14 March 2025

Maternity Transformation

Consultation on birthing services at County Hospital, Stafford, and Samuel Johnson Community Hospital, Lichfield A consultation on birthing services in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent will begin in May, following approval by…

24 February 2025

Health portfolios

Improving Population Health Primary Care Planned Care Cancer Children and Young People Maternity Urgent and Emergency Care End of Life Long-term Conditions Frailty Mental Health Learning Disability and Autism Vaccinations…

18 February 2025

New homepage

Welcome to Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System About us Joint Forward Plan update Joint Forward Plan update Our programmes of work Health Portfolios Digital Systems Transformation Quality Improvement Greener…

23 December 2024

The NHSApp helps Midlands’ residents manage their healthcare needs from their smartphone

Over 9 million Midlands residents logged into the NHS App in November  In the last month (November 2024) there were over nine million log-ins to the NHSApp from Midlands patients (3.7m…

20 December 2024

Protect yourself now from winter viruses

As we approach the Christmas holidays, the NHS is seeing more people infected with winter viruses, including increasing numbers of people in hospital with flu and COVID-19. The health and…

2 December 2024

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent PPG Network

The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent PPG Network is a new participatory group, created by the ICB to help us hear from members of Patient Participation Groups (PPGs). Patient Participation Groups (PPGs)…

5 November 2024

Change NHS

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board supports the Change NHS national conversation and encourages members of the public, as well as NHS staff and health experts to share their experiences,…

4 November 2024

Transforming adult mental health inpatient services – get involved

This engagement is now closed. Thank you to everyone who took part and gave feedback. Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) wants to hear your views following the recent…

1 November 2024

Registers and declarations

The NHS is expected to achieve and maintain high standards of probity in the way it conducts its business. These standards include impartiality, objectivity and integrity, and the effective stewardship…

1 November 2024

Annual Reports and Accounts

Our Annual Report demonstrates the performance of the ICB over the course of the financial year. This includes our aims and strategies, how we’ve spent our budget, and where the…

1 November 2024

Board meetings, Committees and Governance

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB is committed to creating governance structures that allow decisions to be made at the most local levels, as close as possible to the communities we serve,…

31 October 2024

Improving Population Health

Our commitment to improve population health underpins the work of the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) and is supported by partners spanning the NHS, local government, adult social…

31 October 2024

Prevention

Alcohol Strategy The Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Integrated Care System (ICS) Alcohol Needs Assessment has been produced, an ICS partnership group formed in response to evidence of increasing harm…

14 October 2024

ICB Publication Scheme

The ICB commits to publishing and reviewing information regularly. The information in the drop down menus below identifies the types of information the ICB publishes. This is referred to as…

9 October 2024

Crisis mental health access via NHS 111

Anyone across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent can now get urgent mental health support, 24/7, by calling 111 and selecting the mental health option. The new service, which has been rolled out…

24 September 2024

ICON Week 2024 – Raising Awareness About Infant Crying and Coping Strategies

“Babies cry, you can cope!” This September, NHS, local authorities, and healthcare organisations across the country are uniting to deliver crucial messages to parents through ICON Week 2024. Research indicates…

1 August 2024

Improving urgent and emergency care: FAQs

Involvement Are there any meetings I can attend about urgent and emergency care? Yes, there will be a range of meetings between August and early October. There will be formal…

1 August 2024

Wheelchair Service

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Wheelchair Service The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Wheelchair service is for children and adults of all ages, who have a physical and/or degenerative long-term condition and includes the…

30 July 2024

Transforming adult mental health inpatient services

This strategy has been developed with our partner organisations, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) and North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT) to develop a responsive mental health…

25 July 2024

Operational Plan 2024/2025

We have developed this one-year system operational plan to outline in one place, the activities that will be undertaken in 2024/25 to support delivery of our agreed priorities. It includes…

24 July 2024

Improving urgent and emergency care: get involved

Thank you for taking part in our survey and/or attending our events. We want our urgent and emergency healthcare services to meet the needs of local people. This is so…

31 May 2024

Health Inequalities Report

A response to NHS England’s Statement on Information on Health Inequalities Introduction This report on health inequalities forms part of the ICB’s response to NHS England’s Statement on Information on Health…

24 May 2024

Managing pain

The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) is supporting patients to better understand how to manage their pain. This page has got lots of health advice and resources to…

20 May 2024

Vaccinations for babies and children aged 0-5

Measles and MMR vaccination Cases of measles are rising across England, including among children. It’s an infection that spreads very easily, especially in nurseries and schools if children are not…

3 May 2024

Public Conversation – Your Adult Mental Health Services in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

