Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 102340

Integrated Care Boards: Accountability

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 9 January 2026

Question

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal DemocratSouth Cotswolds

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 may be centralised elsewhere.

Answer

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