NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the local NHS organisation that plans and oversees how NHS money is spent in our area and makes sure health services work well and are of high quality.
The ICB’s role is to join up health and care services, improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities, so that we can all live better, healthier and longer lives.
We have a budget, set by NHS England, of around £2.8 billion a year, to pay for the majority of the health services used by the 1.6 million people who live in this area. Three geographically-based Health and Care Partnerships – in west Essex, south and west Hertfordshire and east and north Hertfordshire, serve our communities.
Latest news
Get ready for a new health and social care website for our area
The organisations responsible for ensuring that the 1.6 million people in Hertfordshire and west Essex have the high quality health and care services they need is launching a new website for the area.
Getting help when NHS111 is busy
NHS111 is currently experiencing high call volumes.
National campaign to encourage parents to protect their children with vital vaccinations
The NHS has launched a national campaign to urgently increase the uptake of childhood immunisations to protect young children against a number of diseases.
Winter health -
help us help you
Now the clocks have gone back and with the nights drawing in and getting colder, it’s important to take action to look after your own health and your family’s too.
Protect your child against measles
It’s very important to make sure that your child has had two doses of the MMR vaccine – this will protect them against three serious illnesses – measles, mumps and rubella. If your child is aged one or over and hasn’t had their vaccinations, please contact your GP Practice as soon as you can to arrange an appointment.