An Area Team (AT) is an ORGANISATION.

Area Teams are sub-divisions of NHS England's Operations' Directorate.

Area Teams are NOT independent ORGANISATIONS but are an integral part of NHS England.

Area Teams are responsible for:

• Commissioning high quality primary care SERVICES
• Assessing and assuring the performance of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and
• Managing NHS England’s local partnerships and stakeholder relationships.

This supporting information is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
formerly	NHS Commissioning Board Local Area Team
shortname	AT
plural	Area Teams