Integrated Care Board
Integrated Care Boards continue to provide updates to council committees on health and care services.
The Integrated Care Board provided updates to Barnet Council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee in July 2026 as part of its review of the Safer Communities Partnership Board's annual report for 2025-26. The committee scrutinised efforts to tackle various community safety issues, receiving information from partner organisations including the ICB.
Discussions in 2025 highlighted significant changes affecting Integrated Care Boards. Havering Council's cabinet noted in October 2025 that NHS North East London was undergoing a restructure to cut running costs by 50%, impacting adult services and ending the integrated commissioning model. In July 2025, Richmond Council noted the ICB was leading a review of therapy services for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to address financial pressures and potential savings by December 2025.
An Integrated Care Board is a statutory body responsible for planning and delivering integrated health and care services in a specific geographic area. In August 2025, Havering's Health & Wellbeing Board discussed concerns about gaps in advice commissioned by the Integrated Care Board regarding pharmaceutical services.
Key facts
- The Integrated Care Board provided updates to Barnet Council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee in July 2026. Source
- NHS North East London was undergoing a restructure to cut running costs by 50%, noted by Havering Council in October 2025. Source
- Richmond Council noted in July 2025 that the ICB was reviewing SEND therapy services to address financial pressures. Source
- Havering's Health & Wellbeing Board discussed concerns in August 2025 about gaps in advice commissioned by the ICB. Source
- Harrow's JHSOC discussed the reconfiguration of the ICB and its impact on health services in July 2025. Source
About this summary
This summary was written automatically from our published stories and the council meeting records they draw on. It describes what councils have discussed and decided; it does not take a view on any decision. Each key fact links to the story it comes from. Updated 30 September 2026. Spotted a mistake? Email community@opencouncil.network.