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<p>The Bill establishes integrated care boards (ICBs) as National Health Service bodies
directly accountable for NHS spending and performance. The overwhelming majority of
services paid for by the NHS will continue to be provided by NHS organisations.</p><p>The
work of ICBs will be driven by health outcomes, not profit with safeguards in place
to protect the interests of the public and the NHS. The ICB chair has the power to
veto membership of the board and NHS England has the power to issue guidance to ICBs
in relation to appointments, alongside the robust requirements on ICBs to manage conflicts
of interests. We propose to bring forward an amendment to protect the independence
of ICBs by preventing individuals with significant interests in private healthcare
from membership on the boards.</p>
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