Naming and branding of Commissioning Support Services (CSSs)

Many emerging commissioning support services have asked how they should be named and branded.

This document contains guidance for use of the NHS brand by Commissioning Support Services (CSSs) in the transitional period up to April 2013 whilst they remain part of PCTs. The guidance may need to be looked at again for those services that are intended to be hosted by the NHS Commissioning Board from April 2013, though we do not foresee any major changes to the branding rules and guidelines given that these services will remain part of the NHS structure.

Please could all local Comms leads ensure that these guidelines are shared with PCT cluster staff leading, or involved in, the development of commissioning support.