Written questions

Integrated Care Boards: Primary Care

Commons · Question 98441 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms will ensure accountability for primary care outcomes within merged ICBs, particularly where decision-making is centralised elsewhere.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 16 Dec 2025

The NHS Oversight Framework will continue to provide the approach to assessing integrated care boards, including in relation to primary care.