Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will require Integrated Care Boards to have a dedicated focus on tackling health inequalities for inclusion health populations.

Integrated care boards (ICBs) are expected to have a dedicated focus on tackling health inequalities, including for inclusion health populations. The Health and Care Act 2022 mandates that ICBs reduce inequalities in access to, and outcomes from, the healthcare for the population they serve. This includes groups experiencing the poorest health outcomes, often referred to as inclusion health populations.