Integrated Care Systems
The Health and Care Act 2022 makes major changes to the NHS in England, including making Integrated Care Systems (ICS) formal, statutory bodies with power over NHS commissioning and spending at a local level.
ICSs bring together NHS, local authority and third sector bodies to take on responsibility for the resources and health of an area or ‘system’. Their aim is to deliver better, more integrated care for patients.
ICSs (integrated care systems) are seen by NHS leaders as the future of health and care integration in England and were central to both the NHS Long Term Plan and Health and Care Act. Hampton Wick Surgery is part of South West London ICS