Help inform Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership Joint Strategic Plan 2026-2031

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):

Date	Area	Location
10 Oct	Islay	Gaelic Classroom, Gaelic Centre, Bowmore, PA43 7LN
15 Oct	Helensburgh	Community Room, Civic Centre, 38 E Clyde Street, Helensburgh, G84 7PG
16 Oct	Dunoon	Old Library, Queens Hall, 9 Argyll Street, Dunoon, PA23 7HH
17 Oct	Rothesay	The Bank of Ideas, 17 High Street, Rothesay, PA207UG
21 Oct	Campbeltown	Campbeltown Town Hall, 54 Main Street, Campbeltown, PA28 6AB
22 Oct	Oban	Main Hall, Corran Halls, 54 Corran Esplanade, Oban, PA34 5AB
28 Oct	Mull	Alice Lambert Training Suite, An Roth Community Enterprise Centre, Craignure, Isle of Mull, PA65 6AY
04 Nov	Lochgilphead	Room 5, Lochgilphead Education Community Centre, Manse Brae, Lochgilphead, PA31 8QX

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.”