Guidance

Public health commissioning in the NHS: 2016 to 2017

Agreement explaining the outcomes to be achieved and funding provided for NHS England to commission public health services.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England
• Published: 17 December 2015
• Last updated: 10 June 2016 — See all updates

Documents

NHS public health functions agreement 2016 to 2017

PDF, 458 KB, 27 pages

Variation to the 2016 to 2017 agreement on public health functions

PDF, 215 KB, 7 pages

Details

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).

It aims to:

• improve public health outcomes and reduce health inequalities
• contribute to a more sustainable public health, health and care system

This variation made to the 2016 to 2017 agreement relates to the change in commissioning of services for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), as currently included within Annex A immunisation programmes. From 1 June 2016 it will be commissioned via specialised commissioning and not as part of the NHS public health functions agreement (Section 7A).

Published 17 December 2015
Last updated 10 June 2016 + show all updates

1. 10 June 2016

   Published the variation to the 2016 to 2017 agreement.

2. 17 December 2015

   First published.