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Integrated Care Boards

Asked by Dr Roz SavageLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 6 January 2026UIN 102339

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that smaller systems, such as Gloucestershire, will not lose visibility or influence within larger merged ICBs that include urban centres.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Across larger integrated care board (ICB) footprints there will be a renewed focus on the local level as part of our commitment to deliver care closer to home. As outlined in our 10-Year Health Plan, neighbourhood health plans will be created, including for Gloucestershire, and will be brought together as part of the ICBs’ plans to improve population health locally.

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