Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 114209

Integrated Care Boards: Staff

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Bobby Dean

Liberal Democrat — Carshalton and Wallington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing the workforce of integrated care boards by 50 per cent on the level of patient care and NHS system performance.

Answer

Karin Smyth

NHS England has asked integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services and reduce duplication of responsibilities within their structure with the expectation of achieving a reduction in their running co...

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