A Elements Revision Questions Flashcards
What piece of legislation covers the requirement for diversity and inclusion for people with certain characteristics?
The Equality Act 2010
Who is responsible for obtaining a DBS check for work?
The employer
What is the name for the legal parts of an employment contract?
Terms (of employment).
Your employer has a disciplinary policy that includes informal and formal written warnings.
You have been found stealing and dismissed.
You feel that you have been treated unfairly because you weren’t given any warnings or notice period. Are you correct?
No, In the case of gross misconduct an employer can immediately dismiss an employee
Give 2 reasons why an organisation needs and equality, diversity and inclusion policy
To ensure equality and to comply with legislation
Explain, using an example, what is meant by safeguarding
To ensure everyone is treated equally and to comply with legislation.
Give 2 reasons why organisations adhere to quality standards
- Ensuring individuals are protected from harm, such as a vulnerable child
- Adult being abused by a carer or relative
During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were serious concerns that NHS hospitals would be overwhelmed and unable to treat patients.
Therefore, hospitals were instructed by the government to discharge any patients who could be transferred back to their care homes.
In many cases this lead to the induction of COVID-19 into many care homes from hospitals because patients were not tested for or known to be infected.
Evaluate this instruction, considering the key principles of ethical practice. Your response should demonstrate: reasoned judgements and informed consent.
Two from: ensuring consistency; maintaining health
and safety; monitoring processes and procedures;
facilitating continuous improvement; facilitating
objective independent review.
Briefly explain three roles within the NHS
Give 3 examples of private healthcare services
Explain what is meant by a non-profit organisation. Give an example
Other than hospitals, list 3 examples of healthcare working environments
State 2 environments where judicial care is provided
Define the term primary care
Give 4 examples where primary care would be provided
What does the term ‘public participation’ in primary care mean?
Explain the features of secondary care
List 3 features of tertiary care
Identify 4 personal factors that would require access to healthcare services
Give an example for each of the following barriers to healthcare services: -socioeconomic -psychological -physical -cultural and language -geographical
Describe how 2 different personal factors would influence the services required by an individual
State 2 benefits for an individual using a health app
State 2 benefits for healthcare services of individuals using a health app
List 4 functions of the NHS app
Identify 4 potential main application for 3D printing in healthcare
Explain the benefits for patients of having a robotic surgery rather than conventional surgery
State the 3 essential principles of the NHS
When were prescription charges where introduced?
Describe 2 ways the role of a nurse has changes since the NHS was introduced
List 3 ways the NHS long term plan is helping prepare the NHS to meet future deadlines
State 2 features of the private sector
Name 4 examples of policies that would be used in a healthcare setting
Give 3 reasons why staff should adhere to policies in the workplace
Describe 2 possible consequences for service users of a health and safety policy not being adhered to
State 3 actions that the CQC can take if the services of a healthcare provider are found to be below the required standard
Explain what is meant by ‘deregistration’ for a care practitioner
Write a definition of evidence based practice
List 3 benefits of evidence based practice for the populations as a whole
Identify 2 benefits of evidence based practice for the healthcare sector
List the 5 pieces of key information that job description should include
A person specification lists ‘essential and desirable skills’. What does this mean?