The New NHS

Do you understand the 'New NHS'? This new text is an indispensable guide to how health care is delivered in Britain today.

Dr Alison Talbot-Smith first trained in Public Health medicine, working for the NHS in London and researching at UCL. She has recently returned to clinical medicine as a specialist registrar in respiratory medicine. Professor Allyson Pollock is Head of the Centre for International Public Health Policy at the University of Edinburgh and Honorary Professor at UCL. She was until recently Director of Research & Development at UCL Hospitals NHS Trust. She trained in medicine in Scotland and public health in London.

1. Introduction 2. Organisations with Strategic Roles 3. Organisations Commissioning Services 4. Organisations Providing Services 5. Funding and Resources 6. Efficiency and Standards 7. Research and Development and Research Governance 8. The NHS Workforce 9. Devolution: The NHS in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland 10. The Future