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Integrated Care Boards: Redundancy

Commons · Question 56903 · Tabled 3 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has (a) issued and (b) waived guidance to integrated care boards on redundancy policies since 1 April 2025.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 10 Jun 2025

NHS England expects integrated care boards (ICBs) to manage any change programmes within their local policies. Where two or more ICBs come together, we will expect them to apply a consistent change policy approach, as agreed with local unions.