Statutory guidance

National Health Service (Expenditure on Service Integration) Directions

Directions to NHS England for the financial years 2023 to 2024, 2024 to 2025 and 2025 to 2026 relating to expenditure on service integration.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 31 March 2023
• Last updated: 31 March 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

The National Health Service (Expenditure on Service Integration) Directions 2025

PDF, 116 KB, 1 page

The National Health Service (Expenditure on Service Integration) Directions 2024

PDF, 58.8 KB, 1 page

The National Health Service (Expenditure on Service Integration) Directions 2023

PDF, 53.4 KB, 1 page

Details

These documents set out the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s directions to NHS England relating to expenditure on service integration for the following financial years:

• 2023 to 2024
• 2024 to 2025
• 2025 to 2026

These directions are in exercise of powers conferred by sections 223B(6) and 223B(7A) of the National Health Service Act 2006.

They include requirements for NHS England to ringfence a sum of money for the financial years stated above for purposes relating to service integration.

This funding will be used in line with the:

• Better Care Fund policy framework 2025 to 2026
• Better Care Fund planning requirements for 2025 to 2026 published by NHS England
• 2025 to 2026 priorities and operational planning guidance published by NHS England

The directions should be read alongside these 3 documents.

Published 31 March 2023

Last updated 31 March 2025 + show all updates

1. 31 March 2025

   Added 'The National Health Service (Expenditure on Service Integration) Directions 2025'.

2. 28 March 2024

   Added 'The National Health Service (Expenditure on Service Integration) Directions 2024'.

3. 31 March 2023

   First published.