Statement from NHS England website
The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) was established on 1 October 2012 as an executive non-departmental public body. Since 1 April 2013, the NHS Commissioning Board has used the name NHS England for operational purposes.
Before this, the NHS Commissioning Board Special Health Authority, in existence from October 2011 to 30 September 2012, was established to design the proposed commissioning landscape and develop its business functions.
Central to our ambition is to place the patients and the public at the heart of everything we do. We are what we want the NHS to be – open, evidence-based and inclusive, to be transparent about the decisions we make, the way we operate and the impact we have.
We encourage patient and public participation in the NHS, treat them respectfully and put their interests first. This allows us to develop the insight to help us improve outcomes and guarantee no community is left behind or disadvantaged.
We empower and support clinical leaders at every level of the NHS through clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), networks and senates, in NHS England itself and in providers, helping them to make genuinely informed decisions, spend the taxpayers’ money wisely and provide high quality services.
Engaging with our staff is equally important to us too. Our staff are what makes NHS England an excellent organisation: an exemplar in customer focus, professionalism, rigour and creativity.
Grounded by the values and principles of the NHS Constitution, we are an organisation who share ideas and knowledge, successes and failures, and listens to each other carefully and thoughtfully.
At NHS England, we practice what we preach. By working collaboratively and building coalitions with partners everywhere we can achieve greater things together and deliver the best patient service not only in England but in the world.
How to contact them
Telephone: 0300 311 22 3
Email: england.contactus@nhs.net
Post: NHS England, PO Box 16738, Redditch, B97 9PT
Link to: web page
