Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Integrated Care Provider contracts on improving (a) quality of care and (b) value for money.

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/

No ICP contracts have been placed in England. If, subject to the outcome of the consultation, NHS England decides to make the ICP Contract available for commissioners to use, it plans to study the impact of any ICP Contract arrangements.