Towards integrated health organisations: considerations for policy and NHS leaders
The four components to holding IHO contracts
Healthcare leaders outlined four components to holding an IHO contract:
- agreeing the contractual form
- finding the right structure
- reimagining governance
- fostering the right behaviours and leadership by aligning the soft levers.
These issues would need to be considered by NHS leaders when determining whether an IHO is the most suitable model. In our annex, we have also included a list of questions to prompt and guide discussions between system partners about whether an IHO is the right model for them.