We will ask partners and communities what they would like to see in the plan. But we also expect the plan to cover:

• Scope: We will explain which services are covered by the plan and how decisions are made about Falkirk’s health and social care services.
• A shared vision: We will agree a short statement outlining an ambition for local services and the health and wellbeing of people in Falkirk.
• Priority areas: We will identify what changes can have the biggest positive impact on people’s health and wellbeing.
• Challenges: We will explore things that will stop us achieving our vision, how we can help people access the support they need, and how we can prioritise our resources to support those in greatest need.
• Our model of care: We will outline how services and support will be organised and delivered in future. This will include how technology and our workforce will support new ways of providing care and support.
• Implementation plans: We will say how the plan will be achieved, and monitored.

Alongside the strategic plan, we’ll publish a one-page summary, an easy read version, and other formats to help as many audiences as possible understand it.

We want our next plan to be created with the support of our partners, colleagues, and local communities. We’ll use the feedback we’ve already received, and work with people to create a shared vision.

As part of this, we’re committed to producing a plan which is accessible and understandable to all. We’ll do this by:

• Using plain English. We’ll reduce jargon and use wording which people understand.
• Removing unnecessary information. We won’t repeat information that is available elsewhere and will separate supporting data into other documents to keep the strategic plan focused.
• Making it easy to share your views. There will be a range of ways to get involved and share views.

The strategy will be developed using national strategy and policy, research, expert knowledge and feedback from our partners, colleagues, and people who live in the Falkirk area.

We have begun by reviewing the information we already have and what people have recently told us about their experience of accessing and delivering care in the Falkirk area.

This will include information from our locality plans and other strategies. We’ll reuse the feedback gathered through recent engagement, including from our Budget setting process, locality planning meetings, and other consultation activity.

To collect new information, we’ll host events and meet with local groups to collect new information. In the community, our approach is to go to where people are and to provide options for stakeholders to come together to discuss.

There are three phases to creating our new strategic plan:

Phase 1 (Spring 2026):We’ll start the conversation and gather insight from the info we already have.

• We’ll start with a survey. This will inform public engagement activities and the draft plan.
• We will review existing evidence, feedback and national policy to identify what our plan must include.
• We will publish a new Joint Strategic Needs Assessment. This document gathers data and facts about our local population and what their health and wellbeing needs are. We are required by law to produce this and use it to inform our strategic plan.
• We’ll begin planning a range of engagement opportunities with communities and partners, to be held throughout summer.

Phase 2 (Summer – Autumn 2026): We’ll share feedback and publish a draft plan.

• We’ll share our initial findings and themes identified from early engagement.
• Local people will be asked to get involved. We will host events and attend community and professional groups to ask how they would like to take part.
• We’ll publish a draft plan for feedback. This will involve a 6-week consultation period which will include a survey and engagement with partners and the local community.

Phase 3 (Winter 2026/27): We’ll finalise and publish the new plan.

• A Strategic Plan will be submitted to our Board for final approval and publication.
• We will publish the plan in a range of formats to help people understand it. This will include a one-page summary and easy read version.
• We will publish an engagement summary explaining who we talked to and how their feedback informed the plan.