<P> The English NHS is controlled by the UK government through the Department of Health (DH), which takes political responsibility for the service . Resource allocation and oversight was delegated to NHS England, an arms - length body, by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 . NHS England commissions primary care services (including GPs) and some specialist services, and allocates funding to 211 geographically - based Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) across England . The CCGs commission most services in their areas, including hospital and community - based healthcare . </P> <P> A number of types of organisation are commissioned to provide NHS services, including NHS trusts and private sector companies . Many NHS trusts have become NHS foundation trusts, giving them an independent legal status and greater financial freedoms . The following types of NHS trusts and foundation trusts provide NHS services in specific areas: </P> <Ul> <Li> NHS acute trusts administer hospitals, treatment centres and specialist care in around 1,600 NHS hospitals (some trusts run between 2 and 8 different hospital sites) </Li> <Li> NHS ambulance services trusts </Li> <Li> NHS care trusts, providing both health and social care services </Li> <Li> NHS mental health trusts, specialising in managing and treating mental illness, including by the use of involuntary commitment powers </Li> </Ul> <Li> NHS acute trusts administer hospitals, treatment centres and specialist care in around 1,600 NHS hospitals (some trusts run between 2 and 8 different hospital sites) </Li>

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