NHS public health functions agreements
Agreements setting out the outcomes to be achieved and the funding provided for NHS England to commission public health services.
The NHS public health functions agreement sets out the arrangements under which the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care delegates responsibility to NHS England for certain public health services (known as section 7A services).
The services currently commissioned in this way are:
- national immunisation programmes
- national population screening programmes
- child health information services (CHIS)
- public health services for adults and children in secure and detained settings in England
- sexual assault services (sexual assault referral centres)
Documents
Updates to this page
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Added the publication 'Public health commissioning in the NHS: 2025 to 2026'; and updated information on the collection page overview on the public health services currently commissioned.
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Added 'Public health commissioning in the NHS: 2024 to 2025'.
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Added document for 2023 to 2024.
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Added document for 2022 to 2023.
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Added guidance for 2020 to 2021.
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First published.