National Service Framework

A National Service Framework (NSF) was any of several policies set by the <a href="/facts/National_Health_Service/lTzheqYw">National Health Service</a> (NHS) in <a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL">England</a> to define standards of care for major medical issues such as cancer, <a href="/facts/Coronary_artery_disease/szCt0nVx">coronary heart disease</a>, <a href="/facts/Chronic_obstructive_pulmonary_disease/ud3oXGCr">chronic obstructive pulmonary disease</a>, <a href="/facts/Diabetes/2xeHXbsI">diabetes</a>, <a href="/facts/Kidney_disease/koq79A75">kidney disease</a>, long-term conditions, <a href="/facts/Mental_health/QIszfk6D">mental health</a>, old age, and <a href="/facts/Stroke/DwpjdzY0">stroke</a> care.
NSFs were ten-year plans developed in partnership with health professionals, patients, carers, health service managers, voluntary agencies and other experts.
The two main roles of NSFs were to:

<ul><li>Set clear quality requirements for care based on the best available evidence of what treatments and services work most effectively for patients.</li>
<li>Offer strategies and support to help organisations meet these requirements.</li></ul>
The first NSF was published in 1999. NSFs were discontinued in 2013 with the formation of <a href="/facts/NHS_England/D7VyMdzt">NHS England</a>.

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