NHS England
| Public body overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | England |
| Headquarters | Leeds, England |
| Employees | 13,500 |
| Annual budget | £181.4 billion (2024–25) |
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| Parent department | Department of Health and Social Care |
| Parent public body | NHS |
| Key documents | |
| Website | www |
NHS England, formally the NHS Commissioning Board for England, is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care. It oversees the budget, planning, delivery and day-to-day operation of the commissioning side of the National Health Service in England as set out in the Health and Social Care Act 2012. It directly commissions NHS general practitioners, dentists, optometrists and some specialist services. The Secretary of State annually publishes the NHS mandate, a document which specifies the objectives which the Board should seek to achieve. National Health Service (Mandate Requirements) Regulations are likewise published each year to give legal force to the mandate.
In 2018 it was announced that the organisation, while maintaining its statutory independence as legislation prevented a formal merger, would be merged with NHS Improvement, and seven "single integrated regional teams" would be jointly established.
In March 2025, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that NHS England would be abolished and that the health service will be brought back under the control of ministers.