NHS England
The NHS Commissioning Board (known as the NHS Commissioning Board in the Health and Social Care Act 2012) was established as an independent body, at arm's length to the Government, from October 2012 and took on its full range of responsibilities once it became established on 1 April 2013.
Description
NHS England is an ORGANISATION.
The NHS Commissioning Board (known as the NHS Commissioning Board in the Health and Social Care Act 2012) was established as an independent body, at arm's length to the Government, from October 2012 and took on its full range of responsibilities once it became established on 1 April 2013.
The NHS Commissioning Board has adopted the name NHS England.
From 1 April 2019, NHS England and NHS Improvement are working together as a new single ORGANISATION to better support the NHS to deliver improved care for PATIENTS.
The main aim of NHS England is to improve the health outcomes for people in England.
NHS England empowers and supports clinical leaders at every level of the NHS through Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG s), Clinical Networks and Clinical Senates and helps Health Care Providers make genuinely informed decisions to provide high quality SERVICES.
For further information on NHS England, see the NHS England website at: What does NHS England do?.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Also known as | NHS Commissioning Board |
| Formerly | NHS Commissioning Board Authority |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Supporting Information | 18 Weeks | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | 18 Weeks | references in description NHS England |
| Data Element | ACTIVITY COUNT (POINT OF DELIVERY) | references in description NHS England |
| Attribute | AMBULANCE CALL RESPONSE CATEGORY | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | Accessible Information | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | Accessible Information | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Adult Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Adult Mental Health Care Cluster | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Adult Mental Health Clustering Tool | references in description NHS England |
| Data Set | Aggregate Contract Monitoring Data Set | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | references in description NHS England | |
| NHS Business Definition | Ambulance Call | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Ambulance Incident | references in description NHS England |
| Attribute | CANCER OR SYMPTOMATIC BREAST REFERRAL PATIENT STATUS | references in description NHS England |
| Data Element | CDS COPY RECIPIENT IDENTITY | references in description NHS England |
| Attribute | COMMISSIONED SERVICE CATEGORY CODE | references in description NHS England |
| Attribute | CONTINUITY OF CARER PATHWAY INDICATOR | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Clinical Commissioning Group | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Clinical Frailty Scale | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Clinical Senate | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Commissioning Support Unit | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Court | references in description NHS England |
| Data Element | DRUG NAME (HIGH COST TARIFF EXCLUDED DRUG) | references in description NHS England |
| Attribute | DRUG PACK SIZE | references in description NHS England |
| Attribute | DRUG QUANTITY OR WEIGHT PROPORTION | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | Data Services for Commissioners | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | Data Services for Commissioners | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Dentist with Enhanced Skills | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Department of Health and Social Care | references in description NHS England |
| Data Set | Devices Patient Level Contract Monitoring Data Set | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | references in description NHS England | |
| Data Set | Drugs Patient Level Contract Monitoring Data Set | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | references in description NHS England | |
| NHS Business Definition | Enhanced Supportive Care | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | European Economic Area | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | European Economic Area | references in description NHS England |
| Data Set | Female Genital Mutilation Data Set | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | references in description NHS England | |
| NHS Business Definition | Forensic Mental Health Care Cluster | references in description NHS England |
| Data Element | HIGH COST TARIFF EXCLUDED DEVICE CODE (SNOMED CT DM+D) | references in description NHS England |
| Data Element | HIGH COST TARIFF EXCLUDED DRUG CODE (SNOMED CT DM+D) | references in description NHS England |
| Attribute | HIGH LEVEL CODE FOR HIGH COST TARIFF EXCLUDED DEVICE | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Healthwatch England | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Immigration Removal Centre | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Patient Experience Questionnaire | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Service | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | Information Standards Notice | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | Information Standards Notice | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | Integrated Care System | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | Integrated Care System | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Integrated Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Long Term Condition Service | references in description NHS England |
| Data Set | Inter-Provider Transfer Administrative Minimum Data Set | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | references in description NHS England | |
| NHS Business Definition | Internet Enabled Therapy | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Justice Organisation | references in description NHS England |
| Data Element | LOCAL POINT OF DELIVERY CODE | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | Mental Health Care Cluster Super Class | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | Mental Health Care Cluster Super Class | references in description NHS England |
| Data Set | Mental Health Services Data Set | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | references in description NHS England | |
