Monitor is an ORGANISATION.

Monitor:

• is the sector regulator for health care, with a duty to protect and promote the interests of PATIENTS 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.

Monitor has an ongoing role in assessing NHS Trusts for NHS Foundation Trust status, and for ensuring that NHS Foundation Trust are well-led, in terms of both quality and finances.

For further information on Monitor, see the Monitor website.