A Short Guide to Selected health arm’s-length bodies

A Short Guide to Selected health arm’s-length bodies
National Audit OFfice December 2017

• This Short Guide summarises the work of seven of the Department of Health's arm’s-length bodies (ALBs), covering what they do, how much they spend, their performance and what to look out for. 
• It includes CQC, PHE, NHS Improvement, NHS Resolution, HEE, NHS Digital and NICE.

Who's who around the DofH?

Department of Health's agencies and partner organisations
Department of Health updated 4 May 2016

• A list, with contact details and names of executives, of the agencies and public bodies that the Department of Health works with.
• NHS England
• NHS Improvement
• Care Quality Commission
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
• Public Health England
• Health and Social Care Information Centre
• Health Education England
• Health Research Authority
• NHS Blood and Transplant
• Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
• NHS Business Services Authority
• NHS Litigation Authority
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
• Human Tissue Authority

A directory of support for the New Care Models

New Care Models: empowering patients and communities: A call to action for a directory of support.
NHS England December 2015

• A really useful directory of the organisations supporting the Five Year Forward View.
• Includes arm’s length bodies (eg NHS England groups, CQC, NICE, Monitor) and some of the voluntary sector strategic partners. 
• The Directory will be updated in April 2016.

Arms Length Bodies (ALB) going forward

DH's arm's length bodies: business priorities 2013 to 2014
DH, 6 June 2013

• Information about the Department of Health's (DH) arm's length bodies (ALBs) for 2013 to 2014.
• NHS England
• Monitor
• NHS Trust Development Authority
• Care Quality Commission
• National Institute for Health Care Excellence
• Public Health England
• Health & Social Care Information Centre
• Health Education England
• NHS Health Research Authority
• NHS Blood and Transplant
• Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
• NHS Business Services Authority
• NHS Litigation Authority
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
• Human Tissue Authority