Our One Gloucestershire Joint Forward Plan (JFP) describes how we will deliver and improve the health and care elements of the integrated care strategy. The JFP has been written based on the work and contributions of many colleagues from all parts of our system, and developed over the last six months through an extensive programme of conversations with partner organisations, programme boards and forums, and with our the Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing Board.

The JFP will be refreshed annually to ensure it reflects progress as well as the evolving needs of the residents of Gloucestershire. It is developed in conjunction with our annual operational plan to ensure our performance ambitions for the coming year are up to date; these key projects that will contribute towards these ambitions are presented in more detail in a companion document to the JFP. This provides the foundation for improvement programmes that work towards our long-term goals to reduce health inequalities and improve the wellbeing of our population through the prevention of ill-health

Finally, the JFP clearly describes how we meet the seventeen legislative requirements of Integrated Care Systems. These requirements underpin everything we do in delivering and improving our services, and understanding that impact of those improvements as we embark upon each annual refresh of the JFP.


This interim Integrated Care Strategy has been developed by the One Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing Partnership, based upon engagement with the public and in discussion with wider stakeholders across Gloucestershire. Building on conversations earlier this year (Developing our ICS priorities), and taking into account the great work already happening in our county, we have developed our Integrated Care Strategy for the next the 5 years.

We are ambitious for Gloucestershire and believe that by all working together, alongside local communities, we can make a real difference to the lives of citizens across our county.

Thank you to everyone who got involved and supported the development of the Strategy during 2022.

This interim version of the strategy builds on the work already in place across Gloucestershire, whilst recognising that working in a formalised partnership allows for greater ambition.

To help structure the priorities going forward, the strategy has three overarching pillars which include:

  • Making Gloucestershire a better place for the future – focusing on the range of things that can impact of health and wellbeing including existing priorities like physical activity, healthy lifestyle, adverse childhood experiences and housing.
  • Transforming what we do – supporting prevention at a local level, joining up services close to home, reducing differences in people’s experience, access to care and health outcomes and a One Gloucestershire approach to developing our workforce – ensuring services can access the skills and people they need.
  • Health and care services today – improving access to care and reducing waiting times for appointments, treatment and operations, improvements in urgent and emergency care and supporting people’s mental health.

This document is designed to guide health and care organisations, staff, voluntary and community sector, and people and communities, to work together to achieve the common goals and vision. It sets out where, through working together, the county is making transformational changes in health, care and wellbeing; and details our ambitions for the future.

There are a range of other useful resources, including a short film that explains more about the One Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing Partnership.

  Download the Interim Integrated Care Strategy


Find both a full version of our annual report, with accounts, and a shorter summary report:

You can also view NHS Gloucestershire CCG’s report from April-June 2022 here.