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HEALTH

Council threatens legal action over ICB recovery programme

St Helens Borough Council is considering legal action against NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB over its recovery programme, alleging some of its measures are ‘unlawful'.

St Helens Town Hall © Pete Stuart / Shutterstock.com

St Helens Borough Council is considering legal action against NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB over its recovery programme, alleging some of its measures are ‘unlawful'.

Andy Bowden, cabinet member for Adult Social Care & Health, told a cabinet meeting the measures risked undermining local partnerships, damaging integration and shifting costs unfairly onto local councils.

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