Learning Objectives

NHS background and purpose

-         Setting the context

-         Government spending on health

-         Factors affecting demand for health services

-         Health spending – how the UK compares

NHS organisations and structure

-         The structure of the NHS

-         Roles and responsibilities

How the NHS gets its funding

-         How NHS financing works

-         Spending reviews

-         Funding levels

-         The need for efficiency gains

-         Who gets what revenue

-         Allocations to CCGs

-         How funding reaches healthcare providers

-         How providers are paid for the patients they treat

-         Capital allocations

-         Access to capital financing

 How the NHS spends the funding

-         NHS ‘global-level’ spending

-         Spending by programme

-         Spending at the local level

-         Financial duties

-         The break even duty

How the NHS knows what it is spending

-         How does an organisation work out how much each activity costs?

-         How costing information is used – reference costs

-         How costing information is used – programme budgeting

How the NHS looks after its funding

-         The governance framework

-         The role of the governing body

-         The role of the accountable officer

-         NHS Constitution

-         Codes of Conduct and Accountability

-         Annual accounts

-         Internal audit

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