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UPDATE: York VCSE Assembly - NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB - Organisational Change Update

 

Dear colleagues and partners

Thank you for your continued engagement and support as we have worked through the consultation phase of our organisational change programme.

As you may recall, on 19 November 2025 we launched formal consultation with staff on a proposed new operating model and structure for NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB, alongside proposals relating to future ways of working. The consultation closed on 9 January 2026 and the outcomes were shared with staff last week.

Following consideration of the feedback received and further national guidance issued during the consultation period, the Board has now agreed the final operating model, which we intend to implement from 1 April 2026. We have attached a slide deck which covers the points below in greater detail.

 

Our future operating model 

The final model reinforces our role as a strategic commissioner, operating within a significantly reduced running cost envelope while strengthening clarity of accountability and delivery.

 

Four business units

We will have four business units which will work together to design, commission, procure, evaluate and pay for impactful healthcare services delivered through two pillars across five commissioned programmes of care.

  • Insight and Commissioning Strategy: The intelligence engine and strategic brain – sets the direction and determines the response
  • Clinical Leadership: The clinical advisor – ensures safety, quality and health protection
  • Purchasing and Outcomes-based Contracting: The financial architecture and contracting engine –procures and secures delivery
  • People and Organisational Effectiveness:  The connector, communicator and organisational backbone

 

Five interconnected Programmes of Care

Our Programmes of Care will lead system-wide collaboration and commissioning design across:

  • Family Health
  • Neighbourhood Health
  • Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodiversity
  • Planned Care, Cancer and Medical Specialties
  • Urgent and Emergency Care
We will continue to commission once for Humber and North Yorkshire where appropriate, while ensuring the model allows for place-based nuance where this is essential.

 

Two delivery pillars

Commissioning and performance activity will be organised through two sector-aligned pillars:

  • Neighbourhood Health and Primary Care
  • Acute and Mental Health
These pillars bring together commissioning design, contracting, performance oversight and provider relationship management, ensuring stronger alignment between commissioning intent and delivery.

 

Strengthened place-aligned partnership working

In response to feedback, we have strengthened our place interface through the creation of three senior Directors of Commissioning: Partnerships and Engagement, aligned to:

  • York and North Yorkshire
  • North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire
  • Hull and East Riding
These roles will provide clear senior leadership at place level and act as key points of contact for local authority leaders and partners. Each place will also have aligned commissioning capacity, including a strengthened focus on children and young people and neighbourhood health planning.

We remain fully committed to strong partnership working across all Places and to ensuring that local priorities shape commissioning decisions.

 

Future ways of working

Alongside the operating model, we have confirmed future contractual base arrangements.

Posts will be designated as Agile, Community-Based or Fixed. Colleagues in Agile or Community-Based roles will be able to select either Health House in Willerby or home as their contractual base.

While this means we will no longer maintain a fixed office footprint aligned to each Place, we remain committed to purposeful presence within communities. We will continue discussions with partners regarding access to touchdown spaces and shared working environments to support collaborative working across Humber and North Yorkshire.

 

What this means for partners

For our system partners, the new model gives clearer senior contacts at place level and stronger alignment between commissioning strategy and delivery. It ensures a consistent population health perspective across programmes, maintains focus on neighbourhood health and integration, and supports robust governance arrangements. Our priorities remain the same: maintaining stability, commissioning safe, high-quality services, and working collaboratively with partners throughout the transition.

 

Next steps

We plan to implement the new structure from 1 April 2026, once appointments are confirmed. We will keep partners informed as implementation progresses, particularly on governance, commissioning interfaces, or joint working arrangements.

Thank you for your ongoing collaboration as we evolve to meet national expectations and local needs.

Best wishes,

Teresa Fenech, Chief Executive, NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Jason Stamp, Chair, NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

View ICB Transition Presentation (pdf)

York VCSE Assembly 

The York VCSE Assembly – Health and Care is open to all Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations in York. We meet on a bi-monthly basis to focus on health and care related topics. 

The Assembly acts as a mechanism to connect York’s VCSE sector with Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, our area’s Integrated Care System, the Humber and North Yorkshire VCSE Collaborative and the York Health and Care Partnership.

By joining the York VCSE Assembly – Health and Care, and sharing your knowledge and areas of expertise, you’re supporting us in positioning the VCSE sector as a key partner in the planning and delivery of health and care across our city.

Become a member of the York VCSE Assembly

Membership is open to ALL York VCSE sector groups and organisations. Please complete the form linked below to be added to our membership and mailing list. If you have any questions, please email comms@yorkcvs.org.uk.

Find out more
Read the Terms of Reference

Meeting Dates: 

  • Wednesday 20 January 2027, 10am – 12pm, Main Hall

*Please note these dates might be subject to change. The Agenda and booking information for each meeting will be shared closer to the date of each event.

Meeting notes 

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 4 February 2026

During the York VCSE Assembly meeting on 4 February we were joined by Anna Basilico, Head of Population Health and Partnership, Tom Warren-Dolman, Neighbourhood Programme Manager from Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Tory Blake, York Place Coach for Neighbourhoods, Nimbuscare, to discuss the Neighbourhood Health and Care Model in York. Please find the slides and feedback from the meeting discussions below: 

If you require this information in an alternative format, please contact us via comms@yorkcvs.org.uk

York VCSE Assembly meeting - Children and Young People - 12 November 2025

The York VCSE Assembly meeting on 12 November focused on health and care topics relating to children and young people. We were joined by City of York Council who provided a presentation and conversation about the Family First reforms, and York Youth Partnership provided an update on their work. 

If you require this information in an alternative format, please contact us via comms@yorkcvs.org.uk

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 2 July 2025

During the York VCSE Assembly meeting on 2 July, we welcomed Angie Walker and Michal Janik from NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and York Health and Care Collaborative to explore the Children and Young People Pillar 1 Funding.

If you require this information in an alternative format, please contact us via comms@yorkcvs.org.uk

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 7 May 2025

During the York VCSE Assembly meeting on 7 May we welcomed Sian Balsom, Manager at Healthwatch York, who provided an introduction to the Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INT) model of working. 
Get involved in York 50+ Festival 
Dianne Willcocks, Vice Chair, York Older People’s Assembly (YOPA) provided an update regarding the York 50+ Festival which will take place during 20 September – 1 October. There will be a Day of Celebration and a central parade in York on Saturday 27 September from 1pm. Dianne is keen to include as many VCSE organisations as possible, so please contact her directly via the details below.
  • Get involved either as a volunteer, sponsor or putting on activities
  • Be part of parade, prepare materials for shop windows to show off what older people contribute, displays, posters, installations, storyboards
  • Find out more www.yorkassembly.org.uk/50-festival-2025/
  • Email:  d.willcocks@outlook.com  |   Call: 07850 111299

If you require this information in an alternative format, please contact us via comms@yorkcvs.org.uk

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 12 March 2025

During the York VCSE Assembly meeting on 12 March we welcomed the team from the York Mental Health Hubs, who provided an update on the project progress to date, and what’s planned for the future.
Dragon’s Den Pitch – York Bereavement Alliance
A huge thank you to Chris at York Bereavement Alliance for presenting their pitch’s during the meeting. View the presentation slides here.

If you require this information in an alternative format, please contact us via comms@yorkcvs.org.uk

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 29 January 2025

The meeting overview and information below provides more detail about what was discussed and covered during the meeting.

VCSE Workforce Mapping Survey 
During the meeting we presented a piece of essential research which is currently running until the 28 February. We’re asking all York VCSE organisations to complete this survey to map our sector’s workforce. The data provided will support future investement into the sector.
 
Representation
During the meeting the York CVSE Representation – Principles of Working were discussed, agreed and signed off.
 
Sharron Smith, Chief Executive, York Carers Centre and VCSE representative on the York Health and Care Collaborative provided an update from the York Health and Care Collaborative meeting. The update can be found in the meeting overview.
 
Dragon’s Den Pitch – Supporting Children and Young People’s Mental Health
A huge thank you to York Carers Centre and York Mind for presenting their pitch’s during the meeting. View the presentation slides here.

If you require this information in an alternative format, please contact us via comms@yorkcvs.org.uk

2024 Meeting notes 

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 13 November 2024

During the meeting we trialled a new feature which saw members coming together to pitch ideas around their specialist areas of work connected to health and social care. It was a great addition to the meetings and we are able to share the presentations with you alongside other updates from the meeting. 

