Coastal Navigators’ Network: Year Two Launch

On October 16th, 2025, the Coastal Navigators’ Network (CNN) convened a national summit with partner locations, government, industry and third sector partners to tackle workforce challenges and health inequalities in coastal towns. The network is pioneering a “whole system” approach to early intervention, including focuses on challenges such as youth engagement, mental health, and career pathways to drive change at a place level. Working with NHSE and the APPG for Coastal Communities, the CNN leverages the power of its 18 partner locations to ensure coastal needs remain a national policy priority.

Turning the Tide

Building on BBI’s Clacton Place Programme, NHSE and Suffolk and North East Essex ICB have commissioned the Turning The Tide report on…

Outside/In: Working with Convictions: A systemic approach to Inclusive Employment

Our understanding of trauma and the profound and lasting ways in which it can affect people’s lives is increasing, and there is growing awareness of the requirement to make services more responsive to the specific needs that traumatic experiences can create…

Thinking it Through Report

BBI convened a Roundtable on February 14 2019, which was attended by a number of senior managers and leaders from across health and social care commissioning and service delivery. The aim of this Roundtable was to identify the key challenges facing mental health services, how these are being addressed, and what the vision for the future of mental health commissioning and provision looks like, in light of the NHS Long Term Plan (LTP) and the independent review of the Mental Health Act.

Pathways, Place and Priorities for Digital Innovation Report

Breaking Barriers Innovations held a Roundtable discussion on 20th March 2019, the Roundtable provided an opportunity for decisionmakers in the NHS, Local Authorities and industry partners to explore the implications for digital technologies in light of the NHS Long Term Plan.

Bridging the Care Gap Report

This report captures a Roundtable discussion on how health and social care leaders are attempting to bridge the care gap between an overburdened acute hospital sector that has seen exponential increases in demand and a care system that is struggling to cope.