Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support Integrated Care Systems (ICS) to engage with health-based apprenticeships; and how he plans to roll out the ICS programme.

Health Education England’s national apprenticeship programme is working with employers in integrated care systems (ICS) to provided information and technical expertise on planning and implementing apprenticeships, based on local workforce needs. Integrated care boards will also support the health and care workforce locally, including apprenticeships.

Statutory ICSs will be established formally from July 2022 and the Department and NHS England will support ICSs to implement these new responsibilities.