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<p>NHS England has determined that provider collaboratives for specialised mental
health, learning disability and autism services will be managed by a lead provider
in their local area. The lead provider will be given delegated responsibility for
managing the budget and patient pathway for specialised care for their local population.</p><p>They
will be monitored and held to account via a contract with NHS England, which will
retain ultimate accountability for the commissioning of these services. The lead provider
will work in partnership with a collaborative of National Health Service and independent
sector providers to deliver care locally to their population.</p><p>Although provider
collaboratives will be led by an NHS organisation, independent providers can participate
in provider collaboratives and enter into partnership agreements to support the effective
and efficient delivery of NHS-funded care.</p>
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