Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 24
24
Accepted
Paragraph: 73
Review gathered ICB membership data to assess representation and policy effectiveness
Recommendation
Once the data is gathered, DHSC should review it with a view to understanding whether the policy of keeping mandated representation to a minimum is producing the intended results and whether any specialties are especially under-represented. They should report the outcome of this work, and whether any further mandating is required, to the House.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government stated that NHS England will conduct annual performance reviews of ICBs and CQC will assess ICSs under a single assessment framework in alignment with NHS England, focusing on system-wide evaluation rather than the specific review of professional representation data.
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Paragraph Reference:
73
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
ICBs are required to publish their constitution, which includes a list of ICB board members, in accordance with the Health and Care Act 2022. ICBs have made board member information, including members’ expertise and knowledge, publicly available on their websites. Keeping records of ICB membership centrally with DHSC will be duplicating efforts as all the information is publicly available. Where the ICB proposes a change to its board membership this will be discussed with the NHS England regional team as part of the constitutional amendment approval process. The Health and Care Act 2022 sets out membership requirements of the ICBs that include representatives from NHS trusts, primary care and local authorities. However, the local areas can go beyond the legislative minimum requirements in order to address their local needs. Most ICBs have used this discretion and appointed additional members such as members for public health, VCSE representatives and others based on their local area needs. DHSC will continue to work closely with NHS England and ICBs to ensure that the current arrangements are working.
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