Part 1: Health Service in England: Integration, Collaboration and Other Changes Integrated Care Boards: Functions Section 21: Commissioning hospital and other health services
This section amends section 3 of the NHS Act 2006 to require integrated care boards to commission hospital and other health services for those persons for whom the integrated care board is responsible to such extent as it considers necessary to meet the reasonable requirements of those people.
	Duties of integrated care boards as to commissioning certain health services. New section 3 requires integrated care boards to commission the specified hospital and other health services to such extent as it considers necessary to meet the reasonable requirements of those persons for whom the integrated care board is responsible. Integrated care boards are responsible for those people specified in accordance with section 14Z31 and any other people who may be prescribed in regulations (subsection (2)). Subsection (3) ensures there is no duty to commission services or facilitate those which are already being commissioned by NHS England, and other integrated care boards. This ensures there is no duplication in the required commissioning arrangements. Under subsection (4), in exercising this function, integrated care boards must act in accordance with Secretary of State and NHS England’s duty to promote a comprehensive health service and any objectives or requirements specified in the NHS mandate published under section 13A.
	Power of integrated care boards to commission certain health services. New section 3A allows, but does not require, integrated care boards to arrange for the provision of such services or facilities that it considers appropriate to improving people’s physical or mental health, or preventing, diagnosing and treating illness in those people. Under subsection (2), integrated care boards are responsible for those people specified under section 14Z31 and any other people who may be prescribed in regulations. Under subsection (3), an integrated care board may not arrange for the provision of services that NHS England is required to arrange under sections 3B or 4. Under subsection (4), in exercising this function, integrated care boards must act in accordance with Secretary of State and NHS England’s duty to promote a comprehensive health service and any objectives or requirements specified in the NHS mandate published under section 13A.