Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent contracting arrangements for Integrated Care Providers from creating (a) self-sustaining strategies and (b) increasing complexity in the commissioning system.

NHS England launched a 12 week public consultation on the proposed contracting arrangements for integrated care providers (ICPs) 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 documents provide more detail about the NHS England’s current proposals for ICPs, including:

- how the proposed ICP Contract would underpin integration between services;

- how it would differ from existing National Health Service commissioning contracts; and

- how ICPs would fit into the broader commissioning system.