NCTJ PA - NHS EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
What is a commissioner?
a body which commissions and pays for care (assessing needs, planning and prioritising, purchasing
and monitoring health services, to get the best health outcomes)
What is a provider?
a body which provides care (treat patients and service users in the NHS)
What is primary care (example)?
first point of contact with patient, e.g. GP, practice nurse
What is secondary care (example)?
second point of contact e.g. hospital clinic or specialist doctor (NHS trusts provide secondary care)
What is a health and wellbeing board?
locally based statutory forums covering the same areas as each CCG and are involved in overseeing
and coordinating the performance of local health and social care services. They comprise local
medical practitioners, social care workers and councillors
Give two examples of NHS care providers
NHS trusts (acute trusts, foundation trusts, ambulance trusts, mental health trusts), primary care like
GPs
Give two examples of NHS care regulators
CQC, HealthWatch England (and NICE)
Give two examples of NHS care commissioners
CCGs, NHS England (and Local authorities)
What is NICE (NICHE)?
(regulator) A quango which approves drugs and treatments for NHS use and publishes national
guidelines to improve and harmonize standards of health and social care nationwide (NICHE stands
for National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)
What is Healthwatch England?
(regulator) a patient-led watchdog, this has local branches in all 153 'upper-tier' English local authority
areas (unitary and county councils). It canvasses service-users' views and experiences and voices their
complaints; and collects performance data, sits on local HWBs; and liaises with the media
What is NHS England?
(commissioner) a national quango responsible for commissioning primary care (from GPs, dentists,
pharmacists etc and some specialist services, including maternity, cardiac, and A&E units) at national
and regional levels (It convenes clinical senates to provide medical advice on its commissioning plans
and clinical networks to advise on service integration)
SOLUTIONS
What is a commissioner?
a body which commissions and pays for care (assessing needs, planning and prioritising, purchasing
and monitoring health services, to get the best health outcomes)
What is a provider?
a body which provides care (treat patients and service users in the NHS)
What is primary care (example)?
first point of contact with patient, e.g. GP, practice nurse
What is secondary care (example)?
second point of contact e.g. hospital clinic or specialist doctor (NHS trusts provide secondary care)
What is a health and wellbeing board?
locally based statutory forums covering the same areas as each CCG and are involved in overseeing
and coordinating the performance of local health and social care services. They comprise local
medical practitioners, social care workers and councillors
Give two examples of NHS care providers
NHS trusts (acute trusts, foundation trusts, ambulance trusts, mental health trusts), primary care like
GPs
Give two examples of NHS care regulators
CQC, HealthWatch England (and NICE)
Give two examples of NHS care commissioners
CCGs, NHS England (and Local authorities)
What is NICE (NICHE)?
(regulator) A quango which approves drugs and treatments for NHS use and publishes national
guidelines to improve and harmonize standards of health and social care nationwide (NICHE stands
for National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)
What is Healthwatch England?
(regulator) a patient-led watchdog, this has local branches in all 153 'upper-tier' English local authority
areas (unitary and county councils). It canvasses service-users' views and experiences and voices their
complaints; and collects performance data, sits on local HWBs; and liaises with the media
What is NHS England?
(commissioner) a national quango responsible for commissioning primary care (from GPs, dentists,
pharmacists etc and some specialist services, including maternity, cardiac, and A&E units) at national
and regional levels (It convenes clinical senates to provide medical advice on its commissioning plans
and clinical networks to advise on service integration)
