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NHS public health functions agreements

Agreements setting out the outcomes to be achieved and the funding provided for NHS England to commission public health services.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 8 February 2018
• Last updated: 26 October 2020 — See all updates

NHS public health functions agreements set out the arrangements under which the Secretary of State delegates responsibility to NHS England for certain public health services (known as Section 7A services).

The services currently commissioned in this way are:

• national immunisation programmes
• national cancer and non-cancer screening programmes
• Child Health Information Services (CHIS)
• public health services for adults and children in secure and detained settings in England
• sexual assault services (Sexual Assault Referral Centres)

Documents

• Public health commissioning in the NHS: 2021 to 2022
  • 18 November 2021
  • Guidance
• Public health commissioning in the NHS: 2020 to 2021
  • 26 October 2020
  • Guidance
• Public health commissioning in the NHS: 2019 to 2020
  • 17 December 2019
  • Guidance
• Public health commissioning in the NHS 2018 to 2019
  • 26 March 2018
  • Guidance
• Public health commissioning in the NHS 2017 to 2018
  • 24 March 2017
  • Guidance
• Public health commissioning in the NHS: 2016 to 2017
  • 10 June 2016
  • Guidance
• Public health commissioning in the NHS 2015 to 2016
  • 8 October 2015
  • Guidance
• Public health commissioning in the NHS 2013 to 2014
  • 1 May 2013
  • Guidance

Published 8 February 2018
Last updated 26 October 2020 + show all updates

1. 26 October 2020

   Added guidance for 2020 to 2021.

2. 8 February 2018

   First published.