Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has in place to enable Integrated Care Providers to work with local Healthwatch groups.
NHS England launched a 12 week public consultation on the proposed contracting arrangements for integrated care providers on 3 August 2018 which concluded on 26 October. More information is available at the following link:
https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/proposed-contracting-arrangements-for-icps/
NHS England will publish a response to the consultation following full consideration of responses and feedback. The consultation will also consider how integrated care providers cooperate with local Healthwatch.