In the United Kingdom , non-departmental public body ( NDPB ) is a classification applied by the Cabinet Office , Treasury , the Scottish Government , and the Northern Ireland Executive to public sector organisations that have a role in the process of national government but are not part of a government department. NDPBs carry out their work largely independently from ministers and are accountable to the public through Parliament ; however, ministers are responsible for the independence, effectiveness, and efficiency of non-departmental public bodies in their portfolio.
28-1388: The NHS Business Services Authority ( NHSBSA ) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care which provides a number of support services to the National Health Service in England and Wales . It was created on 1 October 2005 following a review by the Department of Health of its " arm's length bodies ". It began operating on 1 April 2006, bringing together five previously separate NHS business support organisations. The body provides services to NHS organisations, NHS contractors and patients which include: The NHSBSA manages over £35 billion of spend annually. This includes prescription and dental payments, and other transactions such as applications for medical exemption certificates and NHS Learning Support Fund submissions for student nurses. The NHSBSA took over responsibility for checking prescriptions that had been dispensed free of charge to patients who claimed to be exempt from paying prescription charges in September 2014. To claim free prescriptions on medical grounds, patients are required to hold
56-674: A non-ministerial government department being at a remove from both ministers and any elected assembly or parliament. Typically an NDPB would be established under statute and be accountable to Parliament rather than to His Majesty's Government . This arrangement allows more financial independence since the government is obliged to provide funding to meet statutory obligations. NDPBs are sometimes referred to as quangos . However, this term originally referred to quasi-NGOs bodies that are, at least ostensibly, non-government organisations , but nonetheless perform governmental functions. The backronym "quasi-autonomous national government organization"
84-652: A certificate, until the NHSBSA's new, more efficient checking systems uncovered the problem. Following the campaign the health minister, Dr Dan Poulter , asked the NHSBSA to cancel or refund the charges until patients could obtain a medical exemption certificate. Non-departmental public body The term includes the four types of NDPB (executive, advisory, tribunal, and independent monitoring boards) but excludes public corporations and public broadcasters ( BBC , Channel 4 , and S4C ). The UK Government classifies bodies into four main types. The Scottish Government also has
112-400: A fifth category: NHS bodies . These bodies consist of boards which advise ministers on particular policy areas. They are often supported by a small secretariat from the parent department, and any expenditure is paid for by that department. These bodies usually deliver a particular public service and are overseen by a board rather than ministers. Appointments are made by ministers following
140-569: A valid medical exemption certificate, even if they have a life-long medical condition. NHS Help With Health Costs provides free or reduced cost prescriptions through the NHS Low Income Scheme , medical exemption certificates, maternity exemption certificates, NHS Tax Credit Exemption Certificates and prescription prepayment certificates. Student Services administers the NHS Bursary and Social Work Bursary schemes, including
168-457: Is a British -based patient, healthcare professional and research charity that has been described as "one of the foremost diabetes charities in the UK". The charity campaigns for improvements in the care and treatment of people with diabetes . Diabetes UK was founded in 1934 as The Diabetic Association, by the author H. G. Wells and Robert Daniel Lawrence . Diabetes UK's first research grant
196-637: Is an area where through sign up, people can gain access to personalised support and tips in diabetes management from peers. Since 14 November 2008, the Diabetes UK site has hosted a forum. This was originally under the URL diabetessupport.co.uk. On the 13th of October 2015, the forum had a major makeover to make clear the DUK connection; this involved moving to a new URL (the DUK URL prefixed with "forum"), changing
224-634: Is then made available to organisations within the NHS, to support management, planning and governance activities. NHS Prescription Services has previously been known as the Prescription Pricing Authority, and as the Prescription Pricing Division. NHS Protect , an anti-fraud unit, was part of NHSBSA until its abolition in 2017. From 2006 to 2018, NHS supplier management – including procurement and delivery –
252-516: Is used in this usage which is normally pejorative. In March 2009 there were nearly 800 public bodies that were sponsored by the UK Government. This total included 198 executive NDPBs, 410 advisory bodies, 33 tribunals, 21 public corporations, the Bank of England , 2 public broadcasting authorities and 23 NHS bodies. However, the classification is conservative and does not include bodies that are
280-644: The Conservatives' complacency in power in the 1990s, presented much material interpreted as evidence of questionable government practices. This concern led to the formation of a Committee on Standards in Public Life (the Nolan Committee) which first reported in 1995 and recommended the creation of a "public appointments commissioner" to make sure that appropriate standards were met in the appointment of members of NDPBs. The Government accepted
308-506: The Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care (JBDS-IP) group . The group generates guidelines for management of inpatient diabetes In 2018, Diabetes UK began a new five-year strategic partnership with long-standing partner Tesco, alongside British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK, to tackle the UK's biggest health challenges through behaviour change. Diabetes UK has 330 local groups across
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#1732782390375336-626: The NHS Pension Scheme in England and Wales, offering services for members, employers and surviving spouses, partners or dependants. Scanning services digitise medical records from across the NHS. NHSBSA also took on NHS Jobs , the official online recruitment service for the NHS in England and Wales on 1 April 2018. NHSBSA manages the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) , the essential workforce management solution for
364-647: The Code of Practice of the Commissioner for Public Appointments . They employ their own staff and allocate their own budgets. These bodies have jurisdiction over an area of the law . They are coordinated by His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service , an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice , and supervised by the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council , itself an NDPB sponsored by
392-556: The Ministry of Justice. These bodies were formerly known as "boards of visitors" and are responsible for the state of prisons, their administration, and the treatment of prisoners. The Home Office is responsible for their costs and has to note all expenses. NDPB differ from executive agencies as they are not created to carry out ministerial orders or policy, instead they are more or less self-determining and enjoy greater independence. They are also not directly part of government like
