As a response to the NHS’s Long Term Plan, the talks with NHS regulators had been going on for some time.
The NHS has released a document which details how it now has the power to “exercise functions” of Clinical Commissioning Groups.
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CCGs in Luton, Beds and Milton Keynes set for ‘integrated care system’ merger.
At present, eight CCGs operate across Lancashire and South Cumbria, but this could be merged into one in 2021.
Running costs across the three CCGs for 2019/20 is £20.1m, but is set to be reduced to £17.7m in 2020/21 by savings from 'administrative functions.'
If authorisation is granted from NHS England, the change would be likely to happen in April 2021.
Potential plans suggest the eight NHS organisations that currently design health services for different parts of Lancashire could merge into a single body.
Clinical chief officer for the Warrington and Halton CCGs detailed how NHS England has an ambition for it to come into effect in 2021.
A local Winsford Guardian report details how at last week’s meeting, representatives from the CCGs declared a climate emergency.
There had been plans to dissolve both Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin clinical commissioning groups to form the new organisation in April this year.
