NHS Reforms (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards

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Year of biggest NHS reorganisation since 1948

2013 (April)

Budget redistributed to CCGs in 2013

£65 billion (out of £100 billion total)

What CCGs replaced in 2013

Primary Care Trusts

Main role of CCGs

Purchasing healthcare services for patients in their areas

What acute trusts manage

All NHS hospitals in England

Foundation trusts operate like which type of school?

Academy schools

Number of mental health trusts in England

58 (41 with foundation trust status)

Powell's view: NHS adopted what welfare approach?

Neo-liberalist welfare approaches

What does PFI stand for?

Private Finance Initiative

Neo-Marxist critique of NHS reforms

Prioritise profit over patient clinical interests

Neo-liberal view on market competition in NHS

Drives down costs & creates efficiencies

Max % NHS hospitals can earn from private patients post-2013

50%

Main concern about private patient income increases

Two-tier health service (pay vs free NHS care)

Role of Clinical Senates

Offer specialist advice to GPs on complex conditions

Which UK nations do 2013 NHS reforms apply to?

England only (not Wales, Scotland, NI)

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