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The operating framework for 2006-07

  • Document type:
    Dear colleague letter
  • Author:
    Sir Ian Carruthers, Chief Executive
  • Published date:
    10 May 2006
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Publication format:
    Electronic only
  • Gateway reference:
    6509
  • Pages:
    12
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This letter amplifies arrangements detailed in The NHS in England: the operating framework for 2006-07, and details the specific business and financial rules which must operate this year. It ensures that DH and the NHS continue to drive, and where possible accelerate the Government's programme of healthcare reform.

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