Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of integrated care boards in financial year 2022-23.

The Department undertakes regular discussion with NHS England on the performance and oversight of integrated care boards (ICBs).

NHS England conducted an annual performance assessment of the ICBs for 2022/23, from July 2022 to March 2023, and published supporting guidance for the ICBs.

NHS England published a summary of the assessment reports as part of its 2022/23 Annual Report and Accounts. All ICBs also published their individual Annual Reports and Accounts for 2022/23 on their websites. The Department is working with NHS England on its approach to the annual performance assessment for 2023/24.