Welcome to the
Health Anchors
Learning Network
Leveraging the power of apprenticeships in Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
As the largest employer in the country, the NHS has a vital role to play tackling the root causes of inequality by helping more people to access good, secure work. Read our new case study that explores how Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has worked to ensure its apprenticeship programmes reach - and are accessible to - a wider range of people, ensuring that more individuals can benefit from the opportunities an NHS career provides.
Making health everyone’s business: Exploring the role of Chambers of Commerce in supporting anchor initiatives
Read our new blog exploring the role of Chambers of Commerce in supporting anchor initiatives. Discover how they act as trusted convenors, facilitating inclusive economic growth by helping local SMEs and social enterprises access procurement opportunities. Learn about the cross-sector collaboration of the Sheffield Health and Wellbeing Consortium, a pilot program co-designed to improve physical, financial, social, and mental health and wellbeing of the working-age population.
Anchor Exchange
Join us for a lunchtime anchor exchange session - a space to meet other people working on anchor initiatives, to share learning, and to problem solve together on how to build effective anchor organisations.