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 DemocratCheltenham

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