CQC Reviews of Integrated Care Systems
The Act introduces a new duty on the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to conduct reviews of the integrated care system (integrated care boards, local authorities and their system partners working collectively).
	These reviews assess the provision of NHS care, public health, and adult social care within the integrated care board area. They consider how well the integrated care boards, local authorities, and CQC registered providers discharge their functions in relation to the provision of care as well as the functioning of the system as a whole, which will include the role of the integrated care partnership. The CQC is required to publish a report, providing an independent assessment of the health and care in integrated care systems.
	The Act requires the Secretary of State to set the priorities and objectives of these reviews, with a requirement that priorities are set relating to leadership, integration, and quality and safety, and the CQC to determine the indicators of quality, methods, period, and frequency for these reviews with Secretary of State approval.