NI Confederation of Health and Social Care

The Northern Ireland Confederation for Health and Social Care (NICON) is the voice of the organisations in the integrated Health and Social Care system (HSC). Part of the UK-wide NHS Confederation, it is the only membership body for all HSC organisations. At present, the membership includes all HSC trusts and the "regional" organisations (HSC Board, Public Health Agency, Business Services Organisation, and the Patient and Client Council), and five of the smaller HSC bodies. The five Local Commissioning Groups (constituted as committees of the HSC Board) also are in membership.