NHS England requires that local NHS produce two separate but connected plans:
CAN is currently working to ensure that these plans will incorporate effective engagement with the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector and will circulate more information, when it becomes available.
You can read more about current progress, as well as see the 'checkpoint' document which gives an indication of early thinking, on the Healthwatch website here
NHS England are asking all health and care systems to come together to create their own local plan for accelerating the implementation of the NHS Five Year Forward View. (To read the NHS Five Year forward View, please click here.)
STPs will work towards the following three aims:
The process should involve local communities and voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations, building on the six principles from the Five Year Forward Plan:
The NHS England guidance “Delivering the Forward View: NHS planning guidance 2016/17 – 2020/2021” can be found by clicking here.
NAVCA has released a briefing highlighting the opportunities offered to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector through local infrastructure organisations, which is available by clicking here.
To contact your local CCG please click here.