1. CAREERS IN THE

2. What is the NHS? Over 300 different organisations
Over 1.7 million employees
Over 350 different careers
Since its launch in 1948, the NHS has grown to become the world’s largest publicly funded health service. It is also one of the most efficient, most egalitarian and most comprehensive.
The NHS was born out of a long-held ideal that good healthcare should be available to all, regardless of wealth, a principle that remains at its core
With the exception of charges for some prescriptions, opticians and dental services, the NHS remains free at the point of use for anyone who is resident in the UK.
The NHS employs more than 1.7m people. Of those, just under half are clinically qualified.
As the fifth largest employer in the world, only the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, the Wal-Mart supermarket chain, the Indian Railways and more recently, McDonalds, directly employ more people in the world.
When the NHS was launched in 1948, it had a budget of £437 million (roughly £9 billion at today’s value). For 2012/13, it was around £108.9 billion. 

3. Primary Care & Secondary Care
Primary care is the local healthcare that we receive from GPs, NHS-walk-in centres, dentists, pharmacists and optometrists.
Secondary (or “acute” care) is the healthcare that people receive in hospital.
Primary care is the local healthcare that we receive from GPs, NHS-walk-in centres, dentists, pharmacists and optometrists. These are the services that most often bring people into contact with the NHS. They are provided and managed by primary care trusts. 
Secondary (or 'acute') care is the healthcare that people receive in hospital. It may be unplanned emergency care or surgery, or planned specialist medical care or surgery. If you go to hospital for planned medical care or surgery, this will usually be because your GP, or another primary care health professional, has referred you to a specialist. We are a secondary care provider. 

4. Types of Trusts NHS Hospital (acute) NHS Ambulance Services
NHS Mental Health
NHS Care
Acute (hospital) trusts
NHS hospitals are managed by acute trusts, of which there are 169 in England. While some acute trusts run one large hospital, others run several hospitals within an area. Acute trusts sometimes provide very specialised care. For example, they may be regional or national centres of excellence for a specialty such as heart surgery, or be attached to universities and help to train health professionals. NNUH is a university hospital. 
Ambulance services trusts
There are 11 ambulance trusts in England, which run the services that respond to emergency (999) calls for healthcare. These services are equipped to provide treatment at the scene of an accident. In many areas of the country they also provide transport to get people to hospital for planned treatment. Our local ambulance trust is the East of England Ambulance Trust.
Mental health trusts
Unlike primary care services, which usually treat milder mental health problems, England's 58 mental health trusts provide specialist care for people with more severe problems. Their services can be based in hospitals or in the community, and range from psychological therapy through to very specialised medical and training services. Our local mental health trust is Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
Care trusts
Care trusts provide healthcare and/or social care, including mental health services and primary care services. At the moment there are only a small number of care trusts, set up if the NHS and local authorities decide that it would benefit local services if they worked in partnership over health and social care.  Our local care Trust is Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust.

5. A typical day in the NHS 820,000 consultations
192,000 outpatient appointments
60,000 people visiting A&E Departments
14,000 emergency admissions
21,000 elective admissions
108,500 patients receiving dental treatment
Every 36 hours the NHS will treat approximately 1 million people.
820,000 consultations
192,000 outpatient appointments
60,000 people visiting A&E Departments
14,000 emergency admissions
21,000 elective admissions
108,500 patients receiving dental treatment

6. Our Trust
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
Cromer Hospital

7. Our Trust - NNUH £455 million turnover (2012/13) 1010 acute beds
27 Operating Theatres
27 wards
825,002 Patients during 2012/13
Average Age – 41 years old
7,022 employees (Over 2000 Nursing & Midwifery/Over 1500 Admin & Clerical)

8. CAREERS

9. The Traditional Route *
GCSE’s
A-Level’s
University

10. Apprenticeships A route into a variety of careers in the NHS
A chance to start earning money
An excellent opportunity to gain valuable work experience
Nationally recognised qualifications

11. HEALTH Theatre Support Worker Health Care Assistant
Phlebotomy Support Worker
MDT Care Assistant
Physiotherapy Assistant
Pathology Support Worker
Biomedical Science Support Worker

12. BUSINESS ADMIN & CUSTOMER SERVICE
Medical Support Secretary
Ward Clerk
Receptionist
Finance Assistant
Operational Assistant
Training Administrator
Notes Clerk

13. Sophie Bland Apprentice Medical Secretary Trust Senior Secretary
Megan Atkins Apprentice Admin Assistant
Midwifery Care Assistant Post
Student Midwife
Tyler Gray
Apprentice Receptionist
Receptionist
Radiotherapy Scheduler

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