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<p>Providers are not funded directly by the Department. The majority of the Department’s
funding is allocated to NHS England, primarily for the commissioning of healthcare
services from a range of primary and secondary care providers. National Health Service
providers (NHS trusts and foundation trusts) fund their spending via income received
from NHS commissioners in return for the provision of healthcare services to their
local population. It is for commissioners to ensure that providers’ services meet
the standards, including for providing food for patients with special dietary requirements,
set out by the Care Quality Commission.</p>
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