These events have now been re-arranged and details on when they are taking place can be found on this page. The NHS in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent has been working with…

23 April 2024

Improving urgent and emergency care

We want our urgent and emergency healthcare services to meet the needs of local people. This is so you get the best possible outcomes and have a better experience when…

23 April 2024

Our urgent and emergency care strategy

Our urgent and emergency care strategy aims to make sure you receive help and treatment in the place that best meets your needs and will give you the best outcomes…

23 April 2024

Urgent treatment centres

We are introducing urgent treatment centres (UTCs) in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent as part of a national programme. As part of this, we are looking at the current minor injuries units…

23 April 2024

Urgent and emergency healthcare: the differences explained

What is the difference between urgent and emergency healthcare? Urgent care: Is for an illness or injury that needs attention quickly but is not a life-threatening situation. Although some urgent…

22 April 2024

Maternity and Neonatal Independent Senior Advocate pilot

The Maternity and Neonatal Independent Senior Advocate (also referred to as a Maternity and Neonatal ISA or MNISA) is a new senior role being piloted to support women, birthing people…

11 April 2024

Spring Covid-19 vaccination programme launches across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

As we step into spring, next week sees the start of the Spring Covid-19 vaccination programme across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. Starting on Monday April 15, the national online and telephone…

27 March 2024

Sexual Safety Organisational Charter

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board has signed up to NHS England’s first ever sexual safety organisational charter. The charter – the first of its kind – was launched last…

24 March 2024

Challenges facing our urgent and emergency healthcare services

Our urgent and emergency care services are dealing with many challenges, nationally and locally. Rising demand at emergency departments (EDs): More and more people are using EDs. This is making…

15 March 2024

Contracting and Procurement

Procurement policy Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB have a responsibility to ensure a consistent, transparent and effective approach to the procurement, commissioning and contract management of goods, services and works. The…

19 February 2024

Specialised Commissioning

In December 2023 the NHS England Board approved plans to fully delegate the commissioning of appropriate specialised services to Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in the East of England, Midlands and…

16 February 2024

Meet the Executive Leadership Team

Working with partners, the ICB have agreed on an ambitious vision which is ‘working with you to make Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent the healthiest place to live and work.’ This means,…

6 February 2024

2023 public consultation and earlier involvement

2023 public consultation Consultation Document Summary Consultation Document Accessible Consultation Document You can access more information below: Mental Health Investment Document Mental Health Services Timeline Document Business Case Document Video…

18 December 2023

Long term conditions strategy

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB is working with partners to develop a strategy to support people living with long term health conditions.  The purpose of this strategy is to help health…

7 December 2023

Vaccination clinics open ahead of Christmas to protect children against flu

Throughout December, parents and carers in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are being urged to make sure their children are protected against flu. The School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS), who are the…

21 November 2023

New service makes it even easier to access NHS help for hearing problems

There’s now a new and easy way for people in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to get help with hearing issues through the NHS. If eligible, they can even refer themselves to…

20 November 2023

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Celebrate World Anti-Microbial Awareness Week

This week is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, and people in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are being encouraged to take part in an antibiotic amnesty to keep antibiotics working. Healthcare leaders are…

16 November 2023

Health Secretary speaks at NHS Providers conference

New Health and Social Care Secretary Victoria Atkins has spoken about the challenges facing the NHS in a speech to the NHS Providers conference in Liverpool. Speaking via video message,…

18 September 2023

Childhood Immunisations

Measles and MMR vaccination Cases of measles are rising across England, including among children. It’s an infection that spreads very easily, especially in nurseries and schools if children are not…

16 August 2023

ICB publishes findings from public involvement on assisted conception draft interim policy

The report of findings from a public involvement around assisted conception services is published today. In the three-week involvement in March, local people were asked their views about a draft…

16 August 2023

Pauline Grant a finalist in the International Positive Psychology Association Challenge

Congratulations to Pauline Grant, Associate Director, Organisational Development, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System (ICS), who has been named as a finalist in…

21 July 2023

Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP)

Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP) is partnership that plays an integral role in shaping local maternity and neonatal care across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. Comprised of a team of dedicated…

14 July 2023

Meeting the Equality Duty – Publications

The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board primary objective is to guarantee equitable and accessible healthcare services for all individuals, irrespective of their personal attributes or backgrounds. These resources serve…

4 July 2023

NHS Celebrates 75th Birthday as a Beacon of Healthcare Excellence

On the 5th of July 2023, the National Health Service (NHS) will celebrate 75 years of healthcare. The NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) is honouring this milestone…

