Health Bill: structural measures to ICBs and foundation trusts - impact assessments
Outlines the approach to assessing the objectives, rationale, costs and benefits of the proposed changes to integrated care boards and foundation trusts as part of the Health Bill.
Applies to England
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This document contains 4 impact assessments:
- Reform to the integrated care board (ICB) model
- Removing the requirement to set up integrated care partnerships
- Reform to the foundation trust model
- Financial accountability reform
The Health Bill is supporting 2 overarching aims:
- improve patient safety and experience through a new single patient record (SPR), enabling joined-up, proactive care and empowering patients
- put power and resources in the hands of NHS organisations providing direct patient care by abolishing NHS England and stripping back national bureaucracy
See the Health Bill collection page for the bill’s other supporting documents:
- other impact assessments
- equality impact assessments
- fact sheets
Updates to this page
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The ICB reforms impact assessment has been updated so the reforms no longer remove local authorities from ICB membership. The reform to the foundation trust model impact assessment has had minor amendments to clarify the existing powers and also the requirements for executive directors of foundation trusts.
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First published.
Update history
2026-09-09 16:46
The ICB reforms impact assessment has been updated so the reforms no longer remove local authorities from ICB membership. The reform to the foundation trust model impact assessment has had minor amendments to clarify the existing powers and also the requirements for executive directors of foundation trusts.
2026-05-14 16:12
First published.