Board Vacancies and Commercial Spend
Covers data on board vacancies and commercial spend (the cost for Trusts and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to have executive director vacancies filled) in the NHS in England.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Reference code
- DAPB4009 Amd 34/2020
- Publication date
- 26/05/2021
- Status
- Active
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- Standard type
- Collections
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.
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- Collection level
Aggregate level
- Frequency
Dataset publication or collection occurs every three months.
- Contact point
Link to standard
- Documentation
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- Applies to
- Trusts
- Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)
- Integrated Care Systems Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships
- Associated medias
- Effective from
- 21/07/2021
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Finance
- Care setting
- GP / Primary care
- Hospital
Review Information
- Scope
- NHS Trusts, Clinical Commissioning Groups and, from 2022-23: Integrated Care Systems and Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships
- Approval date
- 06/04/2021
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
NHS standard contract
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
More information
This includes data on vacancies, spend, diversity, future capabilities and talent supply at Executive Director, Non-Executive Director and Chair level, in line with the NHS Long Term Plan and NHS People Plan. Aggregate data is submitted to NHS England quarterly, via the Strategic Data Collection Service (SDCS).
The data will be used to provide strategic direction to National and Regional Talent Boards in the NHS in England, by providing information on the demand and supply of executive director roles at a national and regional level. Data will be published and available for approved users on the Talent Insights pages of the FutureNHS collaboration platform (login required).
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