When the changes outlined in the white paper will happen
- From April 2011 - Some choice of treatment and provider in mental health; expansion of PROMS; begin implementation of public health service
- June 2011 - Nationally comparable information on quality accounts published
- By July 2011 - Report on funding of long term care and support
- 2011-12 - Shadow GP consortia and commissioning board established; white paper on social care reform
- 2012 - Free choice of GP practice with open list; formal establishment of GP consortia; NHS outcomes framework fully implemented
- By April 2012 - NHS commissioning board established; public health service in place with ringfenced budget; HealthWatch established; Monitor becomes full economic regulator
- Autumn 2012 - NHS commissioning board makes 2013-14 allocations direct to GP consortia
- 2012-13 - SHAs abolished
- From April 2013 - PCTs abolished; all trusts become, or are part of, foundation trusts
- By 2013-14 - Introduction of value based approach to way drug companies are paid for medicines; management costs reduced by over 45 per cent
- By July 2015 - NICE to produce 150 quality standards
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