How the NHS is structured

Question 1

what is the cost per prescription a patient pays?

Answer 1

£9

Question 2

what is the charge for a prescription prepayment certificate
3 months
12 months

Answer 2

3 months = £29

12 months = £104

Question 3

where do pharmacies and GPs submit prescriptions to?

Answer 3

NHS business services authority (NHSBSA)

Question 4

who reimburses pharmacies?

Answer 4

NHSBSA

Question 5

who reimburses GPs?

Answer 5

clinical commissioning groups (CCGs)

Question 6

what portion of the NHS budget is the CCG responsible for?

Answer 6

60%

Question 7

what is commissioning?

Answer 7

assessing and appraising healthcare needs of a population, designing specific services and monitoring quality

Question 8

what is a patient access scheme?

Answer 8

enables expensive drugs to be bought at a discount.
this is an agreement between pharmacy companies and NICE
(the discount is a secret)

Question 9

what is the purpose of NICE?

Answer 9

responsible for issuing guidelines on drug use

Question 10

what is the purpose of the MHRA?

Answer 10

they are responsible for licensing drugs in the UK. (for use)

Question 11

what was included in the health and social care act 2012?

Answer 11

increasing competition between services (in order to save money)
cutting red tape
keeping governments out of day-to-day running of NHS

Question 12

what is the heirachy of evidence from top to bottom?

Answer 12

national guidelines 
hospital guidelines
systematic reviews 
randomised controlled trials 
other research studies