NHS Commissioning Board Authority (NHS CB)
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The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) is an ORGANISATION.

The NHS Commissioning Board was established as an independent body, at arm's length to the Government, from October 2012.

The NHS Commissioning Board is responsible for designing the proposed commissioning landscape and developing its business functions. This includes agreeing the method for establishing, authorising and running Clinical Commissioning Groups.

Note: it is intended that the NHS Commissioning Board will take on its full range of responsibilities once it is fully established from April 2013.

For further information on the NHS Commissioning Board, see the NHS Commissioning Board website.

 

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