Integrated Care Boards: Finance
Commons · Question 57418 · Tabled 4 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with NHS England to ensure (a) patient safety and (b) the maintenance of the NHS’ statutory functions following changes to the level of funding for to integrated care boards
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 12 Jun 2025
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 ru...