Northern Ireland Local Commissioning Group

A Northern Ireland Local Commissioning Group  is an  ORGANISATION  in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Local Commissioning Groups  carry out a range of functions with respect to the commissioning of health and social care for people within their area.

This includes:

• assessing health and social care needs

• planning health and social care to meet current and emerging needs

• securing the delivery of health and social care to meet assessed needs.

In exercising these functions, the Northern Ireland Local Commissioning Groups  have regard to improving the health and social well-being of people in the area within which they exercise their functions, and improving the availability and quality of health and social care in that area.

Further information relating to Northern Ireland Local Commissioning Groups  can be found at:

• The Local Commissioning Groups (Number, Area and Functions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

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• Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009

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