On 1 April, 2026, NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board was established to plan and oversee health and care services for the 2.5 million people who live in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Our creation brings together the former NHS Frimley and NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) Integrated Care Boards into a single organisation with one shared vision for improving health across the Thames Valley.
NHS Thames Valley is responsible for making sure the region’s £5.6 billion health budget is used in the best possible way. Its role is to look at the needs of local communities, decide what services are needed and work with hospitals, GP practices, community services, councils and voluntary groups to make sure people get high quality, joined up care.
Berkshire is home to around 1.2 million people and is characterised by wide‑ranging diversity in ethnicity, socioeconomic circumstances and health needs. Slough, in particular, stands out as one of the most ethnically diverse and multicultural towns in the UK, often described as a “majority‑minority” area. More than 60% of its population identifies with ethnic groups other than White British, with a notably large Asian community.
Berkshire has 83 GP practices and 26 Primary Care Networks (PCN). PCNs are groups of GPs working together with a range of local providers to offer more personalised and coordinated health and social care to their local populations.
Berkshire is serviced by the following acute hospitals:
A full list of NHS Trusts, providers and partners can be found further down this page.
As NHS Thames Valley continues to establish we will build on and further strengthen our existing and new relationships across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the South East region. Together with our partners we will continue to collaborate and adapt within a changing landscape, ensuring that our collective work evolves to meet the diverse needs of our communities and deliver on our shared priorities.
This way of working provides an opportunity for our residents and their families, communities and their unique characteristics, to be at the heart of our integrated working, allowing continued progression through innovation and partnership.
We also continue to work closely with our local Healthwatch and voluntary sector organisations.
Our partners across the Thames Valley health and care system
NHS Trusts:
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Councils:
- Bracknell Forest Council
- Buckinghamshire Council
- Cherwell District Council
- Oxford City Council
- Oxfordshire County Council
- Reading Borough Council
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Slough Borough Council
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Vale of White Horse District Council
- West Berkshire Council
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Wokingham Borough Council
Other:
- Healthwatch
- Voluntary and Community Sector organisations – independent groups and charities.
Working in partnership with Healthwatch
Healthwatch are the independent national champion for people who use health and social care services. They are there to find out what matters to people and help make sure their views shape and support the service offered.
Healthwatch share their findings publicly and with those with the power to make change happen, in the form of reports, updates and verbally in strategic meetings.
NHS Thames Valley works with local Healthwatch organisations as key partners to better understand what they are hearing and how we can make changes as a result.
You can find out more about your local Healthwatch's work and how to contact them, by visiting their website linked below.