A Local Commissioning Group (Northern Ireland) is a type of ORGANISATION in Northern Ireland.

Local Commissioning Groups (Northern Ireland) carry out a range of functions with respect to the commissioning of health and social care for people within their area, including:

• assessing health and social care needs
• planning health and social care to meet current and emerging needs
• securing the delivery of health and social care to meet assessed needs.

In exercising these functions, the Local Commissioning Groups (Northern Ireland) have regard to improving the health and social well-being of people in the area within which they exercise their functions, and improving the availability and quality of health and social care in that area.

Further information relating to Local Commissioning Groups (Northern Ireland) can be found at:

• The Local Commissioning Groups (Number, Area and Functions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and
• Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.

This supporting information is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	Local Commissioning Groups (Northern Ireland)