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Integrated Care Boards: Accountability

Asked by Dr Roz SavageLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 9 January 2026UIN 102340

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms will ensure accountability for primary care outcomes within merged ICBs, particularly where decision-making may be centralised elsewhere.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The NHS Oversight Framework will continue to provide the approach to assessing integrated care boards, including in relation to primary care.

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