GP Commissioning

Saxmundham Health is part of the NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB).

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (the ICB), is a group of 40 GP practices in Ipswich and the eastern part of Suffolk. The ICB replaced Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in July 2022.

From 1 April 2013, CCGs became responsible for commissioning (buying-in) and managing your health care services once the local primary care trust, NHS Suffolk, ceased to exist. The CCG was established in April 2012 and has responsibility for approximately 385,000 patients.

The Governing Body of the ICB includes seven local GPs from across the Ipswich and east Suffolk area. Additionally, the Governing Body includes a secondary care doctor [who has to be from out of the area], a "patient and public involvement" lay member and an "audit and governance" lay member.

Local GPs understand what their patients need. Having GPs from Ipswich and east Suffolk in charge of the local healthcare budget means we will hold the purse strings. This will ensure we make the right decisions on buying and managing health services and make a real difference to your health and wellbeing.

The ICB is made up of a "Governing Body" which includes local GPs, lay members, a secondary care doctor and senior officers with different responsibilities:

Also unique to the ICB is a Clinical Executive, which includes the Governing Body GPs and the Chief Officers as well as additional GPs from the local area.