Priorities / Plans

The Northern Trust aims to improve services in 10 priority areas in line with objectives and targets set out in the Programme for Government and associated Public Service Agreements and Priorities for Action.

Our corporate plan details each of these priorities and sets out our goals and objectives for the next three years.

Our annual Trust Delivery Plan sets out what we will achieve and the actions, resources and timescales to achieve these targets.

The
 10 priority areas are:

  • Improving health and well-being
  • Ensuring safer, better quality services
  • Improving Acute Services
  • Ensuring fully integrated care and support in the community
  • Improving children's services
  • Improving Mental Health Services
  • Improving services for people with a disability
  • Ensuring effective finanacial control and improved efficiency
  • Improving productivity
  • Modernising the infrastructure

Our Planning and Performance Management Framework document explains the annual planning cycle and aspects of planning and performance management in the Northern Trust.