Collaborative Working (including Joint Working)

Boehringer Ingelheim is committed to working in partnership with the NHS through the ABPI Collaborative Working framework to implement sustainable healthcare projects which benefit patient outcomes and/or the NHS. As a family owned company, we are able to take a long-term view and work together with healthcare organisations to improve population health and system efficiencies.

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Collaborative working projects require the ‘pooling of resources’ and a contractual arrangement between the NHS organisation and Boehringer Ingelheim, and as such a detailed scoping and governance process is followed.

For further information on Collaborative Working guidance published by the ABPI and NHS Confederation see Accelerating transformation: How to develop effective NHS-industry partnerships | NHS Confederation

For further information regarding Collaborative Working please contact the Boehringer Ingelheim Partnerships Team at hphealthcarepartnerships.gb@boehringer-ingelheim.com

Collaborative Working Executive Summaries

To find out more about our collaborative working partnerships please use the links below:

Current Partnerships

West Yorkshire CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) project

ESNEFT: A Collaborative Working project to establish a “Tier 2” specialist treatment centre for patients with Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), working across two sites to deliver care closer to home and reduce healthcare inequalities across the East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust.

South London: Health Economic Service Evaluation of a point of care chronic kidney disease model in South East London

Royal Free: A collaborative working project to expand the existing Scleroderma service in North Central London ICB at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

FOCUS CKD in Edmonton PNC: Facilitating Optimal Care Using Smart technologies in patient at risk of or with Chronic Kidney Disease

FOCUS CKD in Rother Valley South PCN: Facilitating Optimal Care Using Smart technologies for patients at risk or with Chronic Kidney Disease

FOCUS CKD in Chesterfield Royal Hospital: Facilitating Optimal Care Using Smart technologies in patients at risk of or with Chronic Kidney Disease

FOCUS CKD in Brookside Group Practice: Facilitating Optimal Care Using Smart technologies in patients at risk of or with Chronic Kidney Disease

FOCUS CKD in GPS Healthcare: Facilitating Optimal Care Using Smart technologies in patients at risk of or with Chronic Kidney Disease

A collaborative working project to establish a stepped approach to developing a Tier 2 treatment centre for patients with Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) at The Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust supported by a network coordinator at The Royal Devon University Hospital Foundation Trust

A project to develop and implement a new pathway for Interstitial Lung Disease patients, across Manchester University Foundation Trust

Development and implementation of a project to increase service capacity for patients with Interstitial Lung Disease, at new Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton

Circulation Health Project, a partnership between Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board (GM PCB), Health Innovation Manchester (HInM) and Boehringer Ingelheim Limited (BIL) to evolve existing Integrated Neighbourhood Care Models (INCMs) through a Population Health Accelerant.

A Collaboration to Implement a Sustainable Integrated Care Model for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Underserved Communities across North East and North Cumbria (NENC)

A Collaboration to Implement a Sustainable Integrated Care Model for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Underserved Communities across Hampshire & Isle of Wight (HIOW)

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust: To establish a National Consensus led standardisation of the diagnostic and clinical management of L-LCNEC patients

Development and implementation of an innovative digital referral system between renal and heart failure services in Salford (and referring centres), to improve patient management and outcomes.

Completed Partnerships

A quality improvement project optimising management of cardio-renal-metabolic (CRM) patients in primary care and supporting education of staff who are involved in the disease management of these patients in Harrow and Hillingdon, North West London, The Pinn Medical Centre.

A quality improvement project optimising management of cardio-renal-metabolic (CRM) patients in primary care and supporting education of staff who are involved in the disease management of these patients in Harrow and Hillingdon, North West London, Southcote Clinic.

A quality improvement project optimising management of cardio-renal-metabolic (CRM) patients in primary care and supporting education of staff who are involved in the disease management of these patients in Harrow and Hillingdon, North West London, Bacon Lane Surgery.

A quality improvement project optimising management of cardio-renal-metabolic (CRM) patients in primary care and supporting education of staff who are involved in the disease management of these patients in Harrow and Hillingdon, North West London, Enderley Road Medical Practice.

Development and implementation of a shared care pathway for patients with interstitial lung disease within the East of England Region

Oxfordshire Tune Up Clinic: A new model of care to help address the current gap in the assessment and management of cognitive symptoms associated with psychotic disorders.

[Implementation of a Leadership Development Programme for Renal Network Leaders with NHS England to support renal disease transformation](/content/uk/partnering/human-health-partnering/partnering-interests/collaborative-working/nhs-england-renal "Implementation of a Leadership Development Programme for Renal Network Leaders with NHS England to support renal disease transformation"/index.html)

Creation of an Experience Journey Map and Action Framework to deliver integration and efficiency within chronic kidney disease service provision with Health Innovation Manchester

Implementation of a Leadership Development Programme for Cardiac Network Leaders with NHS England to support cardiovascular disease transformation

Utilisation of data science to identify the system impact of COVID-19 on the cardiometabolic pathway, and identifying opportunities for transformation across Greater Manchester

Creation of an Experience Journey Map to deliver integration and efficiency within heart failure service provision delivered through a collaboration between Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership and Boehringer Ingelheim Limited

Joint Working Executive Summaries

To find out more about our joint working partnerships please use the links below:

Current Partnerships

Establishing a data led approach to service redesign for patients living with Heart Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease and Type2 Diabetes to improve patient management and outcomes across Widnes Primary Care Network - Phase 2

A Joint Working Project between Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to develop and implement a comprehensive multidisciplinary heart failure service at Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Stobhill Hospital for patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction

Completed Partnerships

[Implementation of a Primary Care Heart Failure Clinic and Service across Leatherhead Primary Care Network](/content/uk/partnering/human-health-partnering/partnering-interests/collaborative-working/leatherhead-primary "Implementation of a Primary Care Heart Failure Clinic and Service across Leatherhead Primary Care Network"/index.html)

Establishing a data led approach to service redesign for patients living with Heart Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease and Type2 Diabetes to improve patient management and outcomes across Widnes Primary Care Network

Identification and optimisation of care for patients across SE London at high risk of cardio-renal and metabolic diseases with Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

Implementation of an integrated neighbourhood holistic diabetes service to address the complex needs of patients with cardio-renal-metabolic diseases in Salford

NP-GB-107701 Collaborative working July 2026

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