Developing a Joint Forward Plan for BOB

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Help shape the NHS Joint Forward Plan

We want everyone to be involved in the health and care plans for Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West.

Jointly the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and partner NHS organisations are busy developing a plan which sets out how we will deliver health and care services which best meet your needs.

What is a Joint Forward Plan?

The Joint Forward Plan outlines how the ICB, working with our partners across health and care, will deliver health and care services to people living in BOB over the next five years. The plan is developed by us, the ICB, and our NHS provider Trusts across BOB, working closely with local authorities, and voluntary and community organisations.

It will be updated annually at the beginning of each financial year and will be reviewed regularly to monitor the progress we are making as an Integrated Care System (ICS).

The Joint Forward Plan outlines how we will balance delivery of the ambitions we set out in the BOB Integrated Care Strategy and our operational plans for 2023 and 2024.

We’ve been working closely with stakeholders over the past few months to understand how to deliver health and care services which best meet our population’s needs, and we now need your say on the work we’ve done so far.


You can find out more about the Joint Forward Plan from our health and care partners in the video below.

How have we engaged so far?

So far, we have been working closely with our local health and care partners to write the draft Joint Forward Plan.

We recently held a Joint Forward Plan Engagement Event in Marlow, where we were joined by health and care partners, including local councils, partner Trusts, NHS England, Healthwatch, academic networks, ambulance services and voluntary organisations.

What feedback do we need?

The draft plan is divided into a number of different themes - Promoting and Protecting Health, Start Well, Live Well, Age Well, Improving Quality and Access - which are outlined below.

We understand that everyone’s experience with health and care is different, and that you will have particular service areas which you might be more keen to feedback on. At the bottom of this page, you can find our interactive forum section for each topic, where you can share your thoughts anonymously and have your say on as few or as many topics as you like.

You can find detail about our current ideas for each theme here, including our five-year ambitions and our delivery plans to ensure we succeed. Please do tell us what you think about our existing plans, and how we might improve.


How else can I share my thoughts?

You can also share your thoughts by:

  • Emailing, at engagement.bobics@nhs.net
  • Telephoning us on 0300 123 4465
  • Writing to us at Communications and Engagement Team Freepost BOB INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Note: when using this Freepost address please ensure BOB INTEGRATED CARE BOARD is written in capital letters)

Thank you for sharing your invaluable feedback with us. Please let us have your feedback by Monday 8 May.


Finally, a message from Steve McManus, BOB ICB chief executive, on our ambitions for the Joint Forward Plan.

Help shape the NHS Joint Forward Plan

We want everyone to be involved in the health and care plans for Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West.

Jointly the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and partner NHS organisations are busy developing a plan which sets out how we will deliver health and care services which best meet your needs.

What is a Joint Forward Plan?

The Joint Forward Plan outlines how the ICB, working with our partners across health and care, will deliver health and care services to people living in BOB over the next five years. The plan is developed by us, the ICB, and our NHS provider Trusts across BOB, working closely with local authorities, and voluntary and community organisations.

It will be updated annually at the beginning of each financial year and will be reviewed regularly to monitor the progress we are making as an Integrated Care System (ICS).

The Joint Forward Plan outlines how we will balance delivery of the ambitions we set out in the BOB Integrated Care Strategy and our operational plans for 2023 and 2024.

We’ve been working closely with stakeholders over the past few months to understand how to deliver health and care services which best meet our population’s needs, and we now need your say on the work we’ve done so far.


You can find out more about the Joint Forward Plan from our health and care partners in the video below.

How have we engaged so far?

So far, we have been working closely with our local health and care partners to write the draft Joint Forward Plan.

We recently held a Joint Forward Plan Engagement Event in Marlow, where we were joined by health and care partners, including local councils, partner Trusts, NHS England, Healthwatch, academic networks, ambulance services and voluntary organisations.

What feedback do we need?

The draft plan is divided into a number of different themes - Promoting and Protecting Health, Start Well, Live Well, Age Well, Improving Quality and Access - which are outlined below.

We understand that everyone’s experience with health and care is different, and that you will have particular service areas which you might be more keen to feedback on. At the bottom of this page, you can find our interactive forum section for each topic, where you can share your thoughts anonymously and have your say on as few or as many topics as you like.

You can find detail about our current ideas for each theme here, including our five-year ambitions and our delivery plans to ensure we succeed. Please do tell us what you think about our existing plans, and how we might improve.


How else can I share my thoughts?

You can also share your thoughts by:

  • Emailing, at engagement.bobics@nhs.net
  • Telephoning us on 0300 123 4465
  • Writing to us at Communications and Engagement Team Freepost BOB INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Note: when using this Freepost address please ensure BOB INTEGRATED CARE BOARD is written in capital letters)

Thank you for sharing your invaluable feedback with us. Please let us have your feedback by Monday 8 May.


Finally, a message from Steve McManus, BOB ICB chief executive, on our ambitions for the Joint Forward Plan.

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  • Promoting and Protecting Health

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    The Promoting and Protecting Health section of the Plan is all about keeping across BOB people healthy and well. We want your thoughts on how we will achieve this, with particular discussion around the following topics:

    • Prevention
    • Inequalities
    • Vaccination and immunisations 


    You can find out what our ambitions are for each topic in the Promoting and Protecting Health theme, and how we intend to deliver them by clicking here.

    Please note, you may comment on this topic anonymously and you do not need to share any personal information. 

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  • Start Well

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    Starting Well means helping all children across BOB to achieve the best start in life. We want your thoughts on the following topics:

    • Maternity services
    • Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services
    • Learning Disabilities
    • Children's Neurodiversity
    • Children with Long Term Conditions


    You can find out what our ambitions are for each topic in the Start Well theme, and how we intend to deliver them by clicking here.

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  • Live Well

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    The Live Well topic is about supporting people and communities to live healthy and happy lives. In this forum, we would like you to share your thoughts on the following topics:

    • Long term conditions (such as stroke, cardiovascular, disease, diabetes, respiratory)
    • Adult mental health
    • Adult neurodiversity
    • Cancer


    You can find out what our ambitions are for each topic in the Live Well theme, and how we intend to deliver them by clicking here.

    Please note, you may comment on this topic anonymously and you do not need to share any personal information. 

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  • Age Well

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    Aging Well means we want people to stay healthy and have independent lives for longer.

    We would like you to share your ideas about:

    • Ageing well services (e.g. - frailty - community multidisciplinary teams)


    You can find out what our ambitions are for each topic in the Age Well theme, and how we intend to deliver them by clicking here.

    Please note, you may comment on this topic anonymously and you do not need to share any personal information. 

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  • Quality and Access

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    Quality and Access means accessing the right care in the best place. We want people's ideas about how we can improve the following areas:

    • Primary care
    • Urgent and emergency care
    • Planned care
    • Palliative and end of life care 


    You can find out what our ambitions are for each topic in the Quality and Access theme, and how we intend to deliver them by clicking here.

    Please note, you may comment on this topic anonymously and you do not need to share any personal information. 

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