penny lecture 1

Question 1

What is the NHS?

Answer 1

The NHS is a state/tax funded universal commissioner and major provider of healthcare in the UK

Question 2

When did NHS start?

Answer 2

on 4th July 1948 after need of free healthcare post WWII

Question 3

Who was founder of NHS?

Answer 3

William Beveridge investigated UK welfare and Aneurin Bevan was founder of NHS which first was in Trafford general in Lancashire

Question 4

How much tax is used for healthcare?

Answer 4

£1 in every £5 of taxes, is used for NHS (DoH gets money from public funds/taxes)

Question 5

Who is the commissioner for primary care in England?

Answer 5

NHS England

Question 6

how many NHS regional teams are there?

Answer 6

5 (London, midlands and east, north, south east and south west)

Question 7

What are CCGs?

Answer 7

They are clinically-led statutory NHS bodies responsible for the planning and commissioning of health care services for their local area. They have control over the prescribing budgets

Question 8

What are CSUs?

Answer 8

commissioning support units - provide IT, business and management support and are paid for commercial service
(have no model structure)

Question 9

Who are clinical senates?

Answer 9

team of HCPs sharing clinical knowledge to inform service commissioning and design - 12 in England

Question 10

What are LPNs?

Answer 10

local professional networks: provide clinical input to local commissioning decisions
there are pharmacy, dentistry and optometrist LPNs

Question 11

What is the LPC?

Answer 11

local pharmaceutical committee: represent all NHS pharmacy contractors in a defined locality

Question 12

What is the CQC?

Answer 12

care quality commission: independent regulator of health and social care in England

Question 13

what is healthwatch England?

Answer 13

independent consumer champion that gathers and represents the publics views the NHS

Question 14

who is in the CCG governing body?

Answer 14

one nurse, one doctor and 2 lay persons

Question 15

sustainability and transformation partnerships

Answer 15

proposals to help improve healthcare

Question 16

vanguards

Answer 16

group of people leading the way in a new development/idea
provide personalised health services
there are 5 different types of vanguard sites, all taking the lead on development of a new care model

Question 17

what are the 5 different types of vanguard sites?

Answer 17

PACs - integrating primary and acute care systems
MCPs - multi speciality community providers (moving specialist care from hospitals to community)
Enhanced health in care homes
Urgent and emergency vanguards - reduce pressure on A&E
acute care collabs - linking hospitals together to reduce variation in care

Question 18

Which is larger scale; PACs or MCPs?

Answer 18

PACs

Question 19

What is devo manc?

Answer 19

transfer of responsibilities from public authority to combined or local authority - in Manchester