Health Services

(asked on 16th October 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list all the services directly commissioned by NHS England.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 24th October 2018

NHS England directly commissions the following services:

- Military and veteran health services;

- Health services for people in prisons (including youth offender institutions);

- Primary care services, although for general practitioners this is devolved to most clinical commissioning groups through primary care co-commissioning; and

- Specialised services. A list of the specialised services is attached.

NHS England also directly commissions the following public health services:

- Neonatal hepatitis B immunisation;

- Maternal Pertussis immunisation;

- Bacillus Calmette–Guéri vaccine (against tuberculosis and leprosy);

- Diptheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, pertussis, haemophilus influenzae type B and hepatitis B immunisation;

- Rotavirus immunisation;

- Meningococcal C containing vaccine immunisation;

- Haemophilus influenzae type B immunisation;

- Pneumococcal immunisation;

- Measles, mumps and rubella immunisation;

- Human papillomavirus immunisation;

- Td/IPV vaccination (3-in-1 teenage booster);

- Seasonal influenza immunisation;

- Seasonal influenza immunisation for children;

- Shingles immunisation;

- NHS infectious diseases in pregnancy screening;

- NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme - Screening for Down’s Syndrome, Edwards’ Syndrome and Patau’s Syndrome;

- NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme – 18+0 to 20+6 week fetal anomaly scan;

- NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening;

- NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening;

- NHS Newborn Hearing Screening;

- NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination Screening;

- NHS Diabetic eye screening;

- NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm;

- Breast screening;

- Cervical screening;

- Bowel cancer screening;

- NHS bowel scope screening;

- Child Health Information Systems;

- Services for children and adults in secure and detained settings in England;

- Sexual assault referral centres;

- Meningococcal group B immunisation; and

- Human papillomavirus immunisation programme for men who have sex with men.

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