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NHS England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what independent bodies are part of NHS England.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
14 Mar 2025
Target answer date
18 Mar 2025
Answer
26 Mar 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what independent bodies are part of NHS England.

  2. 18 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    NHS England is currently an executive non-departmental public body which is sponsored by the Department. In the last 10 years, NHS England has taken on the functions of what were once separate arm’s length bodies, including NHS Improvement, NHS Digital an...

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