Celebrating two years of being the first Keep it Local ICB and ICS in the country: national report on our trailblazing approach

In March 2024, West Yorkshire became the first Integrated Care Board (ICB) in the country to adopt Locality’s Keep it Local approach. With the five local authorities already signed up, this made West Yorkshire the first Keep it Local Integrated Care System (ICS); a commitment to prioritising working with, commissioning and supporting our local voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector.

Following this, Locality worked with the Power of Communities (our strategic VCSE Alliance) to support its development and implementation of the approach in key areas as well as NHS West Yorkshire ICB winning Locality’s 2024 Keep it Local Award.

Locality has now launched their report on 'How West Yorkshire became the first Keep it Local Integrated Care System' sharing what health systems across the country can learn from our trailblazing approach to delivering a more prevention-focussed and neighbourhood-based health service grounded in our local VCSE organisations. It is also being launched alongside their report on ‘Keep it Local Health Commissioning Guide’, which has been shaped by our approach in West Yorkshire.