Briefing / Tariff release process

Following the implementation of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, Monitor and NHS England have responsibility for the payment mechanism for the NHS in England. Previously the process and guidance documents were the responsibility of the Department of Health’s Payment by Results (PBR) team and were not subject to a statutory process. However, with the enactment of the 2012 Act, the process and the documents themselves are now subject to a process set out in law.

This information note sets out the stages of the process, the documents made available, the relevant legislation and the involvement of the HFMA at each stage.