How is the NHS structured?

Updated on 11 April 2016, our series of organograms explain how the NHS in England is now structured, including how providers are regulated, who can influence the commissioning of services and how the money flows.

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The NHS at 65

The NHS turned 65 on 5 July 2013. To celebrate this special birthday, we published commentary and analysis of the health and social care system in England, including our animated alternative guide to the new NHS.

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The NHS after the Health and Social Care Act

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 created the most wide-ranging reforms to the NHS, since it was founded in 1948. We look at six key aspects of the new NHS after the Act came into force.

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An alternative guide to the new NHS in England

Our animation from 2013 gives a whistle-stop tour of the NHS – how the organisations work and fit together – and explains that our system is as much a product of politics and circumstance as design.

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Leading health care in London: how will the new NHS and public health system work?

The new NHS and public health system in London is still taking shape, but the complexity of the emerging eco-system is apparent and can be seen in this diagram from our report on Leading health care in London.

The Health and Social Care Act: the tale in a timeline

Our timeline is a visual guide through the events that led to the Health and Social Care Act reaching the statute book.

Transforming the delivery of health and social care: The case for fundamental change

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