 
Representation
During the meeting Rachel Parker, System Change Lead, Community Mental Health Transformation Fund, and Mags Godderidge, CEO, Survive, who are two of our VCSE representatives, provided an overview of the York Health and Care Collaborative meeting which took place in October. Read the full representation update here. 
 
Commissioning Process – Set of Principles 
During the meeting we asked members to review the Commissioning Set of Principles. If your feedback isn’t captured in this document, please send your comments and suggestions to Anna (anna.boad@yorkcvs.org.uk) 
 
Dragons Den Pitches
A huge thank you to Mags, Mark, Ian and Rachel for presenting their pitch’s during the meeting. Please find their presentations below: 

If you require this information in an alternative format, please contact us via comms@yorkcvs.org.uk

Climate Change, Health and the Role of the VCSE Sector - 10 October 2024

This event was held as part of York Climate Weeks and focused on the impacts of climate change on health and health inequalities, and the role of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. We welcomed Peter Rodderick, Director of Public Health, City of York Council, who introduced the session and the York Climate Commission, and Jess Marshall, Public Health Manager – Health Protection who spoke about the connection between climate change and health. 
 
Please find the slides, slide notes and feedback linked below:

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 24 September 2024

During the York VCSE Assembly meeting on 24 September, we welcomed Rachel Parker, System Change Lead, to discuss a series of new working groups and what they will involve, how as a sector we would like to be represented on them and consider how participation can help inform funding proposals as part of a new assembly feature moving forward. 

If you require this information in an alternative format, please contact us via comms@yorkcvs.org.uk

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 17 July 2024

During the York VCSE Assembly meeting on 17 July, we welcomed Sarah Coltman-Lovell, York NHS Place Director to speak about York’s priorities and how we can work together moving forward. These priorities are highlighted in the slides linked below. 

If you require this information in an alternative format, please contact us via comms@yorkcvs.org.uk

Tell us what you think about the York VCSE Assembly 
During the meeting we provided an overview of the feedback we have received so far. This information can be found in the slides. We’ve had a limited response to the survey so far, so please could we ask you to take a few minutes to share your thoughts here. 
 
Join the York VCSE Steering Group 
During the meeting we spoke about representation from the sector on relevant boards and working groups. Representation will be drawn from the York VCSE Steering Group. If you are interested in joining the York VCSE Assembly Steering Group, please complete this Expression of Interest Form and return it to anna.boad@yorkcvs.org.uk. If you would like to discuss joining the steering group, please contact Alison Semmence via alison.semmence@yorkcvs.org.uk. 
 
Please note, that to join the steering group, you must be registered as a member of the York VCSE Assembly. You can join as a member here. 

Useful links: 

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 9 May 2024

During the meeting, Alison Semmence, Chief Executive, York CVS provided an update on health and care representation since the previous meeting, and Scott Jobson, Chief Executive at MySight York, provided an overview of the Humber and North Yorkshire VCSE Expo event. We also welcome Steve Wright, Co-Chair of the Mental Health Partnership to speak about the York Mental Health Hub, and how York’s VCSE can get involved with the Hub.   

If you require this information in an alternative format, please contact us via comms@yorkcvs.org.uk

Useful links: 

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 24 January 2024

During the meeting we welcomed Lucy Fieldhouse, Project Lead – Primary Care Link Workers to share an update on the Frailty Crisis and Advice Guidance Hub, and Anna Boad, VCSE Collaborative Comms Leads who provided an update on the training and wellbeing opportunities available to the sector. We also introduced the York VCSE Assembly Steering Group and discussed the next steps for the Assembly. 

If you require this information in an alternative format, please contact us via comms@yorkcvs.org.uk

Useful links: 

2023 Meeting notes 

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 10 October 2023

During the meeting we welcomed Penny Butcher, the new VCSE Collaborative VCSE Programme Manager. We also received a communications update from the VCSE Collaborative and discussed the representation from the sector and the creation of a steering group for the Assembly.

If you require this information in an alternative format, please contact us via comms@yorkcvs.org.uk

Useful links: 

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 12 July 2023

This meeting focused on Health and Care Funding. We learnt more about the Ways to Wellbeing Small Grant Fund, VCSE Collaborative communications and received an update from the York Health and Care Partnership.

If you require this information in an alternative format, please contact us via comms@yorkcvs.org.uk

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 16 May 2023

This Assembly meeting focused on Children and Young People’s Mental Health. We welcomed Gail Teasdale, Children and Young People’s Mental Health Programme Lead to share Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership’s strategy. 

