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Integrated Care Boards are statutory organisations that bring partner organisations together in a new collaborative way with common purpose. They bring the NHS together locally to improve population health and establish shared strategic priorities within the NHS, connecting to partnership arrangements at system and place. Their core functions include:
- Developing a plan to meet the local health and healthcare needs of the population, allocating resources and establishing joint working arrangements with partners to deliver this plan.
- Establishing governance arrangements to support collective accountability between partner organisations for whole-system delivery and performance.
- Arranging for the provision of health services in line with the allocated resources across the Integrated Care System.
- Leading system implementation of people priorities including delivery of the People Plan and People Promise.
- Leading system-wide action on data and digital and using these capabilities to understand local priorities, track delivery of plans, monitor and address unwarranted variation, Health Inequalities and drive continuous improvement in performance and outcomes.
- Ensuring that the NHS plays a full part in achieving the wider goals of social and economic development and environmental sustainability through joint working between health, social care, and other partners.
- Driving joint work on estates, procurement, supply chain and commercial strategies to maximise value for money across the system and support wider goals of development and sustainability.