Strategic Commissioning Plan Review

Overview

Strategic Commissioning is the process by which health and care services are planned, commissioned and monitored and sets out the arrangements for delivery of all integration functions.

The Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) published their current Strategic Commissioning Plan in 2023 (Approved-Strategic-Commissioning-Plan-2023-2033.pdf), which covers a 10-year period.

The Plan defines five strategic themes:

• Prevention, early intervention & harm reduction
• Independent living through choice and control
• Achieving care closer to home
• Supporting empowered people and communities
• Reducing Loneliness & Isolation

These themes were chosen following a wider process of consultation and engagement and were drafted taking cognisance of our priority to provide health and social care services that support people to meet their outcomes, are of a high quality, fulfil the needs of people and help individuals to live independent and fulfilling lives.

The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 places a number of duties on Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCPs) in relation to strategic commissioning. One of which is to produce a Strategic Commissioning Plan, another being to ensure the Plan is reviewed at regular intervals, and at least every three years.

In line with our statutory obligations we would like to ask for your views. This will help us review our Strategic Commissioning Plan, and help us define our priorties for the next three years.