This week we discuss why a £300,000 exit payment to a former ICB CEO has proved so controversial, and how NHS England has tried to justify the move.

We also look at what the row reveals about the wider pressure ICBs are under, as they face deep cuts and continued uncertainty over their future role.

This includes the questionable use of public money in wider ICB restructures, which are in many cases forced to pay for redundancies they may one day regret.

And with devolution to mayoral strategic authorities, how do ICBs and ‘places’ fit into the new world?