Integrated care boards
ICBs sit at the point where workforce, transformation and system leadership questions collide. We work with ICBs, ICSs and place-based partnerships on the workforce strategy, planning and OD challenges that only make sense at system level.
What we have delivered in this sector
A representative view of recent and characteristic engagements across ICB workforce, strategy and delivery work.
- Cross-system workforce response to critical shortages in Radiology and Pathology across three ICSs.
- System workforce planning support to an ICB during operating model design.
- Advisory work to an ICB on workforce and service responses to health inequalities and community services pressures.
- Neurodevelopmental services workforce plan for an ICB, tackling autism and ADHD diagnostic backlogs.
- Executive team development for a newly formed ICB executive.
- Facilitation and design of ICS-level workforce planning cycles and governance.
Thinking for ICB leaders
Case study: Cancer workforce strategy - North East London
18-month cancer alliance workforce strategy programme working across ICB, providers and cancer alliance governance.
Read the case studyWebinar: Setting workforce assumptions for the 2027/28 refresh
The system-level assumptions the ICS workforce plan will need to hold.
Register on the AcademyWebinar: Workforce models for integrated neighbourhood teams
The system implications of INT workforce models - a live implementation session.
Register on the AcademyWhere to look next
A curated set of external sources for ICB, ICS and place-based workforce policy.
NHS Confederation ICS Network
National ICS leadership network
Visit siteNHS England - Integrated Care Systems
National policy, guidance and operational frameworks
Visit siteThe King's Fund on ICSs
Independent analysis and policy commentary
Visit siteLocal Government Association - Health and Care
Council perspective on system integration
Visit siteNHS Providers ICS resources
Provider-side thinking on system working
Visit siteIFF Research and NHS Health & Care Workforce Strategy
National workforce strategy resources
Visit siteICS Design Framework (NHS England)
The national framework for how ICSs are expected to operate
Visit siteNuffield Trust on integration
Independent research on system working and integration
Visit siteLGA Health & Wellbeing Boards
Council-side guidance on system integration
Visit siteReform think tank on ICSs
Policy commentary on integrated care and reform
Visit siteJoin the Integrated Care Boards community on our Academy
A collaborative space for ICB leaders and workforce specialists - discussion, learning, peer Q&A, and shared thinking on system workforce planning and cross-boundary strategy. Hosted in the Health Dynamics Academy, free to join.
Working on a system workforce question at ICB or place level?
We are happy to spend an hour helping you frame the question, even if no engagement follows.