title: Changes to NHS England's stand-alone policies.
abstract: When NHS England was set up it published a series of generic policies to guide its decision making for directly commissioned services. These policies apply to all of NHS England's commissioning responsibilities, rather than being service-specific. However, stand-alone policies are required in four areas: » In-year service developments. » Individual funding requests. » Funding for experimental and unproven treatments. » Continuing funding after clinical trials. Developments in these areas are not commissioned routinely or subject to mandated guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D057766:Policy; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards*