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<p>NHS England is the accountable commissioner and budget holder for all specialised
services as set out in The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical
Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012, with
the Manual for prescribed specialised services providing further detail.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has achieved significant progress in developing a set of
nationally consistent service standards and commissioning policies, which ensure equity
of access to high quality services across the board. Those standards and policies
will continue to apply for those specialised services which are to be collaboratively
commissioned by NHS England and clinical commissioning groups.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>NHS England is currently in the process of agreeing the guidance on the collaborative
commissioning arrangements which will be in place from 1 April 2015.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has clarified that where there are collaboratively commissioned
services, NHS England will retain the full financial risk for these services for 2015/16.
NHS England has advised us that there will be further work conducted over the next
year to advise on the range of specialised services for which NHS England should remain
the accountable commissioner and budget holder for 2016/17 and future years.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Copies of The National Health Service Commissioning Board and
Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012
and the Manual for prescribed specialised services are attached.</p><p> </p>
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