Table 1 Summary of the key features of a number of health care organisations in Northern Ireland [27, 28]
Health care organisations in NI | Description |
|---|---|
Health and Social Care Trusts [27] | - Five Trusts (the Belfast, Northern, Southern, South Eastern and Western Trusts) together with the NI Ambulance Trust. - Administrative health organisations which are responsible for the management and administration of health and social care services on a geographical basis. |
Health and Social Care Board [27] | - Organisation responsible for commissioning health services, performance management of the Health and Social Care Trusts and service improvement. |
Business Services Organisation (BSO) [27] | - Organisation responsible for the delivery of a variety of commercial support and specialist professional services to the Health and Social Care sector. - The BSO website provides comprehensive resources for primary care, such as the COMPASS report which is a prescribing information summary that is issued quarterly for each GP practice to provide GPs with feedback on their prescribing [28]. |