30 June 2023

Joint Forward Plan 2023-2028

As an ICS, we developed our first Joint Forward Plan, which was published on 30 June 2023. Whilst it was always expected that systems would review and refresh their plan…

30 June 2023

Worried about your weight – no need to wait. Enrol on a free NHS course…

Any adult with concerns about their weight can now enrol on a specialist NHS course without seeing their doctor or any other medical professional first. The NHS Digital Weight Management…

17 May 2023

Healthcare teams shortlisted for BBC Awards

Two specialist NHS teams have been shortlisted as finalists for the BBC Radio Stoke ‘Make a Difference Awards’ for their work in the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent community. The Staffordshire and…

6 April 2023

The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board Constitution

The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB sets out its governance and leadership arrangements in its Constitution, formally approved by NHS England. It must ensure that it can effectively discharge its full…

22 March 2023

Declarations of Interest

1 March 2023

NHS Counter Fraud

What is fraud? Fraud happens when someone does something dishonestly in the aim to make a gain for themselves or another, or cause a loss to another. The focus is…

24 February 2023

Assisted Conception

In December 2023, the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) Board agreed an interim aligned assisted conception policy for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. On this page, you can read about:…

9 February 2023

Consultation: Inpatient Mental Health Services (South East Staffordshire)

In 2023, we held a public consultation on inpatient mental health services in south east Staffordshire. In December 2023, the board at Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board accepted the…

2 February 2023

‘Community Get Together’ to take place in Stoke

MEDIA RELEASE People are invited to a Community Get Together, which supports health and wellbeing and to offer a warm space to get together. The Community Get Together sees organisations…

19 January 2023

We have a zero tolerance stance on abuse towards staff

All NHS staff should be able to come to work without fear of violence, abuse or harassment from other staff or the general public. We are the NHS; we are…

13 January 2023

We have a zero tolerance stance on abuse towards staff

All NHS staff should be able to come to work without fear of violence, abuse or harassment from other staff or the general public. We are the NHS; we are…

20 December 2022

Urgent mental health support

You are not alone If you are concerned about your mental health, or someone you care for, you can contact your local free urgent NHS Mental Health Helpline. You can…

19 December 2022

Inpatient mental health services south east Staffordshire

In December 2023, the board at Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) agreed a proposal for a long-term solution for the inpatient mental health services previously provided at the…

5 December 2022

‘Harder’ flu season means it’s more important than ever for children and adults to get…

This winter could see a considerable increase in people being admitted to hospital with flu, with parents being urged to get their children vaccinated as soon as possible. In November…

14 November 2022

Host commissioner

Host Commissioner guidelines: People diagnosed with a Learning Disability and/or Autism NHS England and NHS Improvement published Host Commissioner guidance in January 2021. This describes a clear expectation that as…

11 November 2022

Cultivating courage and compassion for ourselves and others

The Florence Nightingale Foundation is pleased to invite newly registered nurses and midwives across England, who are up to two years post-registration, to join us for a 90-minute webinar exploring…

11 November 2022

Cultivating courage and compassion for ourselves and others

The Florence Nightingale Foundation is pleased to invite newly registered nurses and midwives across England, who are up to two years post-registration, to join us for a 90-minute webinar exploring…

11 November 2022

Cultivating courage and compassion for ourselves and others

The Florence Nightingale Foundation is pleased to invite newly registered nurses and midwives across England, who are up to two years post-registration, to join us for a 90-minute webinar exploring…

8 November 2022

Board Briefings

Following each public Integrated Care Board (ICB) meeting, we create briefing papers to keep partners informed of the discussions that have occurred. Please find below briefing papers following the recent…

26 October 2022

Transformation Documents

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25 October 2022

Children and young people asthma nurse service in Stoke-on-Trent

This engagement is now closed. Thank you to everyone who took part and gave feedback. In previous years, a community asthma nurse role has operated across Stoke-on-Trent. This role saw…

20 October 2022

People aged 50 and over invited for COVID-19 booster and flu jab in Staffordshire and…

Thousands of residents in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent aged 50 and over are now able to book their COVID-19 autumn booster and flu vaccination. NHS COVID-19 and flu vaccination programmes will…

19 October 2022

‘New’ service will help treat asthma suffered by more than one in 11 children in…

The families of children and young people who have asthma are being asked for their views about a ‘new’ nursing service in Stoke-on-Trent. The Asthma Nurse Service used to provide…

3 October 2022

Stoke-on-Trent children and young people’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities strategy

This engagement is now closed. Thank you to everyone who took part and gave feedback. A document called ‘To be the best I can be‘ looks at how we can…

