Posted on: 11 March 2025
The NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) will meet in public on Tuesday 18 March at 1pm. The meeting will be held at the Normanton Golf Club in Wakefield and will be available to watch on the ICB website.
The Board is part of the legislation set out in the Health and Care Act 2022, which came into force on the 1 July 2022. It focuses on improving outcomes for people by addressing health inequalities, the difference in care received and effective use of budgets across the area. It is part of West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, an integrated care system.
The board’s role includes delivering the Joint Forward Plan for health and care services in West Yorkshire as part of the area’s five-year strategy. Most decisions about circa £5 billion budget and the services delivered locally are made in the five local places of West Yorkshire, via its strong local place partnerships in Bradford District and Craven, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, and Wakefield District.
The board also works alongside care provider collaboratives, such as The West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts, the Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Collaborative, Community Care Collaborative and hospices working together.
At this meeting, the Board will be holding a focused discussion on the impact of health inequalities on the maternity system across West Yorkshire and Harrogate. The Board will also be approving the delegation of specialist commissioning services from NHS England.
People can submit questions about items on the agenda of the meeting to westyorkshireics.
They can also call 01924 317659 to submit questions.
People can also read the papers, or watch live online by visiting the ICB website.