NHS South Yorkshire ICB

What NHS South Yorkshire ICB does

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a statutory NHS body established on 1 July 2022 under the Health and Care Act 2022, replacing the four predecessor Clinical Commissioning Groups (Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield). It commissions NHS healthcare services for the 1.4 million residents of South Yorkshire across the four metropolitan boroughs, holding a legally defined monopoly on this commissioning function within its geography. The ICB operates as the statutory component of the wider South Yorkshire Integrated Care System, working alongside local authorities, NHS provider trusts, the VCSE Alliance, and the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.

The ICB does not deliver clinical services directly. Its product portfolio consists of commissioned service lines covering acute hospital care, mental health, learning disability and autism services, community services, primary care, urgent and emergency care, maternity, and vaccination programmes. Specialized commissioned offerings include the MHLDDA Delivery Group in Sheffield, the Functional Neurological Disorder mental health support pathway (in partnership with RDaSH and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals), the Sheffield Stoma Product Ordering Service, NHS Right to Choose neurodevelopment pathways, and hospital discharge support services. Its underlying technology consists of NHS digital infrastructure including the NHS Federated Data Platform, Section 251 lawful basis for pseudonymised data, population health management tooling, and risk stratification systems — none proprietary to the ICB.

The business model is non-commercial: the ICB receives funding allocations from NHS England, drawn from general taxation and National Insurance, and does not generate commercial revenue. Services commissioned are provided free at the point of use. Governance is exercised through a Board comprising Executive Members, Independent Non-Executive Members, and Partner Members representing local authorities, NHS trusts, public health, and primary care. Place-Based Partnerships in each of the four boroughs coordinate service delivery at the local level, supported by four regional offices (Sheffield headquarters, plus Doncaster, Barnsley, and Rotherham) and approximately 233 employees.

Name

NHS South Yorkshire ICB

Legal name

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Website

https://southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board is a statutory NHS body that commissions healthcare services for the 1.4 million residents of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield, funded by NHS England allocations rather than commercial revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Healthcare Commissioning

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI), Healthcare-Linked Social Benefits Administration (e.g., Medicaid/Means-Tested Health Coverage) (BPAIAKAH)

Keywords

• Healthcare commissioning
• Integrated care services
• Population health management
• NHS service planning
• Public health governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheffield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NHS South Yorkshire ICB is a statutory Integrated Care Board that commissions NHS healthcare services for the 1.4 million residents of South Yorkshire across the four boroughs of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield. It plans and funds acute, primary, community, mental health, learning disability, autism and dementia services through NHS Standard Contracts with provider trusts, primary care networks, local authorities and voluntary sector partners, and leads the Five Year Joint Forward Plan and Start with People citizen involvement strategy.

Product overview

NHS South Yorkshire ICB operates as an Integrated Care Board that commissions healthcare services across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield. Rather than a unified software product, the organisation's 'offerings' consist of commissioned health services spanning primary care, mental health, community services, urgent care, learning disabilities and autism, and vaccination programmes. Locality-specific services include place-based health and care plans for each area, neurodevelopmental assessment pathways, hospital discharge support, and the stoma product ordering service in Sheffield. The organisation also implements the Start with People citizen involvement strategy and Five Year Joint Forward Plan for coordinating health services across the region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NHS South Yorkshire ICB Health Services (Barnsley) Commissioned healthcare services covering Barnsley borough, including primary care, mental health, community services, and urgent care, with local place-based planning through the Barnsley Place Plan.
• NHS South Yorkshire ICB Health Services (Doncaster) Commissioned healthcare services covering Doncaster city and metropolitan borough, including Same Day Health Centre, out-of-hours services, and local health initiatives such as the mobile vaccination service.
• NHS South Yorkshire ICB Health Services (Rotherham) Commissioned healthcare services covering Rotherham metropolitan borough, including neurodevelopmental assessment pathways and mental health services, coordinated through the Rotherham Place Plan.
• NHS South Yorkshire ICB Health Services (Sheffield) Commissioned healthcare services covering Sheffield city, including Mental Health Learning Disabilities Dementia and Autism (MHLDDA) services, dementia strategy implementation, and stoma product ordering services.
• Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Dementia and Autism (MHLDDA) Services Integrated mental health, learning disabilities, autism, and dementia services across Sheffield, delivered through the MHLDDA Delivery Group with partner organisations including SHSC, SCFT, SCC, and VCSE sector.
• Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Mental Health Support Collaborative service between RDaSH NHS Talking Therapies LTC service and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals for patients with FND, providing mental health support for those with mild to moderate common mental health problems.
• Stoma Product Ordering Service NHS Sheffield-based 24-hour ordering service for stoma products, providing prescription processing, advice, and referrals to local stoma nurses for clinical support.
• Right to Choose Neurodevelopment Pathways NHS Right to Choose pathways for neurodevelopmental assessment (ADHD and autism) available across South Yorkshire localities (Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield), allowing patients to select alternative NHS providers.
• Hospital Discharge Support Services Discharge planning and community support services to help patients transition from hospital care, including the NHS Health and Social Care Directory supporting discharge from hospital in Sheffield.
• Vaccination Services COVID-19 vaccination services including mobile vaccination vans in Doncaster and walk-in clinics across South Yorkshire, targeting underserved and seldom-heard communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Seven priority areas for improvement identified in Five Year Joint Forward Plan

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• South Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2022The overarching partnership of NHS organizations, local councils, and other stakeholders working together to coordinate health and care services across South Yorkshire. NHS South Yorkshire ICB is a key statutory body within this integrated care system, which formed following the Health and Care Act 2022.
• Integrated Care PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership responsible for developing the South Yorkshire Integrated Care Partnership Strategy, bringing together NHS, local government, and VCSE partners to set strategic direction for integrated care delivery across South Yorkshire.
• Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSE) AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance of VCSE organizations working in partnership with the ICB to deliver community-based health and social care services, provide expertise in engagement with underserved communities, and support the overall integrated care agenda.
• South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation TrustcoreOthersMental health and community services provider. Mark Brooks serves as Chief Executive and is the Trust Partner Member on the ICB Board. The trust provides mental health, learning disability, and community services across South Yorkshire.
• Sheffield Health and Social Care TrustcoreOthersNHS trust providing mental health, learning disability, and social care services in Sheffield. Delivers Memory Service for dementia support, Older Adults Home Treatment Team, and community learning disabilities services.
• Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH)coreOthersNHS foundation trust providing neurodevelopmental assessment services for children and young people in Doncaster, as well as talking therapies, mental health, and community health services across the region.
• Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustcoreOthersNHS foundation trust providing hospital services in Doncaster and Bassetlaw. Delivers Community Paediatrics service including NHS Autism Assessment Pathway for children under 5 years in Doncaster.
• Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation TrustcoreOthersNHS foundation trust providing hospital services in Barnsley. Delivers Children and Young Peoples Autism Assessment Pathway as part of Community Paediatrics service.
• Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustcoreOthersNHS foundation trust providing acute and specialist hospital services in Sheffield. Collaborated with ICB and RDaSH on Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) mental health support initiative.
• Doncaster CouncilcoreOthersLocal authority partner. Damian Allen serves as Chief Executive and is the Local Authorities Partner Member on the ICB Board. Key partner in delivering integrated health and social care at place level.
• Sheffield City CouncilcoreOthersLocal authority partner. Greg Fell serves as Director of Public Health and is the Public Health Partner Member on the ICB Board.
• Barnsley CouncilcoreOthersLocal authority partner in Barnsley. Wendy Lowder serves as Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Communities and is Executive Place Director for Barnsley.
• Healthwatch RotherhamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent consumer champion for health and social care in Rotherham. Attends NHS South Yorkshire ICB meetings as a participant, providing public involvement and feedback.
• Sheffield Autism Partnership NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork bringing together VCSE organizations focused on improving the lives of autistic people and their families in Sheffield.
• Sheffield MindsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health charity providing Physical Health Engagement services working with GP surgeries to support patients with severe mental illness access health checks and vaccinations.
• Sheffield Mencap and GatewayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLearning disability charity collaborating with the NHS on delivery of health services to support people with learning disabilities and autistic people to access healthcare.
• Primary Care SheffieldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary Care Network or organization providing Health Coach Service delivering physical health checks for people living with severe mental illness at GP practices.
• South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional combined authority. Damian Allen serves as Lead CEO advising the SYMCA Housing & Infrastructure Board. Partnership involved in Growth Accelerator employment Programme and Pathways to Work Programme.
• South Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum (SY LRF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-agency emergency response forum. Damian Allen serves as Co-Chair. Led the sub-region's multi-agency response to the Covid Pandemic.
• Sheffield Suicide Support and PreventionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuicide prevention and support service in Sheffield. Suicide prevention is a priority for Sheffield with approximately one person per week dying by suicide in the city.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NHS North West London Integrated Care Board: Statutory NHS ICB covering eight London boroughs with similar borough-level place partnerships. Operates the same statutory commissioning role and integrated care system structure established under the Health and Care Act 2022.
• NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board: Statutory NHS ICB covering the Greater Manchester conurbation with a comparable population size and place-based partnership structure. Pioneered devolved health and social care integration, providing a benchmark for ICB operating models like South Yorkshire's.
• NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board: Statutory NHS ICB covering a multi-borough footprint with a place-based partnership model. Operates the same commissioning functions (acute, mental health, community, primary care) for a comparable population size to NHS South Yorkshire ICB.
• NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board: Statutory NHS ICB with a multi-borough commissioning footprint and integrated care partnership model. Provides a structurally and functionally comparable peer for NHS South Yorkshire ICB's operating model.
• NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board: Large regional NHS ICB serving multiple boroughs with a similar place-based commissioning architecture. Comparable in scope and statutory remit to NHS South Yorkshire ICB and operates the same NHS England framework for population health management and risk stratification.
• NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board: Statutory NHS ICB covering a similar regional population footprint across West Yorkshire metropolitan boroughs. Operates the same commissioning model, statutory duties, and integrated care partnership structure as NHS South Yorkshire ICB, making it the closest functional peer.
• NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board: Statutory NHS ICB with a multi-borough place-based structure and similar integrated care partnership arrangements. Provides a directly comparable model of healthcare commissioning across multiple local authority areas.
• NHS Devon Integrated Care Board: Statutory NHS ICB operating across a large multi-borough area with the same statutory commissioning duties and integrated care system architecture as NHS South Yorkshire ICB.
• NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board: Statutory NHS ICB covering an urban metropolitan area with a comparable integrated care partnership and place-based model. Engages in the same NHS England commissioning frameworks and population health management approaches.

Others

• South Yorkshire Integrated Care System: The overarching integrated care system partnership in which NHS South Yorkshire ICB sits as a statutory member. Not a direct peer but the broader ecosystem organisation encompassing NHS, local government, and VCSE partners across South Yorkshire.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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