NHS Shared Business Services

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) is a joint venture company in the United Kingdom between the Department of Health (DoH)[1] NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) and the French IT services company Sopra Steria.[2] It provides back office services such as accounting, procurement, payroll and managed IT to NHS organisations.

NHS SBS was formed in 2005 to provide a more efficient method of supplying business services to the National Health Service (NHS); by supplying many trusts it claims to have achieved cost savings of 30% due to benefits from economies of scale,[3] with a target of saving £1bn by 2020.[2]

  1. ^ The Secretary of State for the Department of Health ceased all direct involvement in April 2023, passing their interest to NHS BSA Julian Knight (11 October 2024). "Framework agreement between DHSC and NHS Business Services Authority".
  2. ^ a b Denis Campbell (27 June 2017). "Jeremy Hunt accused of 'sleeping at the wheel' during NHS data loss scandal". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  3. ^ David Bicknell (2 June 2015). "NHS SBS acquires McKesson Shared Services". GovernmentComputing.com. Retrieved 2017-10-18.