L04: The Structure Of NHS Flashcards
How is the UK health system set up
1) Patient gives taxation to government
2) government carries out resource allocation to 3rd parties such as clinical commissioning groups and insurance
3) 3rd parties funding to providers e.g NHS trust
4) hospitals provide services to patients
Instead of taxation what can some people do
Buy insurance
Therefore what type is the U.K. healthcare system
Tax based system
What dose most of the sources and funding of NHS come from
General taxation
National insurance
What does least of the sources and funding of NHS come form
Patient charges
When the government receives taxation from patients/public who does the financial flow
1) Government gives to department of health and social care
2) department of health and social care gives it to clinical commissioning groups
3) clinical commissioning groups allocate money to NHS trust 1 and 2 and independent hospital
What is the annual budget of NHS
132 billion
Is there are lot of people who miss out on prescription because they cannot pay
Only 2.3%
What can the pressure on NHS become divided into
External factors
Internal factors
What are the external pressure on NHS
Ageing population
Multi morbidity
Rising expectation
Technology
What are the internal pressure factors on NHS
Staffing
Brexit
Now model of care: integration
Finances
Why is the demand for more staff rising
Due to increasing future demand
What other reasons is there staffing pressure
Poor workforce planing
Immigration policies
Staffing leaving early due to stress
What are the consequence of covid-19 on nhs
Capacity on hold to treat other conditions
Rise in online consultation
Low staff due to prevention of migration of new staff
What is the public view on NHS
57% are satisfied with NHS
