Question follow-through · 56909

Integrated Care Boards: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has set formal (a) criteria and (b) guidance on the key functions Integrated Care Boards will be expected to provide under the proposed cost envelope.

answeredHelen MorganDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
5 Jun 2025
Answer
16 Jun 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has set formal (a) criteria and (b) guidance on the key functions Integrated Care Boards will be expected to provide under the proposed cost envelope.

  2. 5 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    NHS England has asked integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services and to reduce the duplication of responsibilities within their structure with the expectation of achieving a reduction in their run...

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