How will workforce challenges change the NHS?
The people who work in the NHS are its greatest asset and are key to delivering high-quality care. As you learned in Week 2, the NHS is the largest employer …
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How will Covid-19 change the NHS?
The Covid-19 pandemic has been the biggest challenge the health and care system has faced in living memory. It is essential that lessons are learned from this experience – whether …
How does regulation work in the NHS?
Regulation helps to ensure that the NHS provides high-quality care, that finances are well-managed and that staff meet professional standards. This step explores the multiple layers of regulation in the …
Why do we measure patient experience?
In the previous step, you explored some of the ways that patient experience is measured. But why is it so important? In this video, Dan Wellings, Senior Fellow at The …
How well does the NHS manage its budget?
The performance measures you’ve learned about so far focus on the quality of health care in the NHS. How the NHS performs financially is another important way we can understand …
How good is the NHS at closing the gap?
As you learned in Week 1, there is a link between health, genetics, social class, diet, environment, education and employment. This means that health and wellbeing is about more than …
NHS Performance Targets: Measuring Access and Waiting Times
The NHS has a number of performance targets that show how well the NHS is doing in providing care. These targets cover a range of services such as how quickly …
The Money Trail: From Government to NHS
The NHS is largely funded through taxes. In this step, we explore how money travels from government to care for patients. Adapted from National Audit Office – Departmental overview: Department …
Is there a doctor in the house? Who works for the NHS?
You’ve just learned a little about the large number of people that help to keep England healthy. Staffing is one of the key resources that keeps the NHS running. Just …
How will COVID-19 change the NHS?
The NHS in England is currently facing a challenge the like of which has not been seen in living memory. The challenge will change over time and eventually we will …
How do all the parts of the NHS fit together?
The NHS is a complex system that is constantly changing. The 2012 Health and Social Care Act brought in sweeping reforms to the NHS and this animation explains those changes, …
History of the NHS: Key Developments of the Health Service
The way that the NHS in England is run has undergone many changes and it is still constantly evolving. In this article, we talk about key developments that have led …
What was health care like before the NHS?
Access to health care before the NHS was largely dependent on your ability to pay for treatment. Where health care was available for free or cheaply, there was a patchwork …
How will the Long-Term Plan change the NHS?
In January 2019, the NHS long-term plan was published, outlining the key ambitions for service over the next 10 years. What are the major commitments in the plan and what …
The impact of a no deal Brexit on health care
With the increasing possibility of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union (EU) without a deal, what are the major areas in which the impact of a no deal Brexit …
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