420-877: The NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF) on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. NHS Bursaries process applications for annual payments from the NHS to help students studying medicine, dentistry, nursing or healthcare courses in England. The Council of Deans of Health and Universities UK issued a joint statement on 30 June 2015 asking for an 'urgent' overhaul of student funding. Social Work Bursaries process applications for tri-annual payments to help students studying social work. NHS Dental Services administers payments to dentists in England and Wales, and offers advice and information for dentists, commissioners and patients. Dental, as well as Prescription, Provider Assurance services deliver performance and contract management activities. NHSBSA administers
448-698: The NHS in England and Wales, supporting the delivery of national workforce policy and strategy. NHSBSA’s Overseas Healthcare Services manages the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). NHS Prescription Services is the largest organisational component of the NHS Business Services Authority. Its primary function is to determine the reimbursement and remuneration due when prescriptions are dispensed outside hospitals anywhere in England. Detailed information, collected when prescriptions are processed for payment,
476-572: The UK's Conservative-Liberal coalition published a review of NDPBs recommending closure or merger of nearly two hundred bodies, and the transfer of others to the private sector. This process was colloquially termed the "bonfire of the quangos". NDPBs are classified under code S.13112 of the European System of Accounts (ESA.95). However, Statistics UK does not break out the detail for these bodies and they are consolidated into General Government (S.1311). Diabetes UK Diabetes UK
504-557: The UK. The society runs conferences for people with diabetes, volunteers and healthcare professionals. In 1993, the organisation launched an information line for patients, family and friends. The charity has been providing holidays for children since the 1930s. Family and adult holidays have been introduced since. Diabetes UK produces a range of information leaflets and booklets that help raise awareness of diabetes, and offer support and knowledge to help in prevention of Type 2 and management of all types of diabetes. These include
532-475: The UK. According to the Cabinet Office their total expenditure for the financial year 2005–06 was £167 billion. As of March 2020, there were 237 non-departmental public bodies. Critics argued that the system was open to abuse as most NDPBs had their members directly appointed by government ministers without an election or consultation with the people. The press , critical of what was perceived as
560-427: The hope that, one day, they will find a cure. In 2011, the charity awarded £1,035,743 to five new research grants, and £440,051 to five new PhD studentships. In 2017, they invested over £6.7 million in diabetes research and agreed to support 38 new studies. Diabetes UK are at the forefront of the fight against diabetes. With the help of their supporters, they've run campaigns like the 4Ts to help raise awareness of
588-534: The magazine " Balance " (formerly The Diabetic Journal), first published in 1935, changing its name to Balance in 1961, and " Diabetes Update " for professionals. Via John Wiley and Sons , Diabetes UK produces the academic journal , Diabetic Medicine . The charity has also published practice guidelines for professionals. Diabetes UK website links people to clear information available for anyone who needs it. This includes healthcare professionals, parents, carers, and people living with diabetes. Their Learning Zone
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#1732782390375616-465: The prescription charge by ticking the back of the prescription to say they held a valid medical exemption certificate, when in fact they did not hold one. A campaign against the penalty charge notices was led by Diabetes UK , which argued that the need for the exemption certificates had not been properly communicated to people with diabetes. It said many people had claimed free prescriptions without any problems since they were first diagnosed, without having
644-686: The recommendation, and the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments was established in November 1995. While in opposition, the Labour Party promised to reduce the number and power of NDPBs. The use of NDPBs continued under the Labour government in office from 1997 to 2010, though the political controversy associated with NDPBs in the mid-1990s for the most part died away. In 2010
672-546: The responsibility of devolved government , various lower tier boards (including a considerable number within the NHS), and also other boards operating in the public sector (e.g. school governors and police authorities). These appointed bodies performed a large variety of tasks, for example health trusts , or the Welsh Development Agency , and by 1992 were responsible for some 25% of all government expenditure in
700-598: The symptoms of Type 1 diabetes, made sure children get the care they need in schools with their Make the Grade campaign, fight for equality of care and treatment across the UK with their Flash campaign and are working to make the healthy choice the easy choice with their food labeling campaign. Diabetes UK work with a range of companies, trusts, foundations and philanthropists to help fund research breakthroughs and prevent Type 2 diabetes. In 2008, Diabetes UK together with Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) created
728-828: The time, 70% of younger people with diabetes were members but only 5% of people aged 20–40 with diabetes. As of 2010, the charity's yearly income was £29,334,000. Diabetes UK provides funding for United Kingdom -based research into the causes and treatment of diabetes and its complications. The charity's first research grant was made in 1936, which led to a major discovery in how the liver produces glucose. The charity provides financial support for "project grants, funding to purchase laboratory equipment, and research-training opportunities ranging from PhD studentships to research fellowships." The research they fund covers all areas of diabetes, and there have been significant breakthroughs for both Type 1 treatment and Type 2 prevention and remission. They continue to invest more in research in
756-603: Was contracted to DHL Supply Chain and supervised by NHSBSA. Those services are now handled by NHS Supply Chain and Supply Chain Coordination Limited . Silla Maizey is chair of the authority. Michael Brodie has been chief executive officer since summer 2019. He had been finance director at the NHSBSA before taking a similar role at Public Health England on its formation in 2013. Between September and December 2014, 18,000 penalty charge notices were issued to patients who had declared they were exempt from paying
784-492: Was made in 1936. The organisation has since had two name changes—in 1954 to The British Diabetic Association and again in June 2000 to Diabetes UK. Both founders were living with diabetes, and their aim was to make sure that everyone in the UK had access to insulin, regardless of their financial situation. In 1999, the charity reviewed its services for people in their 20s to 40s, hoping to get more of that age group involved; at
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