Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 10
10
Deferred
Paragraph: 39
Integrated Care Boards need public health representation; DHSC review required for mandating inclusion.
Conclusion
To guarantee a continual focus on the prevention agenda, all Integrated Care Boards should ensure they include a public health representative, such as a public health director or public health lead. In 12 months, DHSC should conduct a review to understand the extent to which this is happening. If necessary, further steps should be taken to mandate the inclusion of a public health representative so the focus on prevention is not lost.
Government Response Summary
The government deflected from mandating public health representation on ICBs by suggesting that a national peer review offer should be developed by partners within the system.
Paragraph Reference:
39
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
A national peer review offer should be developed by partners within the system, moving towards a more bottom-up, autonomous model of improvement and agreeing that this should build on learning from the approach developed by LGA . There would need to be further consideration given to how peer review works as part of NHS England’s wider improvement offer which includes shared learning for systems.