South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw NHS ICS

What South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw NHS ICS does

South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw NHS Integrated Care System (ICS) is a statutory public sector coordination body established in 2019 under NHS England reforms to integrate health and care services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw. The ICS serves approximately 1.4 million residents across five place-based partnerships covering Barnsley, Doncaster, Sheffield, Rotherham, and Bassetlaw, bringing together NHS Foundation Trusts, clinical commissioning groups, metropolitan borough councils, voluntary sector organizations, and Healthwatch advocacy bodies. Its operational mandate spans acute hospital services, primary care, mental health and learning disabilities, cancer care, stroke care, maternity services, and urgent and emergency care, with statutory responsibility for population health management and reduction of health inequalities.

The ICS operates through an Integrated Care Partnership and NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board structure, supported by digital resources including the Healthier Together platform for parents and carers, the QUIT Tobacco Treatment Initiative operating across nine hospitals, and the SYB Health and Wellbeing Hub for staff. Strategic direction is set through the NHS South Yorkshire Five Year Joint Forward Plan (2019-2024) and the Integrated Care Partnership Strategy. Notable programs include a £150 million investment in regional employment for people with significant mental health problems and the introduction of 135 trainee nurse associates in Doncaster and Sheffield.

The ICS is not a commercial enterprise; services are publicly funded through the National Health Service and free at point of use for residents. The organization has no commercial revenue model, no funding rounds, and no venture investment. It operates within the UK public sector framework with NHS England providing oversight, and its leadership includes Oliver Coppard as Chair of the Integrated Care Partnership. Engagement of 18,000 members of the public in ICS development and over 50% of GP practices receiving funding support demonstrate the institution's coordination reach across the regional health and care ecosystem.

Name

South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw NHS ICS

Legal name

South Yorkshire Integrated Care System

Website

https://healthandcaretogethersyb.co.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw NHS ICS is a statutory public sector coordination body that integrates NHS, local authority, and voluntary sector health services across five places serving 1.4 million residents in the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw region of England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Healthcare Services Coordination

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Safety-Net & Public Hospitals (HLAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospital-Owned Physician Networks & Medical Groups (HLAFAAAL), Home Care Staffing & Nurse Registry Services (HLAFAEAK), Hospital-Based Emergency Departments (EDs) (HLAFADAA)

Keywords

• Integrated care coordination
• Population health management
• Public healthcare services
• NHS regional planning
• Healthcare system integration

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw NHS ICS is an Integrated Care System that coordinates health and care services for approximately 1.4 million residents across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw. It brings together NHS trusts, local authorities, and voluntary sector partners to deliver integrated primary care, mental health, hospital services, stroke care, cancer care, and population health management. Operating under statutory NHS authority, the ICS is funded through public taxation and provides services free at the point of use.

Product overview

South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw NHS ICS is a healthcare integration organization, not a software product company. It does not offer a traditional platform-plus-modules product architecture. Instead, it coordinates healthcare services across the region through organizational partnerships, strategic initiatives, and digital health resources. The organization operates through its constituent NHS trusts, clinical commissioning groups, and local authority partners across Barnsley, Doncaster, Sheffield, Rotherham, and Bassetlaw.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• QUIT Tobacco Treatment Initiative A tobacco treatment initiative operating across nine hospitals in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw, providing smoking cessation support for patients and the public.
• Healthier Together A digital health and wellbeing resource providing advice for parents, carers, and pregnant women on common childhood illnesses, accessible through a public website.
• Integrated Care Partnership Strategy A strategic framework outlining the integrated approach to health and care delivery across South Yorkshire, including community involvement components and the integrated care partnership arrangements.
• Public Engagement and Online Membership Scheme An online membership scheme enabling public involvement in ICS development and planning for future health and care services, with 18,000 members of the public engaged in service design.

