Health services across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West have merged into a new NHS Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) to replace the now-dissolved NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups.
The BOB ICB will bring together GP teams, hospitals, local authorities, the voluntary sector and other partners to plan and deliver health and care services for more than 1.9 million people across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West.
“Today is a milestone for the NHS,” said Javed Khan, chairman of BOB ICB.
“We can now create a fully integrated care system across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West, so that people can get the care and support they need, joined up across local councils, the NHS, the voluntary sector and other partners.”
Dr James Kent, Chief Executive, BOB ICB, said: “The collaborative working between the NHS and local authorities has strengthened over recent years and as part of our collective pandemic response.
“The creation of the integrated care system gives us a great opportunity to build on that collaborative working for the benefit of the population we serve.”
