Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Health

Our aim is simple.
We want everyone in our city, towns, villages and communities to live a longer, healthier life.
Self-care.
Self-care can sometimes be the best way to treat minor illnesses and injuries. A well-stocked medicine cabinet can help you treat common ailments at home.
Our pledge to you.
sharing with residents some of the things we will deliver in the coming weeks and months, which will improve the experience people have when they use health and care services.
Read more

scroll down

Start Well

Every child has a strong, healthy start to life: from maternal health, through the first thousand days to reaching adulthood.

Live Well

People are supported to engage with and manage their health and wellbeing.

Age Well

People age well, with proactive interventions to stay healthy, independent and active as long as possible.

Growth

We work together to help build the economy and support sustainable growth.

Reducing Inequalities

In everything we do we promote equalities in the health and wellbeing of our population.

My local area

Bedford Borough

A diverse Borough with up to 100 different ethnicities and 149 spoken languages. Two thirds of the population live in our urban centres whilst the remaining live in our many rural areas.

Milton Keynes

A mixture of urban and rural areas including distinct towns and villages. 140 languages are spoken in our schools; the population is young with 27% of residents aged 19 or younger.

Central Bedfordshire

A diverse area, with over half of the population living in rural areas and the rest in market towns. The area is generally affluent but there are areas of deprivation.

Luton

Diverse, densely populated town with over 150 languages and dialects spoken. It has a younger than average population and above average levels of unemployment and deprivation, with high levels of child poverty.

View all news

Latest news and highlights

News

1 July 2022

Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board established

A new organisation, which brings together local health and care organisations, including the NHS and councils has launched today to help people live longer lives…

News

29 June 2022

New Chief of System Assurance and Corporate Services appointed

Maria Wogan has been appointed as the Chief of System Assurance and Corporate Services for the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board,…

Newsletter

29 June 2022

Partner newsletter June 2022

Welcome to the June 2022 issue of Live Well, our partner newsletter for the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership. ACGG_12687_BLMK_-Ics-Newsletter-June_V1.3_22.06.28_15.09Download

News

24 June 2022

New Integrated Care Board to meet in public for the first time

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB) will meet for the first time in public on 1 July 2022 to mark the organisation’s inception. The BLMK…

News

22 June 2022

New Mental Health Inpatient Unit for Children and Young People

A new acute mental health inpatient unit for children and young people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes is set to open before the end of 2022. Funding of £17m…

News

20 June 2022

Life Changing Lung Health Checks Programme Comes to Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire residents are now being invited to the Targeted Lung Health Checks programme, which screens for lung cancer. Central Bedfordshire is the second area in Bedfordshire to be given…