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Bitesize

Health and policing

The NHS in Wales and policing governance.

Level
Bitesize
Learning time
1 hour 30 minutes
Where
The Public Sector
Price
£39

When you step up to a higher level, what you paid in the last 12 months for lower-level courses inside the bigger course comes off its price, in proportion to how much of each is inside it, whichever topic it's from. Courses at the same or a lower level don't give credit against each other. A Focus course or above always costs at least £15. Read the full terms

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About this course

Overview and Outcomes.

Overview

This module explores how NHS Wales gives a genuinely different answer to the accountability question. It covers the machinery of Welsh health policy, seven Local Health Boards that plan, commission and deliver care as one organisation, the national trusts and special health authorities, the Joint Commissioning Committee and direct oversight by Welsh Government, before comparing England and Wales and drawing out implications for leaders working across the border. Policing in England and Wales rests on a deliberate separation: the public elects who holds the police to account, not who does the policing. This module sets out the roles of Police and Crime Commissioners, chief constables and Police and Crime Panels under the Policing Protocol, then examines the November 2025 announcement to abolish commissioners by 2028 and the January 2026 Police Reform White Paper.

What you'll develop

In this Bitesize, you will develop the ability to:

  1. Describe how NHS Wales is governed, from the Welsh health minister and Director General to the seven Local Health Boards, national bodies and the Joint Commissioning Committee.
  2. Compare who commissions, who provides and who is accountable in the split English system and the directly run Welsh system.
  3. Adjust how you escalate concerns, build relationships and hear the patient voice when working with NHS Wales or across the border.
  4. Explain the separation between elected accountability for direction and resources and the chief constable's operational independence under the Policing Protocol.
  5. Distinguish the powers of the Police and Crime Commissioner, the chief constable and the Police and Crime Panel, including the precept and the appointment of the chief constable.
  6. Assess what the announced abolition of commissioners and the Police Reform White Paper mean for your partnerships, separating what is settled from what is still proposed.
What it covers

The Modules.

1 hour 30 minutes of learning.

  1. 07The NHS in Wales: A Genuinely Different ModelThis module explores how NHS Wales gives a genuinely different answer to the accountability question. It covers the machinery of Welsh health policy, seven Local Health Boards that plan, commission and deliver care as one organisation, the national trusts and special health authorities, the Joint Commissioning Committee and direct oversight by Welsh Government, before comparing England and Wales and drawing out implications for leaders working across the border.43 min
  2. 08Policing: Governance, Roles and AccountabilityPolicing in England and Wales rests on a deliberate separation: the public elects who holds the police to account, not who does the policing. This module sets out the roles of Police and Crime Commissioners, chief constables and Police and Crime Panels under the Policing Protocol, then examines the November 2025 announcement to abolish commissioners by 2028 and the January 2026 Police Reform White Paper.44 min
Where it fits

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Part of the The Public Sector topic, also sold whole as How the public sector works.

How credit works

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  1. You are hereBitesize, 1 hour 30 minutes, £39
  2. Next stepFocus, Devolution and public services, 3 hours, £69. Already own the Bitesize? You pay £30.
  3. Explore, Services on the ground, 6 hours, £129. Already own the Bitesize? You pay £90.
  4. The whole topicImmerse, How the public sector works, 10 hours, £249. Already own the Bitesize? You pay £210.

When you step up to a higher level, what you paid in the last 12 months for lower-level courses inside the bigger course comes off its price, in proportion to how much of each is inside it, whichever topic it's from. Courses at the same or a lower level don't give credit against each other. A Focus course or above always costs at least £15. Prices per person. Read the full terms

Also part of: Health, care and home, Health and care, joined up, Knowing the public landscape

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