| NHS Business Definition | NHS 111 Service | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | NHS Continuing Healthcare | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | NHS Continuing Healthcare (Fast Track) | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | NHS Continuing Healthcare (Standard) | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | NHS Continuing Healthcare Checklist | references in description NHS England |
| Data Set | NHS Continuing Healthcare Data Set | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | references in description NHS England | |
| Data Set | NHS Continuing Healthcare Patient Level Data Set | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | references in description NHS England | |
| NHS Business Definition | NHS Continuing Healthcare Previously Unassessed Period of Care | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | NHS England | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | NHS England (Region) | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | NHS England (Region) | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | NHS Improvement | references in description NHS England |
| Class | NHS SERVICE AGREEMENT | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | NHS Standard Contract | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | NHS Standard Contract | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set Scenarios | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | National Cancer Waiting Times Monitoring Data Set Scenarios | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | National Contact Point | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | National Tariff Payment System | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | National Tariff Payment System | references in description NHS England |
| Data Element | ORGANISATION CODE (CODE OF COMMISSIONER) | references in description NHS England |
| Data Element | ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (CDS RECIPIENT) | references in description NHS England |
| Data Element | ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (CODE OF COMMISSIONER) | references in description NHS England |
| Attribute | POINT OF DELIVERY CODE | references in description NHS England |
| Attribute | POINT OF DELIVERY FURTHER DETAIL CODE | references in description NHS England |
| Attribute | POINT OF DELIVERY FURTHER DETAIL DESCRIPTION | references in description NHS England |
| Data Set | Patient Level Contract Monitoring Data Set | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | references in description NHS England | |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set - Admitted Patient Care | references in description NHS England |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set - Emergency Care | references in description NHS England |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set - Out-Patient Care | references in description NHS England |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set - Specialist Ward Care | references in description NHS England |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Acute Data Set - Supplementary Information | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | references in description NHS England | |
| Supporting Information | references in description NHS England | |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Data Set - Ambulance | references in description NHS England |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Data Set - Improving Access to Psychological Therapies | references in description NHS England |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Data Set - Reconciliation | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | references in description NHS England | |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Mental Health Data Set - Admitted Patient Care | references in description NHS England |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Mental Health Data Set - Care Contacts | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | references in description NHS England | |
| Supporting Information | references in description NHS England | |
| NHS Business Definition | Personal Health Budget | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Personalised Care and Support Plan | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Personalised Care and Support Planning | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | Point of Delivery | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | Point of Delivery | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Police Constabulary | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Police Custody Suite | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | Primary Care Network | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | Primary Care Network | references in description NHS England |
| Attribute | RADIOTHERAPY INTENT | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Rapid Diagnostic Centre | references in description NHS England |
| Attribute | SPECIALISED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE CATEGORY CODE | references in description NHS England |
| Attribute | SPECIALISED SERVICE CODE | references in description NHS England |
| Attribute | SUBSIDIARY LEVEL HIGH COST TARIFF EXCLUDED DEVICE CODE | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Secure Children's Home | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Secure Training Centre | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Sexual Assault Referral Centre | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Specialised Commissioning Hub | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Specialised Service | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Sustainability and Transformation Partnership | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Sustainable Development Unit | references in description NHS England |
| Data Element | TOTAL COST | references in description NHS England |
| Data Element | TREATMENT START DATE (CANCER) | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Urgent Treatment Centre | references in description NHS England |
| Data Set | Venous Thromboembolism Risk Assessment Data Set | references in description NHS England |
| Supporting Information | references in description NHS England | |
| NHS Business Definition | Young Offender Institution | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Young Offender Institution (15-17) | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Young Offender Institution (18-21) | references in description NHS England |
| NHS Business Definition | Young Persons Transition Plan | references in description NHS England |
