The NHS

The government decides the NHS budget and does top-level priority setting.

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The Secretary of State for Health oversees the Department of Health, which has significantly expanded compared to previous years.

 

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Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are organizations responsible for identifying local health needs, planning, and buying care for people in their area.

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NHS Improvement oversees NHS trusts with a focus on managing finances, ensuring efficiency, and improving operations.

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The Care Quality Commission inspects the quality of care provided within the NHS.

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The recent changes in the NHS were initiated by the publication of the NHS five year forward view, which aimed to focus more on prevention and patient control of care.

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Examples of new models of care include providing hospital services in patients' homes and having specialists conduct clinics in GP surgeries.

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Sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) are collaborative efforts between NHS organizations, local authorities, and charities to improve health and modernize services.

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Accountable care systems (ACS's) draw inspiration from the US, where organizations work together under a set budget to improve health and coordinate services for a particular area.

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CCGs are merging, hospitals are forming chains, and GP practices are forming large groups to adapt to the changing landscape of healthcare delivery in England.

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