Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 64215
Integrated Care Boards: Rural Areas
Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that ICBs effectively represent small and rural communities, in the context of the re-organisation of ICBs.
Answer
Karin SmythNHS England has asked the integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services and to reduce the duplication of responsibilities within the health and care structure. ICBs are responsible for commissioning ...
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