NHS England

English public body that leads the National Health Service in England, created in 2013 as the NHS Commissioning Board and expanded in 2022 and 2023 by merging with NHS Improvement, NHS Digital and Health Education England. Sets priorities and direction for the NHS, commissions primary care and specialised services, oversees integrated care boards and runs national programmes including medicines optimisation, community pharmacy contractual arrangements, the NHS drug tariff processes and commercial agreements with pharmaceutical companies.