The Government has committed to a number of measures to support integrated care systems in response to two key reports.

Responding to the Hewitt Review which reported its findings on 4 April and the recent Health and Social Care Committee (HSCC) inquiry into the workings of the local health and care systems, the government reaffirmed its support for ICS's.

In its response, the Department of Health and Social Care outlines the steps it will take working with NHS England and local health and care systems, to support learning and improvement and join up care for patients and communities. As part of this the department will review and streamline national targets to ensure that systems are able to focus on improving health for their populations.

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