What should the NHS long-term plan say about STPs and ICSs?

What should the NHS long-term plan say about STPs and ICSs? Sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) and integrated care systems (ICSs) are intended to be vehicles for helping to share and spread the adoption of new care models. Our research has reported variations in the progress being made by STPs and ICSs and has described the many challenges they face in working within the current statutory framework. In a long read published today, Nicholas Timmins sets out changes that may be needed to align the law with the work of STPs and ICSs, while noting the difficulties of securing support in parliament for these changes. The King's Fund