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Next Stage Review Key Points
- A Medical Director and Clinical Advisory Board in every Strategic Health Authority (SHA) and a Quality Observatory in every region, combined with a duty on SHAs to support innovation with a new £150 million innovation fund
- An emphasis on primary and community care services, and the modification of the Quality of Framework (QoF) points and the GP contract
- Expanding the role of NICE to set and approve more independent quality standards, including developing an NHS evidence service
- Guaranteed patient access to NICE approved drugs
- A restatement of the commitment to Care plans for everyone with long-term conditions
- Extending patient choice of GP (via the NHS Constitution)
- Commitment to pilot the Fit for Work programme
- Stronger clinical engagement in commissioning
- More autonomy for high performing Primary Care Trusts
- Frontline staff to get more control over decision-making, empowering them to improve the quality of care at a local-level , and creating an environment that fosters good leadership skills
- Introduction of an NHS leadership model, that will be included in the undergraduate curriculum for nurses and doctors
- For senior doctors, the current Clinical Excellence Awards Scheme will be strengthened, to reinforce quality improvement
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