Implementation and delivery
Our five-year strategy outlines where we are now, where we want to be and the areas we want to focus on to achieve our vision. We all share responsibility for the aims and must work together to achieve success.
We have four strategic plans which each align to one aim and provide detail on specific delivery objectives and key measures of success. These plans also include a roadmap which shows the sequencing of objectives and outcomes over the next three to five years.
We also have enabling plans which crosscut several or all our aims. These plans focus on digital, estates and fleet, improvement and environment. They outline more specific pieces of work which will be undertaken to help support delivery of our plans.
The NHS England medium term plan is a mandated external submission which is refreshed annually. It uses key information from our strategic plans plus updated modelling assumptions to provide triangulated view of delivery and assurance that we will achieve key performance targets.
Each year, we will develop an annual plan which shows what the projects, milestones and measures will be for the coming year. This plan will also assess whether we have the right capacity, expertise and resource to deliver our objectives. The annual plan should also be used to shape directorate, team and individuals’ objectives and ensure we’re all working towards a shared set of priorities.
We must have a way of providing assurance back through our Board of Directors that we are making year-on-year progress towards achieving our strategy.
Delivery of the strategy will be overseen through our governance framework. Progress against strategic objectives will be monitored through the Board Assurance Framework, performance reporting and regular strategy delivery reviews. The Board of Directors and its committees will receive routine updates on progress, risks and delivery milestones to ensure the strategy remains on track.