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| Public body overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | England |
| Headquarters | Leeds, England |
| Employees | 6,500 |
| Annual budget | £129.9 billion (2020–21) [1] |
| Public body executives | |
| Parent department | Department of Health and Social Care |
| Website | www |
NHS England, formerly the NHS Commissioning Board for England, is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care. It oversees the budget, planning, delivery and day-to-day operation of the commissioning side of the National Health Service in England as set out in the Health and Social Care Act 2012.[3] It directly commissions NHS general practitioners, dentists, optometrists and some specialist services. The Secretary of State publishes annually a document known as the NHS mandate which specifies the objectives which the Board should seek to achieve. National Health Service (Mandate Requirements) Regulations are published each year to give legal force to the mandate.
In 2018 it was announced that the organisation, while maintaining its statutory independence, would be merged with NHS Improvement, and seven "single integrated regional teams" would be jointly established.[4]
- ^ "Spending Round 2019". GOV.UK. HM Treasury. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Board members". england.nhs.uk. NHS England. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "About us". commissioningboard.nhs.uk. NHS Commissioning Board. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Seven regions planned in NHS England and NHS Improvement 'integration'". Health Service Journal. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.