Five Year Plan

The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB Five Year Plan was published on 1 April 2026.

This plan sets out how we will improve health and care for the 1.18 million people of Staffordshire and Stoke‑on‑Trent. It explains the challenges our communities face, the changes we need to make, and how we will work with partners to deliver better, more joined‑up and sustainable services.

This plan builds on our Joint Forward Plan and the ambitions of the NHS 10 Year Plan. It explains how we will improve health and wellbeing for people living in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent over the next five years. It sets out:

• The key health challenges in our communities
• Five major changes we will drive
• How we will deliver our commissioning intentions
• How we will work with partners for more coordinated care
• How we will improve access, quality and financial sustainability.

Our commissioning intentions and this plan have been developed by our portfolio teams. These teams bring together clinicians, commissioners and other specialists who work together to translate local needs and evidence into the key actions and the five major changes set out.