In August 2019, NHS England published updated versions
of the ICP contract and support documents
package.
The ICP contract is specifically designed to enable integration
through a single contract that can be used to commission public
health, adult social care, secondary care and primary care services
via a population-based payment approach.
It is a variant of the NHS Standard Contract which is already
used to commission a broad range of NHS services. The supporting
documents includes explanatory notes to the ICP contract.
NHS England states that: "the ICP contract is intended
to promote an environment at the 'place' tier, in which
different teams and services can come together in a coordinated
way, incentivising organisations to focus on delivering better
patient care and improving the health of the population as a whole.
The contract is designed to allow this to be achieved in a
transparent way, ensuring consistency with all national NHS
standards and
