Tier 1 · Wave 1 deep pioneerField reading pending
East Birmingham
NHS Birmingham and Solihull · West Midlands · 320,000 residents
Programme
Phase · Phase 1 design · INT model in development
Programme lead · NNHIP local programme lead · NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB
Funding · Wave 1 backed by £10M nationally (~£230K avg/site)
Official source · https://www.birminghamandsolihull.icb.nhs.uk/
Five Elements
purpose75
INT design underway; East Birmingham levelling-up commitment provides strategic anchor.
place80
Heartlands corridor; high-density inner-city neighbourhoods with deep deprivation.
habitat55
Limited green infrastructure; canal network and parks fragmented.
environment50
Persistent NO2 exceedance corridors; legacy industrial air quality challenges.
organisation70
BSOL ICB + BCC + UHB triangle; WMCA overlay adds policy lever.
NNHIP scorecard
| ◐ |
Footprint |
INTs in design; first sites identified |
| ◐ |
Multi-disciplinary team |
Multi-agency teams forming |
| ○ |
Pooled BCF |
Awaiting BCF pooling commitment |
| ○ |
Evidence published |
Outcome reporting framework not yet public |
| ● |
Accountable officer |
Place Director named |
| 2/5 |
Total (scored 2026-04-27) |
TIP chain
Tasks
- Stand up first INT in Bordesley Green or Stechford footprint
- Baseline EQ-5D-5L + PAM cohort capture at one INT site
- Map BCF and Section 75 flows for East Birmingham
Initiatives
- Joint working agreement (BSOL ICB + BCC + UHB)
- Outcome-driven contracting variant on respiratory or diabetes pathway
- Patient-held data trial (Apple HealthKit / Android Health Connect)
Proof
- First quarterly bound A5 outcome report to ICB board
- Measurable PAM uplift in pilot cohort (12 weeks)
- Cross-pioneer comparable record published in Sov Meridian
Field reading specification
Format · Bound A5 landscape outcome book (Aberdeen Sketchbook format)
Chapters
- Site context · East Birmingham through Five Elements
- Stakeholder map · BSOL + BCC + UHB convenor list
- Capture cohort · 8–12 patients on HealthKit / Health Connect
- EQ-5D-5L baseline → 4-week closing delta
- PAM baseline → 4-week closing delta
- TIP outcome chain · what was achieved this cycle
- Audit register · every claim sourced and dated
- Editorial Validators · two doctors signed
- Recommended next reading · Round 2 framing
Deliverables
- Bound A5 book × 5 copies (1 ICB, 1 BCC, 1 UHB, 1 archive, 1 RiDraw)
- Audit register .xlsx
- 90-min briefing call with Place Director + INT lead + DPH
- Cohort export .csv (de-identified)
4 weeks from sign-off
· Subscribers receive the bound book and audit register as part of the entitlement
Evidence sources
Publication plan
Round 1
Issue #005 · East Birmingham: neighbourhood health meets levelling up
2026-05-27 · status scheduled
Round 2
Issue #017 · East Birmingham: twelve weeks on
2026-08-19 · status scheduled
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This briefing is public. The publication is weekly. Issue 002 ships Wednesday 20 May 2026 with the Workforce Health Bridge field reading on Hillingdon and Heathrow.