Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 7
7
Accepted
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Short-term pressures risk dominating ICSs, hindering focus on public health and prevention.
Conclusion
Unfortunately, there is a clear risk that short-term, acute pressures will dominate ICS capacity, resources and leadership headspace, limiting the true flexibility of ICSs. Active effort from DHSC and NHS England is needed to ensure ICSs retain the space they need to focus on matters like public health and prevention. This will be especially necessary at this early stage of development for ICSs but should be maintained as ICSs evolve.
Government Response Summary
The government committed to exploring how to equip system leaders with the right skills, accepting the value of a national leadership program, and has formed a senior advisory group to plan a three-year roadmap for leadership development.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
DHSC is working closely with NHS England and other partners to explore how current and future system leaders are best equipped with the right skills and behaviours to successfully lead their organisations in a fully integrated way. We accept the value of having a national leadership programme across health, care and wider sectors. The programme will be aligned with to the response planned to the independent review on health and care leadership led by General Sir Gordon Messenger, Leadership for a collaborative and inclusive future , published in June 2022. A senior advisory group across health and care has been brought together to advise and help to plan a 3 year roadmap of leadership and management support and development in response to this and other reviews.