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Clinical policy harmonisation- share your views to reduce difference in healthcare

February 6, 2024

NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB) is asking people for their comments about proposals to reduce differences in access to healthcare services in the Black Country.

In July 2022, NHS Black Country ICB took over local healthcare planning serving the areas of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, and Wolverhampton.

Since the establishment, the ICB have been reviewing its clinical policies. This includes:

  • reviewing the four existing CCG policies to harmonise them into one new position for the ICB
  • implementing new policies to take into account national clinical guidelines and best practice.

To address these differences, commissioning policies for treatments listed below are being reviewed to look at how they can be made the same for the places of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, and Wolverhampton.

The clinical policy review will be carried out in stages. A public involvement exercise is now live to collect wider views and feedback from local people and staff to inform our final decision-making.

The closing date for comments is Monday 26 February 2024. Further involvement will be carried out over the coming month for the remaining clinical policies. Visit the ICB website to find out more information and have your say.