FAQs

We are required to produce a plan by law. You can read more about this in the statutory guidance.

This approach helps us plan jointly across health and social care and work with communities and wider sectors to ensure we can plan together and make the best use of the resources we have in Argyll & Bute. 

How will we consult?

• We will use this engagement hub as a central place for information and interaction between 10 October and 10 January 2025
• We will publish dates for in person community conversations.
• We will consult with staff and ask their professional opinion on how we ensure we plan and maintain safe, effective services. 
• We will involve carers and providers of care
• We will review who attends our in person workshops and may target care groups that have been underrepresented
• We will also invite feedback in the form of a questionnaire and you can ask us questions directly here. You can download a copy of the questionnaire here if you know someone who may wish to complete a hard copy we will let you know where you can hand this in locally in our news feed. 

• We want to consult to help inform the Integrated Impact Assessment  

• We want your feedback to inform our final plan

An Integrated Impact Assessment which considers how people in Argyll & Bute will be impacted in relation to our public duties. It helps us understand any risks and how we will reduce risk. 

We want to know what’s important in the different localities of Argyll & Bute and this will inform our final plan.

• We will use your feedback to inform the final plan. Your feedback will inform and may change the draft plan. 
• We will use your feedback to report to the Integration Joint Board
• Your feedback will inform the decision of the Integration Joint Board on the final plan 

The final documents from the consultation will be an Integrated Impact Assessment, and a final draft Joint Strategic Plan for submission to the Integration Joint Board in March 2026.  

You can download a copy of the online survey at this link for someone who may wish to complete it offline

https://nhsh.uk.engagementhq.com/44163/widgets/135057/documents/92908

We develop the draft plan with a partnership group called the Strategic Planning Group and involve the IJB in its development before we consult with communities. 

We will get feedback from communities and partners before we create the final draft to make sure we have identified the right priorities from policy, demographic information and local intelligence.

The draft plan is presented for approval to the Integration Joint Board (IJB) at a public meeting.