NHS voc

integrated Care Systems (ICS)

these are partnerships that bring together providers and commissioners of NHS services across a geographical area to plan healthcare around the needs of the local population.

Primary Care Networks (PCNs)

these are groups of general practices (huisartsenpraktijk) working together with other local health providers, using shared staff and resources to provide integrated services to their communities

Health and Care Act 2022

legalization in the UK aimed at facilitating greater collaboration between different parts of the health and care systems, giving legal status and new responsibilities to integrated care systems.

Integrated Care Boards (ICB)

responsible for the day-to-day running of the NHS , making decisions about how to allocate resources and how services should be delivered to meet local needs.

Integrated Care Partnerships (ICP)

these bring together the NHS, local authorities and other partners to plan how to meet the health, social care and well-being needs of the population within an ICS.

Provider Collaboratives

networks of NHS organizations (like hospitals & mental health services) that come together to improve care and efficiency by sharing resources and coordinating services and high quality care.

Operational priorities

Immediate, short-term goals set by an organization like NHS England that guide how healthcare should be provided, focusing on areas such as patient safety, quality of care and financial sustainability.

Care Quality Commission (CQC)

the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England, responsible for ensuring that health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate and high quality care.

‘Neighbourhoods’ and ‘places’

terms used to describe the levels at which care is organized. ‘neighbourhoods’ typically refer to small local areas centered around several GP practices, whereas ‘places’ are larger areas, often aligned with local authorities boundaries.