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Monitor's main tool for carrying out these functions was the NHS provider licence, [10] which contains obligations for providers of NHS services. The 2012 Act requires everyone who provides an NHS health care service to hold a licence unless they are exempt under regulations made by the Department of Health.
A previous body – also called NHS Improvement – was set up in April 2008 to drive clinical service improvement, [1] but was merged into NHS Improving Quality in 2013 [2] following the Health and Social Care Act reforms. From 1 April 2016, NHS Improvement was the operational name for an organisation that brought together Monitor, NHS Trust ...
Special health authorities were set to provide a national service to the NHS or the public, under section 11 of the National Health Service Act 1977. [4] [5] [6] Prior to the repeal of the whole of the 1977 Act by the NHS (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006, special health authorities included both infrastructure support organisations and national/specialist treatment providers such as the ...
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a chronic upper gastrointestinal disease in which stomach content persistently and regularly flows up into the esophagus, resulting in symptoms and/or complications.
Heartburn, also known as pyrosis, cardialgia or acid indigestion, [2] is a burning sensation in the central chest or upper central abdomen. [3] [4] [5] Heartburn is usually due to regurgitation of gastric acid (gastric reflux) into the esophagus. It is the major symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). [6]
The National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It sets out the structure of the National Health Service in England . It was altered and completely renumbered by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 ( c 7 ).
From March 2019, with the effective merger of NHS Improvement and NHS England, there was no longer any real purchaser/provider split at a national level. [ 15 ] The move away from Payment by Results , which started in 2019, further undermines the principles of the internal market, as it is intended to reduce incentives for increases in hospital ...
Can Gerry Robinson Fix the NHS? is a three-part Open University BBC series shown on BBC2 from 8 to 10 January 2007. This is the second BBC series where Gerry Robinson works to turn around failing companies, but whereas his earlier series I'll Show Them Who's Boss had a commercial focus, this one deals with the public sector.