Principles + policies of the NHS

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.

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

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

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

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

Departments in the NHS

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.

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