Neuromuscular Disorders: Health Services

(asked on 29th November 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure Integrated Care Systems have sufficient knowledge of neurology services before responsibility for certain specialised commissioned services is delegated to them by April 2023.


Answered by
Edward Argar Portrait
Edward Argar
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 7th December 2021

The Health and Care Bill proposes that certain specialised services may be subject to joint commissioning arrangements between NHS England and integrated care boards during 2022/23. The services which would benefit from a more integrated commissioning approach remain under consideration and further details will be set out before April 2022.

For all specialised services, including those that are joint commissioned or delegated, NHS England will remain accountable for their commissioning and retain responsibility for setting national standards and clinical policies determining access to both new and existing treatments. For services that are delegated, NHS England will provide support, tools and guidance to integrated care systems to enable them to commission effectively.

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