Northern Ireland Local Commissioning Group

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.

Description

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:

Also Known As

This NHS business definition is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Formerly Local Commissioning Group (Northern Ireland)
Plural Northern Ireland Local Commissioning Groups