Healthcare in Herefordshire is now the responsibility of Herefordshire Clinical Commissioning Group.
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History
From 1947 to 1974 NHS services in Herefordshire were managed by the Birmingham Regional Hospital Board. In 1974 the Boards were abolished and replaced by Regional Health Authorities. Worcestershire still came under the Birmingham RHA. Regions were reorganised in 1996 and Herefordshire came under the West Midlands Regional Health Authority. From 1974 there was an Area health authority covering the county. There was one Primary care trust established in the county in 2002. They were managed by the West Mercia Strategic health authority which merged into West Midlands Strategic health authority in 2006.
Herefordshire and Worcestershire formed a sustainability and transformation plan area in March 2016 with Sarah Dugan, the Chief Executive of Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, as its leader
Commissioning
Hereford and Worcestershire was one of the 4 areas chosen to trial the integration of specialised commissioning, previously run by NHS England centrally, in September 2016.
Primary Care
The are 25 GP practices in the county. Out-of-hours services are provided by Nestor Primecare Services Limited.
Hospital Care
Hereford Hospitals NHS Trust
Mental health
2gether NHS Foundation Trust
Community Care
Wye Valley NHS Trust