1. Understanding the Health Service in Somerset
National changes from April 2013 resulting from
Health and Social Care Act 2012

2. Key to Understanding Health Services1
The National Health Service (NHS) is NOT one big body. Rather it is a collection of separate organisations, each with their own remits, management structures, budgets and governance

3. Key to Understanding Health Services2
Within the collection of health organisations there is a clear divide between commissioners and providers
Commissioners: plan and purchase services based on local need
Providers: take on contracts to deliver ‘commissioned’ services

4. Key to Understanding Health Services3
Some aspects of health support for children and young people are provided by organisations that are outside the NHS.
For example:-
The Local Authority
Private Companies

5. The Public Health Workforce
All of us here have a collective role in ensuring our children and young people grow up emotionally and physically well

6. Health & Social Care Act 2012
Sweeping changes to the way the NHS is organised
Abolished former Primary Care Trusts (PCTs)
Established new arrangements for commissioning services including Clinical Commissioning Groups

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8. Somerset Health Commissioners

9. The Commissioner’s – commission…..
NHS England Area Team
Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group
Public Health
Somerset County Council
Primary Care
Maternity services
Public Health Schools Programme
Dentists
Hospital Paediatric Services
School Nurses
Immunisation
Emergency Services
NCMP
Health Visitors
CAMHS
Sexual Health Services
Screening
Dietetics
Drug and Alcohol support and treatment
Vision / hearing tests
Integrated Therapy Service
HIV treatment
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10. Somerset Main Service Providers
Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Health Visitors
School Nurse Paediatric Continence Minor Injury Units
Looked After Children’s Health
CAMHS
Paediatric dietetics
Integrated Therapy Physiotherapy
Contraceptive and Sexual Health
Speech and Language
Drug Treatment
Somerset Stop Smoking Active Lifestyle Coaches
Other

11. Somerset Main Service Providers
75 GP Practices
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Primary Care Services
Stop Smoking Support
Contraception
Infant immunisation
Other
Maternity Services
Elective hospital care / paediatrics Accident and Emergency
Genito Urinary Medicines (GUM)
Plus other providers for specialist services