3 Structure of the NHS

Question 1

In the US, what proportion of health funding comes from the government?

Answer 1

50%

Question 2

What is the annual budget of NHS England?

Answer 2

£132 billion

Question 3

How is health spending distributed in NHS England?

Answer 3

government to department of health and social care

to CCG’s

to NHS trusts and independent hospitals

Question 4

What is medical inflation?

Answer 4

about 4% annually

Question 5

What are the external pressures on the NHS?

Answer 5

ageing population complexity (mulitmorbidity)
rising expectations
technology

Question 6

What are the internal pressures on the NHS?

Answer 6

staffing
brexit
new models of care
finances

Question 7

What proportion of NHS spending goes on staffing?

Answer 7

2/3

Question 8

What proportion of NHS staff are clinically qualified?

Answer 8

54%

Question 9

What proportion of the NHS workforce comes fromt he EU?

Answer 9

5.5%

Question 10

What are the consequences of Covid-19 on the NHS?

Answer 10

backlog o services
online consultations
staffing - decreased number coming from the EU

Question 11

What was the number of beds like in 2016 compared to 1986?

Answer 11

1/2 of what it was