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Recommendation 21

21 Acknowledged

We further recommend that Integrated Care Systems have a duty to report on progress made...

Recommendation
We further recommend that Integrated Care Systems have a duty to report on progress made against those recommendations made to improve the support for their staff from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. (Paragraph 134) Workforce planning
Government response summary AI-generated
The government recognizes the importance of ICS involvement in improving support for ethnic minority staff but does not commit to a specific duty to report, instead referencing ongoing ICS development and a System Workforce Improvement Model.
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Government Response Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract Acknowledged
4.33 We recognise the importance of ICS involvement in ensuring progress on the recommendations made to improve the support for their staff from ethnic minority backgrounds. 4.34 As detailed in our response to recommendation 8, as part of the wider ICS development work underway, a System Workforce Improvement Model is being developed to ensure that future workforce within ICSs are reflecting the equality, diversity and inclusion priorities of NHSEI.
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