Integrated Care Boards: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 98442 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has his Department made of the potential impact of ICB mergers on continuity and access in rural and semi-rural areas.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 17 Dec 2025
Across larger integrated care board (ICB) footprints there will be a renewed focus on the local level as part of our commitment to delivering care closer to home, and this includes rural and semi rural areas. As outlined in our 10-Year Health Plan, neighb...