STRUCTURE
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Notes
Government level
Decides how much money NHS receives
Does top-level priority setting with regards to setting healthcare targets nationwide
Department of Health
headed by the Secretary of State for Health
NHS England
Created in 2013: in charge of the commissioning of NHS services, and setting NHS
Strategy
divide their allocated monies between the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)
and Nationally Commissioned Services(NCSs).
Integrated Care Systems (ICSs)
2022: established as legal entities by Health and Care Act 2022 (closing CCGs)
= collaborations between organisations working together to plan and fund health
and care services, aiming to improve the wellbeing of those who live and work in
their areas.
two statutory components: an integrated care partnership (ICP) and an integrated
care board (ICB).