NHS England March 2019
- NHS England has published its response following a consultation held about a new contract which can help local health and care communities provide better care for patients.
- The ICP Contract will give commissioners the option to commission services through a single contract, to build in integration and remove operational barriers.
- The feedback will be used to further develop the ICP Contract, which will be available in its updated form as an option for use in local health and care systems from spring 2019. Neither use of the ICP Contract nor adoption of lead provider models for integration will be mandatory: they will be options for local commissioners and their providers to consider.
