National Cost Collection for the NHS
The National Cost Collection (NCC) publication comprises aggregated costs (the average unit cost of providing defined services to NHS patients in England) and patient-level costs/PLICS (a cost based on the specific interactions a patient has, and the events related to their healthcare activity).
NHS providers submit costs annually. These costs are used to inform a number of work streams including the PLICS dashboards, the Model Health System, the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme and NHS Payment Scheme prices. They are a key source of information about the cost of NHS services.
2024/25 National Cost Collection data
The National Cost Collection data is published in the following ways:
- the national schedule of NHS costs
- the National Cost Collection Index
- organisation level cost MFF adjusted
- organisation level cost unadjusted
- organisation level files: excluded cost and look up tables.
Power BI dashboards
This year’s data has been published as Power BI dashboards.
- National schedule of NHS costs – The main schedule, showing data for the whole range of services provided by provider, including admitted patient care on a finished consultant episode (FCE) basis.
- National Cost Collection Index – The National Cost Collection Index (NCCI) is a measure of the relative cost difference between NHS providers.
Excel
Data tables from the dashboards are also available in Excel format.
2024/25 National Cost Collection data files
- Organisation level source data part 1 – Unadjusted data as submitted by NHS providers in England.
- Organisation level source data part 2 – Market forces factor (MFF) adjusted data.
- Organisation level source data part 3 – Remaining organisational source level data and reference tables.
Further information on the 2024/25 National Cost Collection, including details of the context for calculation of PFI costs, can be found on the Futures Costing workspace.
Archived cost collections
- 2023/24 National Cost Collection Data Publication
- 2022/23 National Cost Collection Data Publication
- 2021/22 National Cost Collection Data Publication
- 2020/21 National Cost Collection Data Publication
- 2019/20 National Cost Collection Data Publication
- 2018/19 National Cost Collection Data Publication
Help and support
If you have any queries on this project or costing in general please email costing@england.nhs.uk