This guide helps integrated care boards (ICBs) to assess the effectiveness of the information they collect and use. Using information insightfully – supported by robust corporate governance arrangements – enables the ICB board to:

• be assured the organisation is meeting its statutory duties
• spot early warning signs of quality, performance or financial issues across the system
• ensure that care provided across the system is continuously improving and services meet the population’s current and future needs
• stand back and consider whether the ICB’s leadership, culture, systems and processes are getting the right results