B1: The Public Sector Flashcards
Who is the public sector financed and directly managed by?
financed and directly managed by the government
Who is the public sector primarily funded by and less funded by?
- primarily funded by taxation
- a smaller proportion of funds come from National Insurance contribution
How do service users pay for the majority of the services available?
the majority of the services available are free to service users when they need them, but they do pay for them through their regular tax and National Insurance (NI) contributions
How do the public sector health services and systems of the 4 countries of the UK work?
Discrimination?
the public sector health services and systems of organisation in the four countries that make up the UK generally work independently of each other, but there is no discrimination when individuals / service users move from one part of the UK to another
What are the 4 organisations of the 4 countries that make up the UK?
- NHS England
- Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland
- NHS Scotland
- NHS Wales
What are the range of services that the NHS’s in the 4 countries provide?
- primary health care
- secondary health care
- tertiary health care
Who does primary health care involve?
- GPs
- dentists
- opticians
- pharmacists
How is primary health care accessed?
normally accessed directly by the service user when needed
Who does secondary health care involve?
- most hospital services
- mental health services
- many of the community health services
How is secondary health care accessed?
- normally accessed via the GP, who makes an appropriate referral to a consultant or other healthcare specialist
- direct access to the accident and emergency of hospitals
Who does tertiary health care involve?
- specialist, normally complex services
- eg specialist spinal injury units or hospice support
How is tertiary health care accessed?
referral to these services is by health professionals who have identified the need
