Appendix 1: Definitions of terms used in this Constitution
2006 Act
National Health Service Act 2006, as amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and the Health and Care Act 2022.
ICB board
Members of the ICB.
Agenda for Change
Agenda for Change (AfC) is the National Health Service (NHS) grading and pay system for NHS staff.
Area
The geographical area that the ICB has responsibility for, as defined in part 2 of this Constitution.
Committee
A committee created and appointed by the ICB board.
Sub-committee
A committee created and appointed by and reporting to a committee.
Integrated Care Partnership
The joint committee for the ICB’s area established by the ICB and each responsible local authority whose area coincides with or falls wholly or partly within the ICB’s area.
Place-based partnership
Place-based partnerships are collaborative arrangements responsible for arranging and delivering health and care services in a locality or community. They involve the ICB, local government, and providers of health and care services, including the VCSE sector, people and communities, as well as primary care provider leadership, represented by Primary Care Network Clinical Directors or other relevant primary care leaders.
Ordinary Member
The board of the ICB will have a Chair and a Chief Executive plus other members. All other members of the board are referred to as Ordinary Members.
Partner Members
Some of the Ordinary Members will also be Partner Members - this is an NHS England term, and is not defined in the 2022 Act. Partner Members bring knowledge and a perspective from their sectors and are appointed in accordance with the procedures set out in section 3 having been nominated by the following:
- NHS trusts and foundation trusts that provide services within the ICB’s area and are of a prescribed description
- the primary medical services (general practice) providers within the area of the ICB and are of a prescribed description
- the local authorities that are responsible for providing social care and whose areas coincide with or include the whole or any part of the ICB’s area.
Healthcare Professional
Definition as per Health and Social Care Act 2012, Part 1, Chapter A2, section 14N (6): “health care professional” means an individual who is a member of a profession regulated by a body mentioned in section 25(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professional Act 2002.
Health Service Body
Health Service Body as defined by (a) section 9(4) of the NHS Act 2006 or (b) NHS foundation trusts.
VCFSE
Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise