Publish date: 4 July 2022
On 1 July 2022 NHS Cheshire and Merseyside replaced the clinical commissioning group infrastructure, with nine borough ‘Places’ tasked with working to improve health and care outcomes under the umbrella of the new organisation – a statutory Integrated Care Board.
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is now a statutory organisation - in a move which will transform health and care for all of its 2.7 million residents.
This means that Cheshire and Merseyside becomes one of 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICS) in the country, which are now on a legal footing. It also signals the closure of all nine Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) in Cheshire and Merseyside.
This marks a significant development in the way health and care needs for the population will be met; by reducing inequality in health and care provision and improving services and outcomes for people. The creation of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside and a new statutory Integrated Care Partnership means that considerations and decisions can be made with partners, including Local Authorities, while retaining local influence and decision making within the nine “Places” of Cheshire and Merseyside, which cover the Local Authority boroughs
Find out more on the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s website here : www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk