Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership

What Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership does

Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership is a statutory NHS Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) established in 2016 and based in Liverpool, England. It coordinates integrated health and care delivery across a 2.7 million population footprint spanning nine local authority areas (Cheshire East, Cheshire West, Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Warrington, and Wirral). The partnership brings together NHS provider organisations, local authorities, primary care networks, and voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector organisations under a collective governance model. Following the Health and Care Act 2022, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside became the statutory Integrated Care Board (ICB) on 1 July 2022, with the partnership retaining its brand as the statutory ICP forum for NHS leaders and local authorities.

The partnership operates a portfolio of interconnected programmes and digital infrastructure rather than a single product. Core digital assets include Share2Care e-Xchange (an electronic shared health and care record spanning hospitals across Cheshire and Merseyside plus Lancashire and South Cumbria), CIPHA (Combined Intelligence for Population Health Action, a data integration platform for population health analytics), and CAMRIN (Cheshire and Merseyside Radiology Imaging Network, a shared RIS/PACS infrastructure across 12 NHS trusts). Complementary programmes include the Pathology Network (7 trusts), the Marmot Community initiative for health inequality reduction with the Institute of Health Equity, a Workforce Programme across 18 NHS providers, 55 Primary Care Networks, and 375 GP practices, plus a Green Plan and COVID-19 vaccination/treatment delivery.

The organisation is a publicly funded entity with no commercial revenue. Services are free at the point of use, funded through NHS England commissioning via the ICB and local authority contributions. The partnership does not sell products or services commercially and has no disclosed revenue figures. Its 51-100 employees function as a coordinating and programme management body, with frontline care delivered through the 18 NHS provider trusts and 375 GP practices within the footprint. Leadership includes Designate Chair Raj Jain and Designate Chief Executive Graham Urwin, supported by a Designate leadership team covering finance, medical, nursing, performance, and people functions.

Name

Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership

Legal name

Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership

Website

https://cheshireandmerseysidepartnership.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership is a statutory NHS Integrated Care Partnership coordinating health and care services for 2.7 million residents across nine local authority areas, delivering digital infrastructure, population health, and workforce programmes through 18 NHS providers, 55 Primary Care Networks, and 375 GP practices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Integrated Healthcare Services

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (62231)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Governance, Interagency Coordination & Partnerships (HLAJAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospital Shared Services, GPOs & System Support Organizations (HLAFAAAO), Nutrition, WASH & Social Determinants Partnerships (Cross-Sector Health Initiatives) (HLAJAOAO)

Keywords

• Integrated care services
• Population health management
• Healthcare commissioning
• Public health programs
• Health inequality reduction

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public NHS Funding: The partnership receives government funding through NHS England and local authority contributions to deliver health and care services. As an Integrated Care System (ICS) pending statutory status, funding flows through Integrated Care Board (ICB) commissioning structures for NHS services and partnership arrangements for integrated care.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership is an NHS Integrated Care Partnership that coordinates and commissions integrated health and care services across 9 local authority areas in England. It works in collaboration with 18 NHS provider organizations, 55 Primary Care Networks, 375 GP practices, and local authorities to deliver joined-up care for a resident population of 2.7 million people through population health management, place-based partnerships, and shared digital infrastructure.

Product overview

Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership is a collaboration of NHS, local authority, voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations established in 2016 to improve health and wellbeing across the region. Rather than a single product, it operates as a portfolio of interconnected healthcare programs and digital initiatives. The core offerings include CAMRIN (radiology imaging network across 12 NHS trusts), the Share2Care e-Xchange (electronic shared health records), and the CIPHA analytics platform. These are complemented by Population Health programs including the Marmot Community initiative, a Pathology Network, Workforce Programme, and Green Plan for sustainability. The Partnership also delivers public health services including COVID-19 vaccination and treatment programmes. All programs work toward the shared goal of improving health outcomes and reducing inequalities for the 2.7 million population across nine local authority areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CAMRIN (Cheshire and Merseyside Radiology Imaging Network): A radiology imaging network working to make radiology services sustainable across the region, comprising 12 NHS hospital trusts.
• Share2Care e-Xchange
• All Together Fairer

Products and services

• Integrated Care Coordination
• Share2Care e-Xchange
• CIPHA (Combined Intelligence for Population Health Action)
• Marmot Community / All Together Fairer Programme
• CAMRIN Cancer Modelling
• Population Health Management Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• Population health improvement through Marmot Community implementation targeting health inequality reduction
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and support.

• Institute of Health Equity (UCL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Professor Sir Michael Marmot's team commissioned to support health inequality reduction through action on social determinants of health and Build Back Fairer from COVID-19. Delivered 'All Together Fairer' report and 'Building Back Fairer' interim report for Cheshire and Merseyside Marmot Community implementation.
• Champs: Public Health CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned Institute of Health Equity and hosts Population Health Board collaboration. Supports health and wellbeing board coordination across the 9 local authority areas.
• Social Value Accelerator Sites Network (UK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of a group of Social Value Accelerator Sites exploring how social value can be embedded across NHS, Local Authorities and VCFSE organisations. Working with 'Business and Industry' as Anchor Institutions for Corporate Social Responsibility.
• Cheshire and Merseyside Acute and Specialist Trusts (CMAST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvider Collaborative bringing together acute and specialist NHS trusts for collaborative working, shared objectives with ICB, and delivery of benefits of scale across the region.
• Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Collaborative (MHLDSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvider Collaborative for mental health, learning disability and community services working with ICB on strategic priorities and mutual aid.
• Innovation AgencysupportImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLeading development of the Clinical and Care Professional Leadership Framework for the ICS on behalf of Cheshire and Merseyside HCP.
• NHS England and Improvement (NHSEI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOverseeing body for ICS development, providing guidance on Health and Care Act 2022 implementation, and setting requirements for ICB formation.
• Care Quality Commission (CQC)supportStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegulatory body governing health and social care services, represented on Partnership Board.
• Social Value BusinesssupportImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPlatform provider for Social Value Award applications and evidence submission by organisations across Cheshire and Merseyside.
• Alder Hey Children's Hospital Foundation TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLouise Shepherd (CEO) serves as Senior Responsible Officer for the Digital programme. Trust hosts CAMRIN coordination and Share2Care implementation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• NHS England: National NHS oversight body that sets policy, allocates funding, and oversees all 42 ICSs including Cheshire and Merseyside. Acts as the umbrella regulator and funding authority for the partnership's commissioning activities.

Direct peers

• NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board: Statutory NHS Integrated Care Board covering a comparable urban/Northern England footprint (~2.8M population) with similar provider collaborative structures, place-based partnerships, and population health focus. Direct peer given equivalent ICS scale, integrated care governance model, and similar deprivation profile.
• NHS Devon Integrated Care Board: Statutory NHS ICB operating a multi-borough integrated care system with provider collaboratives and population health focus. Comparable peer given similar integrated care governance and provider coordination model.
• NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board: Statutory ICS serving ~2.4M population across multiple boroughs with comparable provider collaboratives, place-based partnerships, and digital health programmes. Direct peer given parallel integrated care governance and scale.
• NHS North West London Integrated Care Board: Statutory ICB serving a large, diverse metropolitan population across multiple London boroughs with parallel provider collaborative models, PCN structures, and population health programmes. Direct peer given similar scale and integrated care governance.
• NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board: Statutory NHS ICB operating across multiple local authority boundaries with integrated provider collaboratives and place-based partnerships. Comparable peer given multi-borough governance model and focus on integrated care delivery.
• NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board: Statutory ICS covering Sussex with provider collaboratives, place-based partnerships, and population health initiatives comparable in structure to Cheshire and Merseyside's. Direct peer given parallel integrated care board governance.
• NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board: Large urban NHS ICB covering a multi-borough metropolitan area with similar acute provider complexity, health inequality challenges, and integrated care structures. Comparable peer given analogous population health and deprivation profile.
• NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board: Neighbouring statutory ICB covering ~1.8M population with overlapping Share2Care e-Xchange shared record infrastructure and similar mix of acute trusts, mental health providers, and PCNs. Highly comparable peer given geographic adjacency and shared digital platforms.
• NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board: Large statutory NHS ICB covering a multi-borough footprint with parallel provider collaborative structures, place-based partnerships, and integrated digital programmes. Direct peer given equivalent ICS scale and structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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