About us

Integrated care across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

In Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, the NHS, local government and the voluntary sector have been working in partnership for many years to improve care, provide more joined-up services, and to agree and plan for local people’s needs. Because of this, we received formal Integrated Care System (ICS) status in December 2020.

From 1 July 2022, our ICS became a statutory (legal) entity under the The Health and Care Act.

Known locally as the Healthier Together Partnership, our ICS includes councils, NHS hospitals, GP practices and community and mental health services. Together, we are working to improve health and wellbeing, reduce inequalities, and provide services for the one million people living in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

Our Integrated Care System Strategy

Explaining the changes

This video from The King’s Fund may help with understanding the changes:

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Our local Integrated Care System (ICS)

Together, we are working to improve health and wellbeing, reduce inequalities, and provide services for the one million people living across our area.

What is the Integrated Care Board (ICB)?

The NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB takes account of population needs, arranges for the provision of services and manages the NHS budget.

Our Integrated Care Board

Meet the people who make up our Board.

Our Integrated Care Partnership (ICP)

The ICP brings together a broad range of partners and sets strategy to meet the population's health, care and wellbeing needs.

How we make decisions

Find out how the ICB makes decisions.

How we use your information

We are responsible for securing, planning, designing and paying for your NHS services. These NHS Services include planned and emergency hospital care, mental health services, rehabilitation, and community health services. This is known as commissioning.

Our uses of information

These are the key scenarios when we might use your data and information, the reason we do so and some information about how we go about using it.

Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

Modern slavery is the recruitment, movement, harbouring or receiving of children, women or men through the use of force, coercion, abuse of vulnerability, deception or other means for the purpose of exploitation.