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 Democrat — South 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.