Monitor is an ORGANISATION.
Monitor is the independent regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts.
- is the sector regulator for health care, i.e. regulates all providers of NHS funded SERVICES in England, except those that are exempt under secondary legislation
- also set the tariffs for Payment by Results (PbR).
Monitor's main duty is to:
protect and promote the interests of people who use health care SERVICES by promoting the provision of SERVICES which are economic, efficient and effective, and maintains or improves the quality of the SERVICES.
For further information on Monitor, see the Monitor website.