Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 16
16
Deferred
Paragraph: 53
Clear guidance detailing ICS outcomes for core purposes is required from DHSC/NHS England.
Conclusion
Following engagement with ICSs and being conscious of the space required for local priorities, DHSC and NHS England should issue guidance with additional detail on what ICSs are expected to achieve within each of the four core purposes. As we have said previously, the focus here should be on outcomes and not dictating to ICSs how they achieve the goals.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government deflected from issuing guidance on what ICSs are expected to achieve within their core purposes, stating that ICB partnership arrangements are discussed in annual assessments and CQC will assess wider ICS partnership working.
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Paragraph Reference:
53
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government · verbatim extract
Deferred
As set out above, the combination of the mandate to NHS England, NHS England’s planning guidance and system planning provide a complementary and aligned set of processes to deliver on the 4 core purposes of ICSs . This will allow for the right balance between clarity of national requirements and local innovation and flexibility. ICSs will combine the national targets and requirements for the NHS that flow through the mandate and the planning guidance with local priorities rooted in the integrated care strategy generated by the ICP , incorporating local joint health and wellbeing strategies. The use of shared outcomes to provide purpose and to draw together partners to collaborate across organisational boundaries will also enhance delivery of local and national objectives. ICBs ’ joint forward plans will set out how each ICB will deliver both the national and local commitment and address ICSs ’ 4 core purposes. DHSC has published guidance for ICPs on the preparation of integrated care strategies. NHS England issued guidance on preparing joint forward plans in December 2022, to support ICBs and their partner NHS trusts and foundation trusts to develop their first plans with system partners.
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