The Operating Framework for 2012/13, published in November 2011, aims to help the NHS implement the necessary changes in the Government's health reform programme.
Focusing on quality, reform, finance and business rules, and planning and accountability, the full document describes the national priorities, system levers and enablers the NHS needs to change services while maintaining and improving quality and finance.
The Briefing sets out the key points, alongside our reaction, and some of the specific points our members asked for the Framework to include.
Mind maps
The handy ‘maps’ below are designed to help you find your way round the NHS Operating Framework itself, as well as the overall NHS Outcomes Framework and outcome frameworks for adult social care and public health.