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  2. Shared care - Wikipedia

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    Shared care involves the establishment of partnerships between professionals and laymen in which they share a common goal. Examples are an improvement in the health of a patient where there is patient empowerment to take a major degree of responsibility care and arrangements in which the life of a disadvantaged person is improved by the joint efforts of a social service and an outside lay ...

  3. Shared decision-making in medicine - Wikipedia

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    The aim of the NHS RightCare Shared Decision-Making Programme in England is to embed shared decision-making in NHS care. [76] This is part of the wider ambition to promote patient-centred care, to increase patient choice, autonomy and involvement in clinical decision-making and make "no decision about me, without me" a reality.

  4. Consultant (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Various titles (such as senior consultant, clinical director, medical director, lead consultant etc.) exist for consultants who have particular responsibilities for the overall management of the hospital or some part thereof. In the UK all doctors including consultants have the right to undertake private medical work.

  5. Clinical governance - Wikipedia

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    Clinical governance is a systematic approach to maintaining and improving the quality of patient care within the National Health Service (NHS) and private sector health care. Clinical governance became important in health care after the Bristol heart scandal in 1995, during which an anaesthetist, Dr Stephen Bolsin , exposed the high mortality ...

  6. NHS Constitution for England - Wikipedia

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    The NHS Constitution for England is a document that sets out objectives of the National Health Service, rights and responsibilities of the various parties involved in health care, (staff, trust board, patients' rights and responsibilities) and the guiding principles which govern the service. [1]

  7. Integrated care system - Wikipedia

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    In England, an integrated care system (ICS) is a statutory partnership of organisations who plan, buy, and provide health and care services in their geographical area. The organisations involved include the NHS , local authorities, voluntary and charity groups, and independent care providers.

  8. National Service Framework - Wikipedia

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    A National Service Framework (NSF) was any of several policies set by the National Health Service (NHS) in England to define standards of care for major medical issues such as cancer, coronary heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, kidney disease, long-term conditions, mental health, old age, and stroke care.

  9. Resident doctor (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    This is a competitive process which takes into account work that you do over and above delivering your basic job requirements. In addition, if you take on extra responsibilities, for example in management or education, you may expect to be paid more. Consultants can also supplement their salary by working in private practice if they wish.