NHS West Yorkshire partnership organisation meeting in public

The NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) will meet in public for the sixth time on Tuesday 16 May at The Shay Stadium, Halifax at 12.30.

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 (WY HCP), an integrated care system.  

The board’s role includes agreeing a plan for health and care services in West Yorkshire that delivers the five-year strategy. Most decisions about circa £5billion 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.  The board has an independent chair, Cathy Elliott.  Its Chief Executive is Rob Webster CBE.  

The meeting on the 16 May will include an update report from Cathy and Rob, as well as items on dentistry, health system performance and the development of the ICB’s Joint Forward Plan. This sets out the ambitions and delivery of NHS care as part of West Yorkshire’s Integrated Care Strategy published in March. The plan will be published by the 30 June 2023.

People are asked to contact westyorkshire.ics@nhs.net before Monday the 15 May at 9am if they would like to attend or submit questions about items on the agenda. They can also call 01924 317659 to submit questions or to book their place to attend.  

People can also read the papers, or watch live online by visiting www.wypartnership.co.uk/meetings/integrated-care-board  

[*NB: Please note the papers won’t be live on the website until Tuesday 9 May am, 2023]. 

Notes

• West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership (WY HCP) is a large integrated care system (ICS) that supports 2.4 million people, living in urban and rural areas. 770,000 are children and young people. 530,000 people live in areas ranked as the poorest 10% of England. 20% of people are from minority ethnic communities. There are an estimated 400,000 unpaid carers, as many don’t access support. Together we employ over 100,000 staff and work alongside thousands of volunteers. The NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and the Partnership Board are part of the Partnership.  
• Come and work with us. We are recruiting to all roles across health and care in West Yorkshire, and you don’t have to be a doctor or nurse. We are recruiting for call handlers, social care support workers, nursing and residential care staff, home care colleagues and peer support workers – to name a few. You can find out more on NHS Jobs and local council websites. 
• For more information about NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board visitwww.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk