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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
The NHS Explained: How the Health System in England Really Works
This online course explored the inner workings of the NHS in England. It covered how the NHS developed and how it is structured; how funding flows through the system; how decisions are made; who works in the NHS; how the NHS ensures that the system is performing well; how the NHS measures performance, quality of care and patient experience; and how the NHS is changing to provide more joined-up care, to meet the challenges of Brexit and technological change.
4 weeks, 2 hours per week
Richard Murray
Chief Executive
The King's Fund
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate a wide understanding of how the constituent parts of the NHS in England work together to deliver health and care services
- Summarise the various ways in which the NHS measures how well it is performing
- Discuss the future challenges facing the NHS and the way in which the system is adapting to meet these challenges
- Explore the resources required needed to keep the nation healthy
Syllabus
- How the NHS in England is structured
- How different services work together to deliver health care in the NHS
- How funding flows through the system
- How well the NHS is doing
- How performance is measured in the NHS
- Future challenges facing the NHS and how the system is changing in response to this
Issued on 7th November 2019
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