<unk>  (NHSI) is a non-departmental body in England, responsible for overseeing the National Health Service's foundation trusts and NHS trusts, as well as independent providers that provide NHS-funded care. It supports providers to give patients consistently safe, high quality, compassionate care within local health systems that are financially sustainable. A previous body – also called<unk>  – was set up in April 2008 to drive clinical service<unk> , but was merged into NHS Improving Quality in 2013 following the Health and Social Care Act reforms. From 1 April 2016,<unk>  is the operational name for an organisation that brings together: Monitor, NHS Trust Development Authority, Patient Safety (from NHS England), National Reporting and Learning System, Advancing Change Team and Intensive Support Teams. In 2018 it became clear that the organisation, while maintaining its statutory independence, was for practical reasons to be merged with NHS England, and seven "single integrated regional teams" would be jointly established. In February 2021, the government confirmed its intention to merge<unk>  into NHS England in its Integration and innovation white paper.
NHS Improvement
Community health trust
NHS trust
International healthcare accreditation
Disproportionate share hospital
Learning health systems
Good tissue practice
Nursing ethics