NHS Structure, Function and Finance Flashcards
Who is in control of finances?
1) State Health Secretary
2) Department of Health
What does the UK Health Security Agency do?
- publish documents about diseases and governments strategies to treating them
- more of a leadership body
What does the Office for Health do?
- they aim to improve the nations health so that everyone can live a better life
- more community based
What is the Health and Social Care Act 2022?
- it aims to improve patient outcomes by integrating health, social care and public services at a local level
- it reduces bureaucracy: allows staff to focus on patient care
- promotes collaborative working: between NHS, gov and other orgs
- gives more power to the Secretary of State for health over the NHS
What is the NHS constitution for England?
establishes the principles and values of the NHS in England
sets out rights that patients, public and staff are entitled to and pledges which the NHS is committed to achieve to ensure smooth operation
What are some things included in the NHS constitution?
1) the NHS provides a comprehensive service available to all
2) the NHS aspires to the highest standards of excellence and professionalism
3) the NHS is committed to providing best values for taxpayers money
What were Clinical Commissioning groups replaced after being created due to the health and social care act in 2012?
- replaced by integrated care systems in July 2022
What are some examples of what the NHS commissions?
- primary care at GPs
- urgent care
- out of hours primary care for GP practices
- all dental services
- pharmacies
Where does the NHS funding go?
- staff costs
- prescribing
-clinical negligence - authority grants
What are some of the taxes taken from our salaries?
- income tax
- VAT
- company taxes
- capital taxes
- indirect taxes
What is the difference between NHS Foundation Trusts and NHS trusts?
foundations trusts are not directed by the government whereas NHS trusts are
foundations are free to make their own financial decisions whereas NHS trusts are accountable to the government
What are some examples of AI funding in the NHS?
1) medical tool developed to identify the early risk of preterm birth complications that can lead to stillbirrth
2) analyses of images and tissue extracts that help determine the presence of cancer
What is Ibex?
- technology that analyses images of tissue extracts, helping diagnosis of cancer - reducing the need for biopsies - therefore improving service user experiences
What was the new treatment for Haemophilia?
Susoctocog Alfa for treating bleeding episodes in patients with acquired Haemophilia A
What is the proton beam therapy service?
- uses high energy beam protons to treat cancer patients
- used to treat rare cancers including tumours affecting the base of the skull and the brain
What are some financial pressures on the NHS?
increasing demands and expectations
new diseases
cost pressures
What is the CQC? (care quality commission)
- Independent regulator of health and adult social care in England
- they make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective and high quality care
- they monitor, inspect and regulate services and publish what they find, and take action to change this
What are the 4 CQC ambitions?
1) people and communities
2) smarter regulation
3) safety through learning
4) accelerating improvement
