The NHS: Where does all the money go?

Part 8: Integrated Care Bodies

Body name. Statutory Integrated Care System (ICS) Bodies

Place in the wiring diagram: ICS Regional level

The bodies stated aim is to:

• improve outcomes in population health and healthcare

• tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access

• enhance productivity and value for money

• help the NHS support broader social and economic development

There are 42 ICS in England, created in 2022. The King’s Fund provides a detailed explanation here.

There are Partnerships (ICP), a broad alliance of partners who all have a role in improving local health, care and well-being (social care providers, volunteers, social enterprises, education, housing, employment or police and fire services) 

and 

Boards (ICB) are “NHS organisations responsible for planning health services for their local population. There is one ICB in each ICS area. They manage the NHS budget and work with local providers of NHS services, such as hospitals and GP practices, to agree a joint five-year plan which says how the NHS will contrib…