Commissioning Support Unit

Commissioning Support Units (CSU) provide Integrated Care Boards with external support, specialist skills and knowledge to support them in their role as commissioners.

Description

A Commissioning Support Unit  is an ORGANISATION.

Commissioning Support Units  (CSU) provide Integrated Care Boards  with external support, specialist skills and knowledge to support them in their role as commissioners.

For example by providing:

  • Business intelligence services

  • Clinical procurement services

  • Business support services such as Human Resources (HR), payroll, procurement of goods and services and some aspects of informatics.

Also Known As

This NHS business definition is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Plural Commissioning Support Units
Short name CSU