9 June 2017

Specialised commissioning - an explanation

NHS Commissioning of Specialised Services
House of Commons Library Briefing, 9 June 2017
  • This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the commissioning of specialised services by the NHS in England, for patients with rare or complex conditions. How the commissioning process works is set out in further detail, as well as analysis of the financial management and transparency of specialised commissioning, and recent reforms introduced by NICE and NHS England, including reforms to the Cancer Drugs Fund.