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take action when standards are not met. These two organisations ensure that, for example, every doctor and nurse in every GP surgery in the country follows standard practices.
Public health: protection, prevention and improvement of the nation’s health Public Health England (PHE) was established in 2013, formed from a multitude of different public health bodies in the UK. PHE was set up to support the public in, and lead the debate on, protecting and improving their own health. It also prepares the UK for public health emergencies, building on the excellent work that the country had developed under previous auspices (such as containing the flu pandemic). PHE then conducts research and collects data and shares that information with all the relevant local bodies so that all can work together to address health challenges. PHE is the gold standard for a national public
health provider, demonstrating to the world the benefits of placing public health at the heart of government for the purpose of health protection,
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products get to the right place at the right time at the lowest possible cost to individual organisations and the taxpayer. Since its inception in 2006, NHS Supply Chain has delivered over £700 million worth of savings to the NHS, freeing up funds to be directed at providing improvements in patient care and ensuring the financial sustainability of providers.
Information systems In 2012 the Department of Health published the new information strategy, called ‘The Power of Information’. The UK has extensive knowledge and experience in the development, maintenance and improvement of Health Information Systems, which has now been consolidated within the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). HSCIC brings together knowledge and
implementation skills for data, information and IT systems across the span of the health sector. Not only does HSCIC cover health and social care, but it understands how to take disparate data from the entire health space in order to produce reliable indicators and products which allow key decisions to be made. HSCIC is well-versed in working on the global
‘Healthcare in the UK is a rich ecosystem of public and private sector bodies operating within a strong regulatory and support framework.’
surveillance, immunisations, health promotion and emergency preparedness. PHE has recently been active in responding to large-scale global public health emergencies such as the Philippines typhoon in 2013 and Ebola in West Africa in 2014, as well as contributing to international public health activities such as the International Health Regulations.
Support services There are also public bodies which provide coordinated support services to the National Health Service, ensuring that all providers have access to a consistent support function, whilst capitalising on economies of scale and the strategic oversight of a national body. For instance, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT)
not only carries out the processing and distribution of blood products and organs but also conducts a significant amount of research on the data it collects, driving developments in transfusion and transplantation. Furthermore, NHSBT already works in countries abroad to develop others’ blood donation services, particularly Malawi and Uganda. NHS Supply Chain provides a one-stop healthcare
products and supply chain services to the NHS, procuring and delivering anything from gloves to implants and MRI scanners to NHS hospitals. This end-to-end supply chain ensures that the right
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stage to help develop meaningful standards in health information. This knowledge is crucial for the interoperability of data and systems, without which it becomes very hard for providers to share information in order to improve the safety, quality and efficiency of care. Recently HSCIC secured international status for the UK as an expert centre for global health classifications. It is committed to improve health through ongoing development, maintenance and promotion of an integrated suite of health classifications that provide information of value and utility across the world.
Standards and guidance There are highly respected organisations within the UK health system which provide standards and guidance, including the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), and the Human Tissue Authority (HTA). Since 1999, the National Institute for Health
and Care Excellence (NICE) has provided the UK health system with an increasing range of advice on effective and affordable healthcare interventions, and has gained an international reputation for rigour, independence and objectivity. NICE does this by providing guidelines in four broad areas: the use of health technologies within the NHS; clinical practice; guidance for public sector workers on health promotion and ill-health avoidance; and for social care services and users. NICE guidelines can be used by the NHS, local
authorities, employers, voluntary groups and anyone else involved in delivering care or promoting wellbeing. However, NICE International was established by NICE in 2008 in order to assist other governments to interpret and apply evidence to their policy, as well as providing more technical support. They have since collaborated with over 60 countries
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