The Structure of the NHS

Question 1

Describe the interaction between the public, providers, the government and clinical commissioning groups.

Answer 1

1 - The public pay taxes to the government.

2 - The government allocates resources to clinical commissioning groups.

3 - Clinical commissioning groups fund providers.

4 - Providers provide care for the public.

Question 2

How many clinical commissioning groups are there?

Answer 2

170.

Question 3

Which department of government is responsible for allocating resources to clinical commissioning groups?

Answer 3

The Department of Health and Social Care.

Question 4

Who runs clinical commissioning groups?

Answer 4

Mostly GPs.

Question 5

What is the annual NHS budget?

Answer 5

£132 billion.

Question 6

What proportion of the UK gdp is spent on health care?

Answer 6

9.8%.

Question 7

List 8 pressures on the NHS.

Answer 7

External factors:

1 - Ageing population.

2 - Complexity of multimorbidities.

3 - Rising expectations.

4 - Technology.

Internal factors:

1 - Staffing.

2 - Brexit.

3 - New models of care.

4 - Finances.

Question 8

How many staff shortages are there currently in the NHS?

Answer 8

100,000.

Question 9

What proportion of the NHS workforce is from the EU?

Answer 9

7%.

Question 10

By what proportion has the total number of hospital beds changed in England in the past 30 years?

Answer 10

The number has halved.