In March 2025, the government announced it would abolish NHS England and change the responsibilities of ICBs.43 In April 2025, NHSE announced that ICBs had to make 50% cost reductions.44 To achieve this, ICBs are planning large scale redundancies and NHSE will transfer some of ICB’s 38 C&AG’s Report, para 2.8 39 Qq 9 and 11 40 Qq 9, 38-39 and 40-41 41 Qq 40-41 42 Q 9 43 C&AG’s Report, paras 4 and 2.2 44 Qq 17-20 13 current functions.45 NHSE’s Model ICB Blueprint paper outlined the refreshed r...

In March 2025, the government announced it would abolish NHS England and change the responsibilities of ICBs.43 In April 2025, NHSE announced that ICBs had to make 50% cost reductions.44 To achieve this, ICBs are planning large scale redundancies and NHSE will transfer some of ICB’s 38 C&AG’s Report, para 2.8 39 Qq 9 and 11 40 Qq 9, 38-39 and 40-41 41 Qq 40-41 42 Q 9 43 C&AG’s Report, paras 4 and 2.2 44 Qq 17-20 13 current functions.45 NHSE’s Model ICB Blueprint paper outlined the refreshed role of ICBs which would be shifted to “strategic commissioners working to improve population health, reduce inequalities and improve access to more consi Type: conclusion | Number: 22 | Response status: response_pending