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Understanding HEIW's Integrated Medium Term Plan (IMTP) process

Published 19 September 2024

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) has created an online resource to help increase understanding of the development process behind the HEIW Integrated Medium Term Plan (IMTP).

Every Health Board, Trust and Special Health Authority within NHS Wales produces an IMTP.

Published annually, the IMTP describes the priorities and planned activities that an organisation will undertake to support, develop, and improve health and care services across Wales over a three-year period.

HEIW’s IMTP specifically identifies the priorities and actions required to support, attract, retain, and develop the NHS Wales workforce. Each IMTP builds on the previous year’s plan to support change across the system to address workforce issues.

This new, supporting resource explains how the Plan has a fundamental role in developing a skilled and sustainable NHS Wales workforce that improves care and population health.

The interactive document includes a brief and easy-to-understand overview of the HEIW IMTP, covering:

  • what it is
  • how and why it is produced and by whom
  • the common risks to delivering the HEIW IMTP
  • how can stakeholders feed into its creation

Access the IMTP supporting resource on the HEIW website.