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Categories: POLITICS · HEALTH

Cornwall‑Devon NHS merger opposition

Entities: Phil Bialyk · Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board · Paul Arnott · Cornwall Council · Devon & Torbay Combined County Authority

Overview

In late July 2026, Cornwall Council leader Leigh Frost formally protested the UK government’s proposal to combine the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (ICB) with the Devon ICB. The merger, slated for April 2027, would reduce the number of ICBs from 42 to 26 and create a single budget and governance structure for the two counties. Frost described the plan as “outrageous,” warning that it could divert Cornwall’s health‑service funds to a financially strained Devon ICB and threaten spending on local hospitals, mental‑health services, urgent care and NHS 111. While the boards already share some back‑office functions under a “cluster” model, Frost insisted that spending priorities must remain independent to safeguard health provision for Cornish residents.

Timeline

  1. about 3 hours ago

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Sources

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