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NHS update: Integrated Care Boards

2 mins read Workplace issues/your health Communication
April’s update from Sara Hurley and Ali Sparke informed readers that NHS England is delegating “responsibility for commissioning pharmacy, general ophthalmic and dental services to local Integrated Care Boards” (ICBs).

The change has been implemented to further the NHS’s long-term ambition to give systems responsibility for local population health needs to meet regional priorities better. In addition, the authors believe integrating dentistry within local services will help create discussion around “how different professional teams can support each other.”

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Sara and Ali opened this section by thanking delegates and praising the “amazing variety of speakers” at the 2023 event.

Discussions in the CDO theatre focussed on “clinical standards, addressing inequality and professionalism.” The lectures were all designed to underline the ethos that “system reform is as much about culture as it is about the contract”.

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