The Health and Social Care Act 2012
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- The Health and Social Care Act 2012
- This act is underpinned by two main principles.
- 1. Enabling patients to have more control over the care they recieve.
- 2. Making sure practitioners have the freedom and power to commision care that meets local needs.
- Key principles
- 'No Decision About Me Without Me' is intended to be the guiding principle by which patients are treated. Patients will be able to choose their GP, Treatment, Hospital etc
- Clinical commission groups are GP-led bodies that commission most health services and secondary care services.
- Health and wellbeing boards bring together commissioners, councillors and a lay representative to promote joint working and tackle inequalities
- Increased focus on prevention with local councils taking over responsibility for public health services and population health improvement eg obesity
- Health watch is an independent service created by the act which aims to protect the interests of all of those who use the HSC services. It has a role in communicating the views of patients to commissioning bodies and regulators.
- This act is underpinned by two main principles.
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