Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 29
29
Deferred
Paragraph: 93
DHSC needs to urgently clarify CQC assessment decisions and priorities for ICSs
Conclusion
DHSC should urgently provide the CQC with its decision on ratings and any priorities it would like the CQC to focus on. It should also communicate to ICSs what methods will be used to address any areas of concern that assessments might raise. ICSs should be given fair notice about this, and the CQC may need time to incorporate this into their approach, so it is imperative that this clarity is provided before the bulk of the CQC’s assessment work begins.
Government Response Summary
The government response focused on the UK-wide Levelling Up health mission, establishing a cross-government Health Mission Working Group, and the upcoming publication of a toolkit for local shared outcomes frameworks, without providing the requested clarity on CQC ratings or assessment priorities for ICSs.
Paragraph Reference:
93
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
We have already committed to a UK-wide Levelling Up health mission to narrow the gap in healthy life expectancy ( HLE ) at birth between local areas where it is highest and lowest by 2030, and increase HLE by 5 years by 2035, as announced in the Levelling Up white paper. We have continued to deliver a core set of policy activities to support people to live healthier lives, help the NHS and social care to provide the best treatment and care for patients, and tackling health disparities through national and system interventions. Given that policies affecting many of the underlying drivers of health are the responsibility of departments other than DHSC , we have established the Health Mission Working Group to provide a forum for working with other departments to explore opportunities for cross-government action to drive progress on the health mission and support common interests. Additionally, as set out previously, in the coming months we will publish a toolkit that will support all places to develop local shared outcomes frameworks, sharing best practice and examples to promote learning between systems.