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Community-based services – including substance misuse and learning disability services [49] Dentists – over 10,000 dental services [50] GPs and doctors – GP surgeries, walk-in centres and out-of-hours care [51] Hospices – end-of-life care and care of people with life-limiting illness [52] Hospitals – NHS and independent hospitals [53]
Any Qualified Provider (AQP) is a contractual system within the NHS internal market of the English National Health Service.The system was introduced under the Labour administration in 2009/10 under the name "Any Willing Provider" and was accelerated under the coalition Government which formed in 2010.
The Royal Hospital Chelsea is a retirement home and nursing home, founded by King Charles II in 1682 as a retreat for veterans.. Healthcare in England is mainly provided by the National Health Service (NHS), a public body that provides healthcare to all permanent residents in England, that is free at the point of use.
Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI) [7] Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited (AGPAL) [8] Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) [9] uses standards developed by the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS Standards) [10]
Approved cancer drugs and treatments such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy are funded by the NHS without any financial contribution being taken from the patient. Where NICE has approved a treatment, the NHS must fund it. But not all treatments have been assessed by NICE and these treatments are usually dependent on local NHS decision making.
The white paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS, [10] was followed in December 2010 by an implementation plan in the form of Liberating the NHS: legislative framework and next steps. [11] McKinsey & Company who have been influential in the British Department of Health for many years was heavily involved in the discussions around the ...
The goal was to create a coherent strategic framework for the development of services across the full range of local NHS organisations, including: Performance management; Brokering solutions where there were disputes; Building capacity and supporting performance improvement; Preparing and delivering cohesive strategies for capital investment
On 1 June 2012, the key functions of the NPSA were transferred to the NHS Commissioning Board Special Health Authority., [5] later known as NHS England. In April 2016, the patient safety function was transferred from NHS England to the newly established NHS Improvement. [6]