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NHS Foundation Trusts

Asked by Sarah DykeLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 2 September 2025UIN 69706

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, published on 3 July 2025, what his planned timescale is for NHS Foundation Trusts to deliver additional services within communities.

Answered by Karin Smyth

As per the 10-Year Health Plan, for the very best National Health Service foundation trusts there will be a new opportunity to hold the whole health budget for a local population as an Integrated Health Organisation (IHO). The intention is to designate a small number of these new IHOs in 2026, with a view to them becoming operational in 2027.

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