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Integrated Care Boards: Finance

Asked by Dame Caroline DinenageConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 November 2024UIN 14043

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is providing financial resources to integrated care boards to allow them to allocate resources effectively.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department provides funding to NHS England, which in turn allocates a large part of its funding to the integrated care boards. Planned spend by integrated care boards is currently £141 billion for the financial year 2024/25, with boards responsible for the strategic commissioning of services to meet the needs of their local populations.

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