Governance and regulation

Our work on governance, accountability and regulation across health and social care

The next steps towards integrated care

This explainer considers NHS England and NHS Improvement’s proposals to further integrate health and care services and describes the associated proposals for legislative change.

How funding flows in the NHS

How is the NHS structured?

A series of diagrams explaining how funding flows in the NHS and how providers are regulated and commissioned.

CQC impact

Impact of the Care Quality Commission on provider performance: room for improvement?

The CQC introduced a new approach to inspecting and rating health and social care providers in 2013. Our report with the Alliance Manchester Business School is the first major evaluation of this approach.

The capped expenditure process explained

In response to significant financial pressures in the NHS, a capped expenditure process has been introduced to provide tighter controls on spending. We explain how the process works and what it involves.