Shaping our 2026 to 2031 strategy

In 2026, we will be publishing our new five-year strategy, which will succeed our current BOLD strategy.

Just as we did before, we are building our strategy with our staff, patients, partner organisations and local communities, by listening to what matters to them most and where we should focus in the future.

How our communities have got involved

We hosted a series of in-person events to involve the community in shaping our new strategy. This allowed us to hear the voices of patients, families, carers, residents, voluntary organisations and community representatives local to our hospitals.

We also published a survey, which over 1,400 people completed, to tell us about their experience of our care, and what matters to them.

We are grateful to everyone who attended an event or completed the survey. The views and ideas shared with us will contribute to the work we are doing next in shaping our new strategy.

Staying involved: follow-up events

We will hold a series of follow-up events in April 2026.

At these events we will share:

• key themes our community has raised
• how these could be reflected in our new strategy.

We will share booking details shortly.