3.3 - The Health and Care Act (2022)

What is the main aim of the Health and Care Act 2022

To tackle health inequalities

Who are the key players in the health care act

NHS, local governments and other partners that could be voluntary organisations or private businesses

What is the full meaning of the NHS

The National Health Service

What is the NHS

It is the publicly funded healthcare system in United Kingdom

What is the NHS function

It provides healthcare services to all legal residents, with most services being free at the point of use

What are the local governments function

They are responsible for providing the care people need in their own homes

What is the function of these voluntary organisations or private business partners

They run social provision

What is partnership working

This is when different people departments and specialisms work together

What is Integrated Care Partnerships (ICP’s)

Committee consisting of a range of partners in health and social care, including the NHS, voluntary, community and social enterprises

What is the ICP’s function

• To develop long term strategies to improve health and social care services and people’s well being in the area

• Trying to reduce health inequalities

What is Integrated Care Boards (ICB’s)

NHS organisations responsible for planning health services for the population in the area the cover

What is the ICB’s function

• They manage NHS budgets and contract goods and services - allocate NHS funding

• Ensure that services are in place to deliver the integrated care strategy developed by the integrated care partnership

• They commission health services

List the 3 main aspects of the health and care act 2022

1. Encouragement of greater collaboration within the NHS and between the NHS, local governments and other partners

2. Restrictions on advertising less healthy food and drink

3. Other key aspects

What are other key aspects

• Forbids virginity testing and recognises it as a criminal offence

• Requires all service providers of health and social care to ensure all staff receive training on autism and learning disabilities

• Social care needs assessment are now allowed after discharge from hospital