From 1947 to 1965 NHS services in Suffolk were managed by the East Anglian regional hospital boards.
Suffolk and North East Essex formed a sustainability and transformation plan area in March 2016 with Nick Hulme, the Chief Executive of Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, as its leader[1] It was one of four new integrated care systems established by NHS England in May 2018.
[2] In 2018, Ipswich and East Suffolk, West Suffolk and North East Essex CCGs proposed to merge as part of local plans to establish an integrated care system.
Out-of-hours services are provided by Care UK which won a further five year contract in partnership with the Suffolk GP Federation to run the NHS 111 helpline and out of hours services in Suffolk and north east Essex in June 2018.
[4] Oulton Medical Centre and its satellite branch of Marine Parade Surgery, at Kirkley Mill were closed by the Care Quality Commission in October 2015 using an order from Norwich Magistrates’ Court under Section 30 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 because of serious concerns about the service and the risks it presented to patients.
[12] Social care in the county is supported by Cassius, a digital care technology service provided by Alcove, which supplies movement sensors, smart watches, wearables, falls prevention devices and technology to address specialised needs.