Our Constitution and Governance
Please find our Constitution and Governance Handbook below.
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board
The NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board (ICB) started work in July 2022, replacing the former Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and building on successful work by all our health and care organisations, including the CCG.
The ICB is led by our Chair, Paul von der Heyde, and Jonathan Higman, our Chief Executive.
Its role is to join up health and care services, improve people’s health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities. The NHS Somerset Board oversees how money is spent and makes sure that health services work well and are of high quality. It brings together hospitals, primary care, local councils, hospices, voluntary community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations and Healthwatch partners in Somerset.
Our Constitution
Our Constitution sets out the governance and leadership arrangements for the organisation. This has been formally approved by NHS England.
