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Prior to this there was one post for both England and Wales, the Chief Medical Officer for England and Wales. [5] Richard Bevan (1969–1977) Gareth Crompton (1978–1989) Dame Deirdre Hine (1990–1997) Ruth Hall (1997–2005) David Salter (July 2005–April 2006; acting) Tony Jewell (April 2006 – 2012) Ruth Hussey (2012–2016)
NHS Employers is an organisation which acts on behalf of NHS trusts in the National Health Service in England and Wales. It was formed in 2004, is part of the NHS Confederation , and negotiates contracts with healthcare staff on behalf of the government.
NHS England, formerly the NHS Commissioning Board for England, is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care. It oversees the budget, planning, delivery and day-to-day operation of the commissioning side of the National Health Service in England as set out in the Health and Social Care Act 2012 . [ 3 ]
The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom, comprising the NHS in England, NHS Scotland and NHS Wales. Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland was created separately and is often locally referred to as "the NHS". [ 2 ]
The Chief Scientific Officer in England is the head of profession for the 53,000 healthcare scientists working in the National Health Service and its associated bodies. The Chief Scientific Officer is one of the NHS professional officers (including the National Medical Director and Chief Nursing Officer ) who are employed within NHS England .
Regional health authorities (RHAs) were National Health Service (NHS) organisations set up in 1974 by the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 to replace regional hospital boards and to manage a lower tier of area health authorities (AHAs) in England. [1] AHAs were created for Wales but not RHAs. Separate legislation was passed for ...
Agenda for Change (AfC) is the current National Health Service (NHS) grading and pay system for NHS staff, with the exception of doctors, dentists, apprentices and some senior managers. It covers more than 1 million people and harmonises their pay scales and career progression arrangements across traditionally separate pay groups, in the most ...
Nursing in the United Kingdom is the largest health care profession in the country. It has evolved from assisting doctors to encompass a variety of professional roles. Over 700,000 registered nurses practice, [1] working in settings such as hospitals, health centres, nursing homes, hospices, communities, military, prisons, and academia.