Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 98441
Integrated Care Boards: Primary Care
Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025
Question
Max Wilkinson
Liberal Democrat — Cheltenham
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
Karin SmythThe NHS Oversight Framework will continue to provide the approach to assessing integrated care boards, including in relation to primary care.