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

  1. Site context · East Birmingham through Five Elements
  2. Stakeholder map · BSOL + BCC + UHB convenor list
  3. Capture cohort · 8–12 patients on HealthKit / Health Connect
  4. EQ-5D-5L baseline → 4-week closing delta
  5. PAM baseline → 4-week closing delta
  6. TIP outcome chain · what was achieved this cycle
  7. Audit register · every claim sourced and dated
  8. Editorial Validators · two doctors signed
  9. Recommended next reading · Round 2 framing

Deliverables

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.