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 8 March 2023

This Assembly meeting focused on ‘Health and Care at Place (York)’. We welcomed Sarah Coltman-Lovell, the new Place Director for York and we explored how the Health and Care Partnership in York works, and how as a Sector we can connect with the Partnership.

National Lottery:
We also welcomed Beth Maguire, the new Funding Officer for York. Beth explained that a strategic review of lottery funding is currently taking place but once this has been finalised, we’ll be organising an event and Beth will attend another Assembly meeting to share the funding priorities and updates with the Sector.  Beth is happy for you to contact her directly should you have any questions. Her details are:
Email: Beth.Maguire@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk | Phone: 07824 605861
 
York VCSE Assembly meetings going forward 
At the end of the meeting, we touched upon how we propose to take the York VCSE Assembly meetings forward. We proposed holding one larger central meeting per quarter with one more focused and topic specific meeting in between. We also proposed reviewing our Terms of Reference at the next meeting to make sure it is still relevant. 

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 25 January 2023

This Assembly meeting focused on ‘Volunteering at the heart of the health and care system’, which is a workstream within the ‘180 days of workforce plan’ (Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership). We explored and discussed what we thought were appropriate roles and what were not. 

During the meeting we asked atendees to review the workstream’s Volunteering Principles and Charter document – we will share this information as soon as the document has been finalised and the feedback points have been captured. 

2022 Meeting notes 

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 26 October 2022

This Assembly meeting continued discussions on the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership’s ‘One Workforce’ strategic priority. The meeting included:

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 28 September 2022

This Assembly meeting focused on the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership’s ‘One Workforce’ strategic priority. The meeting included:

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 11 August 2022

During this more informal ‘breakfast’ York VCSE Assembly meeting we looked at the Shared Prosperity Fund, future Winter Pressures and held discussions around potential projects as well as providing a networking. 

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 6 July 2022

This Assembly meeting focused on Social Prescribing in York and provided an opportunity to learn more about how social prescribing works in York, the role social prescribing can have in tackling social and health inequalities and how we can use our collective expertise to address social determinants of health. The meeting included:

  • A presentation from Christine Marmion-Lennon, Deputy Chief Executive, York CVS – The York Social Prescribing Model
  • A presentation from Anthony Hurd, Programme Manager, Green Social Prescribing – Green Social Prescribing
  • A presentation from Lucy Kitson, Team Leader, Primary Care Link Workers – Proactive Social Prescribing 
  • A presentation from Emily Abbott, Team Leader, Ways to Wellbeing – Meeting Unmet Need
  • Download the slide deck here
  • Read the discussion overview here

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 21 June 2022

The meeting included:

The Assembly are keen to start getting some project/work ideas together so we’re ready for potential investment opportunities coming from the ICS/York Alliance/other sources – with a specific focus on health inequalities and workforce. Ideally, these will be drawn up collaboratively between members of the Assembly. We’ll (York CVS) be developing a template for ideas and pulling together the key challenges we have in York to give some food for thought. This template will be shared with attendees.

York VCSE Assembly Meeting - 18 May 2022

The meeting included:

  • An introduction to Integrated Care Systems
  • A presentation from Myron Rogers and Adam Smith, NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit who coordinated the round table discussions on the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Strategy Design. You can read the feedback from attendees here
  • A presentation from the Wilberforce Trust on their Community Eyedrop Service – you can read the impact report here
  • An update from the other networks in the city, including the VOICE network, led by Healthwatch and the Counselling Services network
  • Download the meeting slide deck here.

York VCSE Assembly meeting - 23 March 2022

Representative from York’s voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector came together to discuss the creation of a VCSE Assembly for York. The meeting included:

  • A presentation from Gary Sainty, Programme Director – VCSE Humber and North Yorkshire (HNY) Health Care Partnership on the introduction to Integrated Care Systems
  • A presentation from Jason Stamp, Chief Officer – North Bank Forum, Chair and Senior Responsible Officer – HNY VCSE Leadership Programme, on creating a VCSE Assembly ‘at place’ (in York) 
  • Q&A and discussions about what membership should look like and ensuring we engage with the whole sector
  • Download the meeting slide deck here.