Healthcare in Nottinghamshire is now the responsibility of four Clinical Commissioning Groups, covering Nottingham City, Nottingham North & East, Mansfield and Ashfield, and Nottingham West.
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History
From 1947 to 1974 NHS services in Nottinghamshire were managed by the Sheffield Regional Hospital Board. In 1974 the Boards were abolished and replaced by Regional Health Authorities. Northamptonshire came under the Trent RHA. From 1974 there was one Area health authority covering the county. From 1982 there were three District Authorities, Bassetlaw, Nottingham and Central Nottinghamshire. In 1992 Bassetlaw and Central Nottinghamshire were merged into North Nottinghamshire. Eight Primary care trusts were established in the county in 2002: Ashfield, Broxtowe and Hucknall, Gedling, Mansfield District, Newark and Sherwood, Nottingham City, and Rushcliffe. All but Nottingham City were merged into Nottinghamshire County Teaching PCT in 2006. They were managed by the East Midlands Strategic health authority which was merged into NHS East Midlands in 2006.
Nottinghamshire formed a sustainability and transformation plan area in March 2016 with David Pearson, the Director of Adult Social Care at Nottinghamshire County Council as its leader.
Primary care
Out-of-hours services are provided in the south of the county by NEMS Community Benefit Services Limited, by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Bassetlaw, and by Central Nottinghamshire Clinical Services for the remainder.
Acute services
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the main acute providers in the county. A merger between Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust but in November 2016 it was announced that the merger would not proceed.
Community Care
Mid Nottinghamshire Better Together a Multispecialty community provider, has supported a reduction of 107 acute hospital beds and is hoped to deliver savings of more than £46 million by 2019 for an investment of £17.3 million.
Mental health
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is the main NHS provider.