Argyll and Bute Joint Strategic Plan Consultation

Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is developing a new Joint Strategic Plan for 2026 – 2031. We will be consulting with communities, partners, and stakeholders between 10 October and 10 January 2025. We will communicate in person, online and through press during this period.

We are delighted to announce that we are holding in-person community events in October, where we invite you to come and tell us your views about our proposed priorities and to hear:

• How do you keep yourself well?
• What makes it harder to keep yourself well?
• What do you most value about the care that you receive, or want to receive, for your family?
• How can we work together to keep people well in communities?
• What ideas do you have for making access to our health and care services more environmentally friendly?
• We want to be financially sustainable. Where do you think we should deliver services to have the best impact on your communities?

The events will be held at the following venues between 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm (except for Islay, which will be 11am-2pm):

Evan Beswick, Argyll and Bute HSCP, Chief Executive Officer, said,

“We are looking to work with communities and stakeholders to establish what our priorities will be over the next five years. We want to continue the conversation with everyone in Argyll and Bute on whether we have these priorities right and how all of us, the HSCP, Communities, Families, and Individuals, can contribute to keeping healthy so that prevention is not just a concept but a reality. We want to hear how we can make a difference and how we continue to empower people to have their voices heard, their experience valued, and to hear collective evidence on how we work to meet our priorities. We know we have challenges in delivering care rurally both financially and with workforce, our population demographic can also be perceived as challenging. However, there is also an opportunity to be innovative using technology and developing community-based practices. We have an opportunity to lead in the development of care, preparing us for the future.”