Monitor (NHS)

Monitor
non-departmental public body overview
Formed2004 (20 years ago) (2004)
JurisdictionEngland
HeadquartersWellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London
MottoMaking the health sector work for patients
non-departmental public body executive
  • Ian Dalton, Chief executive
Parent departmentNHS Improvement
Websitewww.monitor.gov.uk

Monitor was an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health, responsible between 2004 and 2016 for ensuring healthcare provision in NHS England was financially effective.[1] It was the sector regulator for health services in England. Its chief executive was Ian Dalton and it was chaired by Dido Harding. Monitor was merged with the NHS Trust Development Authority to form NHS Improvement on 1 April 2016.

  1. ^ "Health and Social Care Act 2012". Legislation.gov.uk. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2018.