Policymakers hope the Health and Care Act, which received royal assent in late April, will mark the introduction of a more collaborative approach to the management of children’s health services in England. The act puts integrated care systems (ICS), which have been developed for several years, onto a statutory footing. ICSs are partnerships that bring providers and commissioners of NHS services together with local authorities and other local partners to collectively plan health and care services to meet the needs of the local population.
The 42 ICSs will take on the powers of clinical commissioning groups from July. Each will have an integrated care board (ICB), responsible for NHS strategic planning and allocation decisions, and an integrated care partnership (ICP), responsible for bringing together a wider set of system partners to develop a plan to address the broader health, public health, and social care needs of the local population.
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