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As of 1 July 2022, the Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for all funding for healthcare across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.

Financial framework

A financial framework will support and enable the delivery of our strategic priorities. This framework will set out how we will allocate resources over time against priority areas – protecting and prioritising investment in prevention, incentivising population health, and supporting the devolution of activity.

Working collaboratively as Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Integrated Care System (ICS), we will need to ensure the health and care system is affordable and sustainable. We will invest in schemes that support recovery of our health system, reduce waiting lists while still focusing on improving service quality, and improving outcomes and reducing health inequalities for our populations.

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27 January 2025

New data show more GP appointments on offer for local patients

New data from NHS England have shown a significant increase in the availability of general practice appointments for patients across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes…

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27 January 2025

Treatment starts at Oxford University Hospitals Radiotherapy Centre at Milton Keynes

Today (Monday 27 January 2025) the first patients will begin receiving radiotherapy at the new Oxford University Hospitals Radiotherapy Centre @ Milton Keynes.  The new…

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24 January 2025

Pharmacy First consultations up by 60% as winter illnesses bite

New data released by NHS England have shown an increase of over 60% in the number of people using the Pharmacy First scheme in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes over…

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22 January 2025

NHS announces series of talks to mark LGBT History Month

The experiences of LGBT patients and staff, the story of HIV in the UK, and an overview of LGBT characters in myth and legend are among topics to be covered…

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21 January 2025

Statement about Leighton Road Surgery, 1 Leighton Rd, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1LB

We want to provide an update on GP services at Leighton Road Surgery, following concerning Facebook posts which were published on Monday 20 January 2025. We can confirm that GP…

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21 January 2025

NHS prevents over 1,800 emergency responses by treating patients closer to home

Over 1,800 emergency responses in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) have been averted, with patients treated closer to home, following the introduction of a new system to reduce unnecessary…