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Question follow-through · 25187

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department will publish additional analysis of the potential operational implications of further specialised commissioning reform, including through an updated Equality Impact Assessmen

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department will publish additional analysis of the potential operational implications of further specialised commissioning reform, including through an updated Equality Impact Assessmen

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    As of April 2025, integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning the majority of specialised services. NHS England commissions all ‘highly’ specialised services, high secure mental health services, and a small number of other services on ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Integrated Care Boards: Standards

15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to her Department's Impact Assessment on ICBs as strategic commissioners, published on 14 May 2026, what specific mechanisms will be used to provide enhanced oversight of Integrated Care Bo

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Health Services

15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 25186, when the regulations determining which specialised services will be commissioned by the Secretary of State and which by Integrated Care

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Health Services: Databases

15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has to improve the collection and publication of patient outcomes data for specialised services, including through the use of patient-reported outcome measures.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Health Services

15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the future responsibilities and functions of the seven Offices for Pan-ICB Commissioning will be in supporting Integrated Care Boards to commission specialised services; and when detailed guid