Annual Report 2024/25 - Delivery Plan Implementation and Next Steps

The first Delivery Plan for the Shetland Partnership Plan ran from 2019 to 2022.  Following a review at the beginning of 2023, a new Delivery Plan for 2023 to 2028 was approved by the Management and Leadership Team (MLT) of the Shetland Partnership.

This Delivery Plan focuses on developing and delivering on Shetland’s Place-Based Approach: collaborative working between partners and communities, at a local level, to identify and deliver solutions for improved outcomes.  This work is taken forward through four Improvement Projects, each contributing across the Shetland Partnership’s priority areas of Participation, People, Place, and Money:

• Compassionate Shetland – supporting communities to be more connected, caring and resilient.
• Climate Conscious Shetland – helping Shetland adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change.
• Person-Centred Shetland – focusing on services that work for people, built around their needs and circumstances.
• Empowering Shetland – enabling inclusive opportunities for people and communities to participate and thrive.

These priority areas continue to be the Shetland Partnership’s four significant Improvement Programmes.  

During 2024/25 the Management and Leadership Team (MLT) has provided ongoing strategic direction, including guiding consultation on Shetland’s Place-Based Collaborative Working Framework, agreeing the development of an Implementation Plan, and endorsing a new Supporting Framework to the Delivery Plan.  

MLT also undertook a formal self-assessment with the Improvement Service, helping to identify strengths and prioritise areas for improvement such as tackling inequalities and enhancing resource sharing across the Partnership.

A place-based approach continues to underpin this work, ensuring decisions are made holistically and with communities at the heart.