A question on #NHS #Managers tabled by John Whitby on 18-06-2025 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: NHS: Managers
Question ID: 1814115
UIN: 61086
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-18
Asking Member ID: 5342
Asking Member display name: John Whitby
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Asking Member Twitter reference: John Whitby
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of moving non-clinical service delivery decision-making from managers to (a) consultants and (b) specialist doctors.
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Date answered: 2025-06-27
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Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are the strategic commissioners of health and care services in England. NHS England has asked the ICBs to reduce the duplication of functions, to achieve efficiencies and reduce their running costs, with the aim to direct the...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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