23 September 2022

Clinical Policy Alignment update – September 2022

Clinical Policy Alignment Update September 2022 Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) has agreed to harmonise the eligibility criteria for a number of treatments to ensure they are the…

9 September 2022

Queen Elizabeth II statement

We are deeply saddened by the news that Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II has passed away.  On behalf of colleagues at the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent NHS Integrated Care Board we would like…

1 August 2022

New interpreter and translation services for use in GP surgeries

This engagement is now closed. Thank you to everyone who took part and gave feedback. New interpreter and translation services for use in GP surgeries The local NHS is looking…

12 July 2022

Wellbeing

We understand the challenges that working in health and care presents, and not only how these can impact our wellbeing at work, but also how our personal challenges can also…

8 July 2022

Community Mental Health Transformation – South Staffordshire

A range of partners are working together on the transformation of adult community mental health in South Staffordshire, including: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Support Staffordshire (on behalf of the…

8 July 2022

Community Mental Health Transformation – North Staffordshire

“Through the programme’s partnership delivery, our collaborative approach will be to transform local mental health services to ensure they are fully inclusive, accessible and responsive to the needs of local…

1 July 2022

Place

This page is in development. Please check back later.

1 July 2022

CCG archives

This page will be populated with content after the launch of the ICB on Friday 01 July and the CCGs have been abolished. The six Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent CCG websites…

1 July 2022

NHS long term plan

As medicine advances, health needs change and society develops, the NHS has to continually move forward so that in 10 years time we have a service fit for the future.…

1 July 2022

Patient advice and liaison service / complaints

There is currently unprecedented demand on our Patient Services Team (PALS & Complaints). All telephone calls are being diverted to our answering service for callers to leave a message.  Calls…

1 July 2022

Our publications and policies

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1 July 2022

System savings

Delivering the financial strategy The proposed approach shifts the traditional approach to efficiency and transformation within the context of the overall financial strategy roadmap. Traditionally, we have defined our efficiency…

1 July 2022

Adult mental health

What is the Community Mental Health Transformation Programme? This forms part of a national programme set out in the NHS Long Term Plan to enable adults with severe mental illness…

1 July 2022

NHS cookies policy

Cookies on our website About cookies Cookies are small files saved on your digital device, this could be your mobile phone, tablet, laptop or computer when you visit a website.…

1 July 2022

Equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB is committed to: Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation Advance equality of opportunity between different groups Foster good relations between different groups 2010 Equality Act –…

1 July 2022

Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides a right of access to a wide range of information held by public authorities, including the NHS.  The purpose is to promote greater…

1 July 2022

People’s Panel

The Integrated Care Board’s (ICB) People’s Panel is our specially-selected panel of local people who are at the heart of helping us to achieve our vision to make Staffordshire and…

1 July 2022

Governance

Governance describes the systems, structure and processes for decision making, accountability, control and behaviour within an organisation Governance regulates the power and decision making of a small group of people…

1 July 2022

Our partners

The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent region operates as an Integrated Care System (ICS), where NHS organisations, local councils and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations work in partnership. Member organisations of the Staffordshire…

1 July 2022

Continuous Quality Improvement

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) in our Integrated Care System (ICS) is the umbrella approach to improvement that unites partners under a set of common improvement principles and priorities. Our shared…

1 July 2022

ICB accessibility and communications statement

The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB want our patients, service users, carers, public, staff. stakeholders and partner organisations to know that reasonable steps are taken to ensure that the information we…

1 July 2022

Consultation and engagement

Consultation and engagement is a two-way conversation that allows the public, patients, voluntary and community sectors a realistic and timely opportunity to understand proposals, ideas, thinking and plans in their…

1 July 2022

People and communities assembly

We recognise that our local people and communities need to be at the heart of everything that we do, informing all of our plans and priorities. As such, we have…

1 July 2022

Local maternity and neonatal system (LMNS)  

We are a partnership of maternity and neonatal service providers, commissioners, local authorities and maternity voices partnerships, who are working together to transform maternity services in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.   Our…

1 July 2022

ICB Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB)

The Health and Care Act 2022 sets out plans to put Integrated Care Systems (ICS) on a statutory footing, empowering them to better join up health and care services, improve…

1 July 2022

Individual Funding Requests

Can I get the treatment I need? Each Integrated Care Board (ICB) is allocated a fixed amount of money for the healthcare needs of its local population. The ICB follows…

1 July 2022

Media enquiries

For media enquiries, you can phone our media team on 0333 150 1602 or email mediacsu@nhs.net If you have a query on the COVID-19 vaccination programme or a specific patient…