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NHS costing manual 2007/08

This manual sets out the principles and practice of costing to be applied in the NHS. It is not just designed to support the production of the National Schedule of Reference Costs and through this, the national tariff, but should also be used in developing and monitoring service and financial frameworks, as well as developments in and the monitoring and implementation of National Service Frameworks.

• Download NHS costing manual 2007-08 (PDF, 341K)
• NHS reference costs 2007/08: collection guidance