About the NHSBSA

Our vision is to be the organisation of choice to provide business solutions that deliver service excellence and value for money.


 

The NHS Business Services Authority provides a wide range of services to support the NHS frontline and directly to the public.

These include:

  • Payments to pharmacists for prescriptions dispensed in primary care settings
  • Provision of management information to NHS bodies on costs and trends in prescribing
  • Payments to dentists for work undertaken on NHS contracts
  • Provision of management information to NHS bodies on costs of dental care
  • Management of the NHS Pension Scheme
  • A range of health benefits schemes (Low Income Scheme, Exemption schemes, Pre-payment Certificates)
  • Administration of the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) scheme
  • Management of the contract for the delivery of supply chain services to the NHS
  • Management of the NHS and Care Bursary Schemes
  • Management of the NHS Injury Benefits Scheme
  • Provision of the NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management service.

You can read more about us in our Annual Review of 2007-2008 (PDF, 439KB) or our latest Annual Report and Accounts.

Our latest Strategy and Business Plan are also available.