A question on #IntegratedCareBoards #RuralAreas tabled by Blake Stephenson on 01-07-2025 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: Integrated Care Boards: Rural Areas
Question ID: 1818389
UIN: 64215
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-07-01
Asking Member ID: 5100
Asking Member display name: Blake Stephenson
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Blake Stephenson
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that ICBs effectively represent small and rural communities, in the context of the re-organisation of ICBs.
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Date answered: 2025-07-09
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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: NHS England has asked the integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services and to reduce the duplication of responsibilities within the health and care structure. ICBs are responsible for commissioning ...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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