What is commissioning?
Commissioning is the process of assessing needs, planning and prioritising, purchasing and monitoring health services, to get the best health outcomes.
Commissioning
Who commissions NHS services?
Services are commissioned by CCGs and NHS England on a local, regional and national basis.
National service improvement priorities
Find out about the national service improvement priorities as detailed in Next steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View.
Commissioning regulation
NHS England has a statutory duty to conduct an annual assessment of every CCG.
How commissioning is changing
Commissioning continues to develop in line with the aims set out in the Next steps on the Five Year Forward View.
Supporting commissioners
We support commissioners to develop services that deliver improved population health, quality of care and cost control.