General management consultancy services

Tender description

NHS England has held the direct commissioning responsibility for prescribed specialised services since April 2013. As part of these duties, NHS England is responsible for programme management of the development, testing and adoption of a range of clinical commissioning policies and service specifications. These set out the nationally consistent commissioning position for specific treatments, technologies and services to ensure equal access for defined groups of patients, for which NHS England has legislative responsibility. The programme of clinical evidence reviews, which are based on treatment topics, are agreed on an annual basis (ongoing) with the flexibility to add new topics should they be considered clinically necessary through horizon scanning systems. Call-off contract for clinical evidence reviews.