feb 11, 2013 - The new NHS
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The NHS is undergoing major changes in its core structure. The new health and care system became fully operational on April 1 2013. It delivers the ambitions set out in the Health and Social Care Act. Public Health England, the NHS Trust Development Authority and Health Education England took on their full range of responsibilities at the same time.
NHS England is an independent body, seperated from the government. Its main aim is to improve health outcomes for people in England. It will do this by creating the culture and conditions for health and care services and staff to deliver the highest standard of care and ensure valuable public resources are used effectively to get the best outcomes for individuals, communities, and society now and for future generations.
Locally, clinical commissioning groups, made up of doctors, nurses and other health professionals, buy services for patients, while local councils formally took on their new roles in promoting public health. Health and wellbeing boards bring together local organisations to work in partnership and Healthwatch England provides a powerful voice for patients and local communities.
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70 Years of the NHS
A history of the NHS since 1948 to present day.
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