Then they were managed by clinical commissioning groups which each had an individual funding request panel.
NHS England manages requests for specialised services which are commissioned by them.
[1] They are now dealt with by integrated care systems if the service is not managed by NHS England.
[2] North Kirklees and Greater Huddersfield CCGs decided in January 2017 that they would stop most individual funding requests, hoping to save £750,000 over the next 18 months.
[4] The individual patient funding request system in Wales was reformed in 2017.