We are pleased to introduce the Integrated Three-Year Plan for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board for the period 2024 to 2027.
This Integrated Plan marks an important point for the Health Board. It is the first plan developed by the Health Board under the leadership of a new Chair and Chief Executive Officer, supported by a substantial change in Board membership. It signals a clear ambition to drive through transformation and improvement and provide high quality and sustainable services for the people of North Wales. This plan outlines many of the actions needed to do this and in particular highlights that permanent success requires us to address current challenges with a strong understanding of the needs of the future.
As such, we are signalling the need to establish a clear strategic vision for the Health Board over the next ten-year period that leads to improvements in health and wellbeing and delivers excellent healthcare services for the people of North Wales. This will guide us to build further upon the services that work well whilst supporting services that need reconfiguring to meet current and future demand.
To do this will we will listen carefully to, and work with the people of North Wales and our partners and our intent to do this is clearly identified within this Plan. This will lead to the best solutions for North Wales and recognises that those solutions involve deep and meaningful relationships built upon trust and an understanding that working together as a ‘whole system’ will support the Health Board and our partners, and lead to better outcomes.
The Health Board is the biggest employer in North Wales, with an annual budget of around £2 billion. We therefore want to use this public resource to help North Wales to thrive. This includes how we can create opportunities for our current and future workforce working carefully with partners whilst doing so. It also include opportunities to improve how we spend our budget to get the best health outcomes for the population of North Wales and to maximise our role as an ‘anchor organisation’ in Wales.
Finally, we would like to thank our communities and partners for their support and willingness to share advice and ideas. We look forward to building upon this as we strengthen these relationships and together explore ways of improving health care services in North Wales now and in the future.