Integrated Care System

Description

An Integrated Care System (ICS) is a geographically based partnership of health and care ORGANISATIONS.

Integrated Care Systems bring together Health Care Providers and commissioners of NHS SERVICES with Local Authorities and other local partners to plan, co-ordinate, commission and deliver joined up health and care SERVICES to improve the health of PEOPLE who live and work in their area.

Each Integrated Care System is comprised of an:

Integrated Care Partnership
(ICP): the broad alliance of ORGANISATIONS and representatives concerned with improving the care, health and wellbeing of the population, jointly convened by Local Authorities and the NHS
Integrated Care Board
(ICB): statutory ORGANISATIONS bringing the NHS together locally to improve population health and care.

This Supporting information is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
Plural	Integrated Care Systems
Short name	ICS

Type	Link	How used
NHS Business Definition	General Medical Practitioner Practice	references in description Integrated Care System
NHS Business Definition	Integrated Care Board	references in description Integrated Care System
Supporting Information	Integrated Care Partnership	references in description Integrated Care System
Supporting Information	Integrated Care System	references in description Integrated Care System
Supporting Information	NHS England (Region)	references in description Integrated Care System
Supporting Information	Primary Care Network	references in description Integrated Care System
Supporting Information	Sub Integrated Care Board Location	references in description Integrated Care System
Supporting Information	Supporting Definitions Menu	references in description Integrated Care System
Supporting Information	Supporting Definitions Menu	references in description Integrated Care System
Supporting Information	Sustainability and Transformation Partnership	references in description Integrated Care System