NHS Joint Forward Plan

The Integrated Care Strategy has its origins in the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and, as such, should be seen as both complementary to, and building upon, the aims set out in those documents.

As part of developing the strategy, we listened extensively to the public, patients and stakeholders to check that it reflected the hopes, needs and aspirations of local people and their communities.

The engagement programme included desk research of previous engagement and strategies within the system, stakeholder meetings, presentations at existing forums, public events and a survey. In total, just under 750 individuals were involved in a range of activities, between October and November 2022. 

Activities included:

• Targeted meetings with key stakeholders, including voluntary, community and social enterprise sector leaders, Healthwatch Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and local elected representatives.
• The October 2022 ICS Partners Assembly, which bought together 161 system stakeholders, carers, service users, patients and citizens.
• The annual Nottinghamshire County Council Shadow event, which was attended by more than 250 children and young people, including young adults with learning disabilities.
• Two virtual public events, which were attended by 48 individuals.
• A survey for people to provide their views on the emerging strategy, which received 206 responses.
• Discussions among ICS partner organisations and Place Based Partnerships during November and early December.
• An ICP workshop on 9 November.

A full engagement report has been produced.

The JFP acts as the NHS delivery commitment for all NHS organisations within the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICS.

In developing the plan, we engaged with public, patients and stakeholders. The engagement programme built on engagement for the Integrated Care Strategy and included stakeholder meetings, presentations at existing forums, public events and a survey. In total, just under 800 individuals were involved in a range of activities, between May and June 2023. Activities included:

• Targeted meetings with key stakeholders, including voluntary, community and social enterprise sector leaders, Healthwatch Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and local elected representatives.
• Specific workshop and/or meeting discussions with the two Health and Wellbeing Boards to ensure that the plan was aligned to the strategy.
• Hosting the second Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICS Partners Assembly in May 2023, which was attended by more than 120 system representatives.
• Listening to and gathering insights from across our Place Based Partnerships.
• A survey for patients, local people and staff, which received 168 responses.
• Discussions with NHS organisations’ board members and further established partner forums during May and June 2023.

A engagement report on how we have engaged with people and communities has been produced.