STPs - who, what, why, when, where.

The NHS Delivery Plan - setting out what’s in store of the English NHS in the coming years, has been delivered by Simon Stevens the chief executive. Key to those are the sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) which have been made in 44 areas, and yet again reorganise care - crucially, this time, with social care included in the mix. In this podcast Hugh Alderwick, senior policy advisor at the King’s Fund explains what STPs are, and what they're planning, and crucially, the cash involved. Read the full analysis: http://www.bmj.com/content/356/bmj.j1541