A classification of ORGANISATIONS according to the nature of the ORGANISATION (eg. 'NHS Trust', 'Strategic Health Authority').

Classification:

a.	Strategic Health Authority A body corporate with succession and common seal established by the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill 2002.
b.	Director of Health and Social Care The regional outposts of the Department of Health tasked with performance-managing strategic health authorities.
c.	NHS Trust A legal entity set up by order of the Secretary of State under Section 5 of the 'The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990'. NHS Trusts may act as HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS and provide hospital services, community services and/or other aspects of patient care, such as patient transport facilities. They may also act as commissioner when sub-contracting patient care to other providers of health care.
d.	GP Practice A single GP practising otherwise than in a partnership or two or more GPs practising in partnership. Includes all Practices in England and Wales.
e.	Other NHS Organisation
f.	Armed Forces
g.	MOD Hospital A Hospital run and maintained by the MOD for use by Service personnel and their relatives.
h.	IM&T Service
i.	Special Trustee
j.	University A University involved in Medical Training.
k.	Other Statutory Authority An Authority set up within the NHS to provide specific health care related services and support to the NHS.
l.	NHS Administration Unit Any NHS Administration Section that needs to be recognised and coded
m.	Breast Screening Unit An NHS Clinic or mobile facility that provides Breast Screening Services
n.	Pathology Laboratory A Pathology Laboratory that provides Cervical Screening services to the NHS.
o.	Department of Health
p.	Other Government Department
q.	Registered non-NHS Provider A facility staffed by nurses 24 hours a day providing services for client/patients requiring residential nursing care. Medical care continues to be the responsibility of the clients GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER. It is located on a privately owned site registered under section 23 of the Registered Homes Act. Registered non-NHS Providers may act as HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS and provide health care under NHS SERVICE AGREEMENTS
r.	Unregistered non-NHS Provider (except Local Authority) An organisation contracting with individual NHS organisations for the provision of health care services. Unregistered non-NHS Providers may act as HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS and provide health care under NHS SERVICE AGREEMENTS
s.	Non-NHS Commissioner (except Local Authority) A non-NHS organisation that commissions health care from the NHS.
t.	Local Authority
u.	Pharmacy A non-NHS dispensing contractor identified by the Prescription Pricing Authority
v.	Appliance Contractor A non-NHS dispensing contractor identified by the Prescription Pricing Authority
w.	Specialised Services Commissioning Consortium.
x.	PRIMARY CARE TRUST

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	ORGANISATION TYPES