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Health care facilities Assignment

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IntroductionThe United Kingdom provide public health care facilities to its permanent residents, it is almost around 58 million. The health care facilities are free and paid out of the general taxation. About 18% of the income tax goes to the health care. Almost around 8.4% of the United Kingdom GDP is spent on health care.Health System Performance IndicatorsIndicator of Performance to measures of health care system includes:Patient satisfaction and experience: There are many tried and tested patients surveys are conducted by NHS and Care quality commission to analyse level of satisfaction and experience among the people of UK. Survey in 2016 state that 86% patients are satisfied. Quality of health care: This can be measured in terms of process and also as outcomes such as, latest evidence and criteria for treatment, implementation of guidelines and referrals. Productivity or Quantity of health care: To measures the quantity and productivity of health care system few measures are considered such as, bed occupancy, throughput of patients and waiting time.Financial performance: Finance is considered to be a key aspect of health care. UK government provide a full finance for treatment to its proper residents. NHS increased its expenditure from £78.881 billion to £120.512 billion in 2016-2017. Safety: as per the safety criteria the UK health care system is a best among rest there in only 4% people are not in favour but rest believes in the health care facilities provided by NHS. Availability of staff: In March 2017, across Hospital and Community Health Service, NHS employed: 106,430 doctors, 285,893 health visitors and nurses, 21,597 midwives, 132,673 scientific and technical staff, 19, 772 ambulance staff, 21,139 managers and 9,974 senior managers (NHS Confederation, 2018). Health Care Funding•Regulating bodies•Funding of healthcare service•Private health Role of GovernmentThe responsibilities related to health legislation and general policies in United Kingdom are lies with Parliament, The Department of Health and The Secretary of state for Heath. The new health care system start its operations from April 1, 2013 to bring out the goals set by the Health and Social Act. The health education England and NHS trust development authority, Public Health England takes their full range of responsibility (England, 2016). Health Care WorkforceAs at September 30, 2017 the staff working for the NHS as full time employment was 1.21 million, the increase of 17,900 is recorded that is 1.5% since September 2016. The independent sector increase from 40,800 to 46,800 from September 2016 to September 2017 (Department of health and social care, 2013). Figure 1.health system performance management,OECD, 2018. Data for Measuring Health Care Quality and Outcomes. Retrieved from: http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/health-care-quality-indicators.htm. References NHS Confederation.(2018). NHS statistics, facts and figures.Retrived from http://www.nhsconfed.org/resources/key-statistics-on-the-nhsThorlby.R.(2014).International Health Care System Profiles.Retrieved from http://international.commonwealthfund.org/countries/england/.Department of health and social care.(2013).Guidance The health and care system explained Published 26 March 2013.Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-health-and-care-system-explained/the-health-and-care-system-explained.England, N. H. S. (2016).Evidence review: pasireotide for acromegaly as third-line treatment (adults). Retrieved fromhttps://www.engage. england. nhs. uk/consultation/clinical-commissioningwave4/user_uploads/a03x11-pasiretd-evidnc-rep.pdf
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