Health and Social Care Board for Northern Ireland
On 1 April 2009 the Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) replaced the existing four Health and Social Services Boards. It focused on commissioning, resource management and performance management and improvement.

As a result of the Health and Social Care Act 2022 (Northern Ireland), the regional Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) was closed on the 31 March 2022. On 1 April 2022, all functions of the HSCB transferred to the Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG) of the Department of Health (Northern Ireland). This authority is based in Northern Ireland, or primarily serves Northern Ireland.