Integrated Care Boards: Budgets Debate
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Lord Kamall
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Integrated Care Boards: Budgets
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Baroness Merron (Lab)
I understand why the noble Baroness is asking that question. I cannot confirm that that is the case, but I will gladly raise that point with my colleague the Minister for Care.
Lord Kamall (Con)
My Lords, I will follow up on the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Gerada, on the Health and Care Act 2022. I remember that during the debates on the Bill there were calls for many specialisms to be represented on integrated care boards. In order to avoid unwieldy boards, we compromised on the phrase, I think, “with regard to”. With hindsight, we see that that did not always happen. We also find that ICBs are often dominated by large trusts, something that might be made worse by the forthcoming NHSE abolition Bill. Given these two factors, what is the Minister’s department saying to ICBs to make sure that there is an emphasis on community-led provision of health and care services?