The role of local authorities in care reforms

摘要

Statutory Integrated Care Systems (ICS) will replace Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in England from March 2022. Many public bodies at a regional and local level will be impacted. This is a once in a generation chance for local government to reset the relationship with health colleagues and demonstrate the key role that it plays.ICS will become statutory bodies, taking on the role currently played by CCGs. There are currently two documents that assist with our understanding here: the Health and Care Bill (the Bill) and the ICS Design Framework (the Framework).There will be two main components of an ICS:1. The Integrated Care Board (ICB) -the ICB will secure the provision of health services by taking on the commissioning functions of CCGs, develop and maintain a plan to meet the health needs of its population, set out the strategic direction for the ICS and agree an annual capital resource use plan. A representative of the relevant responsible local authorities will be part of the ICB.