Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 34
34
Accepted
We again recommend that a duty be placed on ICBs for them to have regard...
Recommendation
We again recommend that a duty be placed on ICBs for them to have regard to mental health and public health. (Paragraph 128) Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic 39
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees with the recommendation, noting that the Health and Care Act 2022 already places a duty on ICBs to reduce health inequalities and promote integration, which covers having regard to mental health and public health.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
The Government agrees that it is important that ICBs have regard to mental health and public health. The Health and Care Act 2022 places a duty on ICBs to have regard to the need to reduce health inequalities, which includes mental health and public health. The Act also places a duty on ICBs to promote integration, which includes mental health and public health.
Read the full response on Parliament ↗