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Asked by Ben ColemanLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 23 July 2025UIN 68709

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list all the highly specialised services that are currently commissioned nationally by NHS England.

Answered by Karin Smyth

All highly specialised services are commissioned nationally by NHS England. The list of specialised services currently commissioned by NHS England is available on the NHS England website, in the worksheet entitled Service Code, with column F indicating whether the service is classified as a highly specialised, at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-england-service-codes/

Further information on each of the services is available on the NHS England website via the Prescribed Specialised Services Manual, at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/PRN00115-prescribed-specialised-services-manual-v6.pdf

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