Our Vision
Our vision is for everyone in our city, towns, villages and communities to live a longer, healthier life.
Data and expertise from our partners will help us to drive change and improve health equality by delivering improvements in health and wellbeing and making the best use of our collective resources. This is called Population Health Management. Read more about what population health management means, our strategy and our place based profiles.
Our Health and Care Strategy
Our strategy has been developed using information from the joint strategic needs assessments from the Council areas in BLMK and was approved by the BLMK Health and Care Partnership at its meeting on 14 December 2022.
In BLMK, we recognise that this is the first iteration of our strategy and it will continue to evolve as the needs of our population and communities change. The strategy emphasises our ambition to go further using our partnerships to support residents to live longer, and live more years in good health.
The BLMK Integrated Care Board is now working with partners and places to develop and agree a two year operational plan which aligns to and supports delivery of our strategic priorities.
If you have any comments on the Health and Care Strategy please email: BLMKICB.systemstrategy@nhs.ne
We’re ambitious for the health and wellbeing of the great people who live in our city, towns, villages and communities. You can read our full health and care strategy or you can download our Health and Care Strategy Summary
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership is an ‘Integrated Care System’.
That means health and care services are brought closer together.
It involves organisations working together, from NHS organisations and local councils through to Healthwatch, and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations. Find out more about our Partners.
The Partnership works for the benefit of people living in our four places:
- Bedford Borough
- Central Bedfordshire
- Luton
- Milton Keynes (which includes a small part of Buckinghamshire)
Read more about our area or browse frequently asked questions about the ICS.
Since our Partnership began in 2016, we have built the relationships needed to deliver better health and care so we can support people to live well for longer.
We involve the public to shape how health and care services are run, from planning and design through to delivery. Listening to the public is essential to improve services. Your voice matters to us, so we have set out how we make sure we listen to your voice, and act on it.
Read more about the Health and Care Partnership, Integrated Care Board and our responsibilities in our Welcome Pack.
You can read more about our Partnership and how we’re working together to improve the lives of our communities in the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Long Term Plan 2019-24 which was published in 2020. Living longer in good health – summary / Living longer in good health – full document
We also have a number of other strategic plans and documents available in our Publications area.
Our Five Strategic Priorities
Our Integrated Care System has identified five key strategic priorities for health and social care across the area. They are supported by seven cross-cutting enablers, which will help us to deliver against our priorities.
The priorities were identified following discussions with local people, our partners and patient forums.
Read more about our Strategic Priorities.
Health and Care Partnership
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership is the name we have given to our Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) which was established on 1 July 2022.
The Partnership is a joint Committee of the Integrated Care Board and the local Councils in our area. Find out more about the Committee.