In Q1 of 2016, NHS England created 44 Sustainability Transformation Plans (STP) areas. These are geographical footprints bringing together local health and social care organisations (Local Authority, Clinical Commissioning Groups and NHS Trusts).
During the first stage of the consultation on the National Payment Tariff, NHS England and NHS Improvement have proposed moving towards a new two-year payment tariff to reassure and steady the sector in the wake of budgetary uncertainty.