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NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Integrated Care Board (ICB)
WHAT DOES THE BLMK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD DO?
The BLMK Integrated Care Board brings together health and care organisations across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes to collaborate and share responsibility for the health and care of our local population.
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The NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board became a statutory organisation on 1 July 2022.
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It replaced the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Clinical Commissioning Group, which no longer exists.
WHAT IS THE ICB RESPONSIBLE FOR?
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The Integrated Care Board is responsible for planning the delivery of NHS services to achieve the aims of the strategy to improve the health of the population, including deciding how resources are allocated.
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The Integrated Care Board initially takes on the work of the Clinical Commissioning Group which is being dissolved and some additional duties as set out in the Health and Care Act 2022.
The main areas of work of the Integrated Care Board are:
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Developing a plan for the delivery of NHS services
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Allocating resources
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Establishing joint working arrangements
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Establishing system governance
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Arranging health service provision
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Using data and digital to improve services
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Emergency preparedness, resilience and response
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Delegated functions from NHS England and NHS Improvement
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People priorities
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Data and digital
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Achieving social and economic development and sustainability goals
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Maximising value for money
HOW CAN I FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION?
The Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board website provides a range of information about the ICB including further information about its responsibilities, publications, the ICB Board and Committee/Board documents.
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