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History of the NHSBSA

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) was established on 1st October 2005 and became operational on 1st April 2006.  It brought together five previously separate NHS organisations into a single Special Health Authority.

The creation of the NHSBSA followed a review of the Department of Health Arm’s Length Bodies.  This review, which was published in July 2004, was driven by the goal of freeing up resources for the NHS frontline.  The five NHS organisations which merged to form the NHSBSA were previously known as:

• NHS Prescription Pricing Authority
• NHS Pensions Agency
• Dental Practice Board
• NHS Logistics
• NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service Authority.

The NHSBSA was established to deliver service excellence and improved value for money for the taxpayer. 

Read the reviews:

• Reconfiguring the Department of Health's Arm's Length Bodies (opens a new window) published in July 2004
• An Implementation Framework for Reconfiguring the DH Arm's Length Bodies: Redistributing Resources to the NHS Frontline (opens a new window) published in November 2004.