Quantifiable outcome

• £150 million invested in regional employment for people with mental health problems
• +4 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

30 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS TrustcoreOthersEmergency and non-emergency patient transport services supporting the South Yorkshire ICS acute care and emergency response network
• South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation TrustcoreOthersMental health, learning disabilities and specialist community services providing mental health care across South Yorkshire
• Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation TrustcoreOthersAssociated acute hospital providing services to residents in the Chesterfield and Mid-Yorkshire area
• Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccelerates the adoption of innovation and research across the healthcare system, supporting digital transformation and health innovation initiatives in South Yorkshire
• NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatutory NHS body responsible for commissioning NHS services and allocating resources across South Yorkshire ICS
• Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation TrustcoreOthersAcute hospital trust providing hospital services to the Barnsley population as part of the Barnsley place partnership
• Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustcoreOthersMajor acute NHS trust providing specialist and general hospital services to Sheffield and surrounding populations
• Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation TrustcoreOthersSpecialist children's hospital providing pediatric services as part of the Sheffield place partnership
• The Rotherham NHS Foundation TrustcoreOthersAcute trust providing hospital services to Rotherham residents as part of the Rotherham place partnership
• Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustcoreOthersTeaching hospital trust providing acute and specialist services across Doncaster and Bassetlaw
• Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation TrustcoreOthersMental health and community services provider supporting the Doncaster place partnership
• Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation TrustcoreOthersMental health and social care trust providing services in Sheffield as part of the Sheffield place partnership
• Barnsley Healthcare FederationcoreOthersFederation of healthcare providers coordinating care delivery in Barnsley
• Primary Care Doncaster LtdcoreOthersPrimary care organization coordinating GP services in Doncaster
• Primary Care SheffieldcoreOthersPrimary care organization coordinating GP services in Sheffield
• Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority providing social care and public health services in Barnsley
• Sheffield City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority providing social care and public health services in Sheffield
• Doncaster Metropolitan Borough CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority providing social care and public health services in Doncaster
• Rotherham Metropolitan Borough CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority providing social care and public health services in Rotherham
• Bassetlaw District CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict council providing local services in Bassetlaw (Worksop site)
• Barnsley Community and Voluntary ServicecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVoluntary sector organization supporting community engagement and voluntary services in Barnsley
• Bassetlaw Community and Voluntary ServicecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVoluntary sector organization supporting community engagement in Bassetlaw
• Voluntary Action DoncastercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVoluntary sector infrastructure organization supporting voluntary and community sector in Doncaster
• Voluntary Action SheffieldcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVoluntary sector infrastructure organization supporting voluntary and community sector in Sheffield
• Voluntary Action RotherhamcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVoluntary sector infrastructure organization supporting voluntary and community sector in Rotherham
• Healthwatch BarnsleycoreOthersIndependent health and care champion representing patient views in Barnsley
• Healthwatch DoncastercoreOthersIndependent health and care champion representing patient views in Doncaster
• Healthwatch SheffieldcoreOthersIndependent health and care champion representing patient views in Sheffield
• Healthwatch RotherhamcoreOthersIndependent health and care champion representing patient views in Rotherham
• Healthwatch NottinghamshirecoreOthersIndependent health and care champion representing patient views in Bassetlaw (Nottinghamshire)

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• NHS England: National oversight body that established and funds ICSs, providing the broader policy framework and resource allocation within which South Yorkshire ICS operates.

Direct peers

• NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board: One of the largest NHS ICSs in England, integrating acute, primary, mental health, and social care services across multiple places under a statutory Integrated Care Board structure comparable to South Yorkshire.
• NHS Devon Integrated Care Board: NHS ICS serving a defined geographic population with comparable place-based partnerships, acute hospital coordination, and integrated commissioning responsibilities.
• NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board: NHS ICS covering a multi-place geography with similar coordination of NHS trusts, primary care, and local authority social care partnerships under a unified commissioning body.
• NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board: Statutory NHS ICS coordinating health and care services across Sussex, with similar partnership architecture across NHS trusts, local authorities, and voluntary sector organizations.
• NHS North West London Integrated Care Board: Large NHS ICS coordinating complex health and care services across multiple boroughs, with comparable acute trust partnerships and integrated care partnership structures.
• NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board: Another NHS Integrated Care System in the Yorkshire region, providing comparable statutory coordination of health and care services across multiple places, with similar NHS trust partnerships and commissioning authority.
• NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board: NHS ICS coordinating health and care across Hampshire and Isle of Wight, with comparable population size, multi-place structure, and NHS trust integration.
• NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board: NHS ICS providing statutory coordination across Kent and Medway, with parallel place-based partnerships and population health management responsibilities.
• NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board: NHS ICS with comparable statutory commissioning authority and place-based integration of NHS, local authority, and voluntary sector partners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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