Principles + policies of the NHS

NHS Constitution: Principles and Values 
Although there are many, we would suggest learning a few key NHS principles and values and linking them to any NHS, ethical, or situational interview question.
Structure of the NHS

This page mentions the different tiers of healthcare in the NHS. It also explains how the NHS is governed and commissioned.

Key NHS Policies and Plans

You will not be expected to know these policies in your interview. However, if you do, this will immediately place you above other candidates.

7 Day NHS

This was an initiative proposed by NHS England in 2013 which concerns delivering high quality healthcare, every day of the week.

Good Medical Practice

Here, we summarise some of the key quotes from the Good Medical Practice written by the General Medical Council.

Departments in the NHS

Primary Care and GP Services

This is the first point of contact a patient has with the healthcare system. This page highlights the issues currently facing primary care and how they are being resolved.

A&E and Emergancy Care

This page discuses the categories of ambulance requests, types of A&E departments, issues facing both, and solutions that are being implemented.