Policy paper

The NHS Mandate

The first mandate between the government and the NHS Commissioning Board.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 13 November 2012
• Last updated: 12 November 2013 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

Documents

The Mandate: a mandate from the government to the NHS Commissioning Board: April 2013 to March 2015

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The Mandate: easy read version

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The government's response to the consultation on the draft mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board

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The NHS mandate: equality analysis

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Reference document for policy impact assessments

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Financial Directions to the NHS Commissioning Board

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Details

This mandate sets out the ambitions for the health service for the next two years.

The Mandate reaffirms the government’s commitment to an NHS that remains comprehensive and universal - available to all, based on clinical need and not ability to pay - and that is able to meet patients’ needs and expectations now and in the future.

The NHS Mandate is structured around 5 key areas where the government expects the NHS Commissioning Board to make improvements:

• preventing people from dying prematurely
• enhancing quality of life for people with long-term conditions
• helping people to recover from episodes of ill health or following injury
• ensuring that people have a positive experience of care
• treating and caring for people in a safe environment and protecting them from avoidable harm

Published 13 November 2012
Last updated 12 November 2013 + show all updates

1. 12 November 2013

   Updated to include revenue budget increase from £95,623 million to £95,873 million to take account of an additional £250 million to address seasonal pressures

2. 13 November 2012

   First published.