. - Patient council - consists of inpatients from adult secure services in each of the five provider trusts.