NHS Cheshire CCG is currently overseeing the county's Covid-19 vaccine programme. Image: Administración del Principado de Asturias MORE concerns have been raised over a potential merger of Cheshire and Merseyside NHS services. An NHS England consultation into the planned introduction of integrated care systems (ICS) across the country from April 2022 has just closed, which would replace clinical commissioning groups in some cases. In Cheshire, it would mean the county’s NHS Cheshire CCG could be scrapped — despite only being created in April 2020 — to make way for a Cheshire-Merseyside ICS. At a meeting of Cheshire East Council’s health scrutiny committee, councillors outlined their concerns over the move to regional NHS officials.