NHS Community Benchmarking Programme

Community Benchmarking Programme

A national operational benchmarking framework supporting NHS community providers to improve workforce visibility, productivity insight and operational performance.

Benson supports Community Nursing and Community Therapies providers through standardised benchmarking, operational insight and peer comparison using data derived from EPR, ESR and eRoster systems. The programme enables organisations to benchmark internally across teams and externally against participating NHS community providers using a consistent operational framework.

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Operational Metrics
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Operational Domains
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Quarterly Reviews
2026/27 NHS Community Benchmarking Programme
Access the full programme guide, benchmarking framework, metrics handbook and supporting documents for the 2026/27 benchmarking cohort.
View Programme Information Open PDF Guide
Why Community Benchmarking Matters

Standardised operational benchmarking across NHS community services

Benchmarking within community health services has historically been difficult due to fragmented operational systems, inconsistent coding structures and a lack of standardised community metrics. Workforce, activity and operational datasets are often disconnected across EPR, ESR and eRoster systems, making objective comparison between teams and organisations challenging.

The Benson Community Benchmarking Programme standardises these datasets into a consistent operational framework, supporting NHS providers to benchmark productivity, workforce utilisation, demand, caseload and operational performance both internally and externally against participating community peer organisations.

Sample Reports
Benchmarking Framework

7 operational benchmarking domains

Productivity & Clinical Capacity

Standardised operational metrics supporting internal benchmarking, external comparison and operational improvement discussions.

Workforce Utilisation & Staffing

Standardised operational metrics supporting internal benchmarking, external comparison and operational improvement discussions.

Workforce Sustainability & Health

Standardised operational metrics supporting internal benchmarking, external comparison and operational improvement discussions.

Clinical Activity & Delivery Model

Standardised operational metrics supporting internal benchmarking, external comparison and operational improvement discussions.

Clinical Allocation & Skill Mix

Standardised operational metrics supporting internal benchmarking, external comparison and operational improvement discussions.

Demand & Caseload

Standardised operational metrics supporting internal benchmarking, external comparison and operational improvement discussions.

Flow, Throughput & Timeliness

Standardised operational metrics supporting internal benchmarking, external comparison and operational improvement discussions.

Join the participating provider cohort

Participate in a collaborative NHS benchmarking framework supporting operational insight, workforce visibility, peer comparison and shared learning across Community Nursing and Community Therapies services.