Monitor (NHS)

Monitor

non-departmental public body overview
Formed	2004 (20 years ago) (2004)
Jurisdiction	England
Headquarters	Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London
Motto	Making the health sector work for patients
non-departmental public body executive	Ian Dalton, Chief executive
Parent department	NHS Improvement
Website	www.monitor.gov.uk

Monitor was an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health, responsible between 2004 and 2016 for ensuring healthcare provision in NHS England was financially effective.^[1] It was the sector regulator for health services in England. Its chief executive was Ian Dalton and it was chaired by Dido Harding. Monitor was merged with the NHS Trust Development Authority to form NHS Improvement on 1 April 2016.