B1: The roles of organization in providing health and social care services Flashcards
1
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What is primary health care?
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→Care provided by doctors, dentist and opticians
→Accessed directly by service users when needed
2
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What is secondary health care?
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→Care which includes hospital services, mental health services and community services
→Accessed via GP referral
3
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What is tertiary health care?
A
→Provides specialist and complex services e.g. specialist spinal cord unit
→Via health professionals
4
Q
The public sector
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→Financed and managed by government and funded by taxation and a smaller portion from national insurance
5
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The private sector
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→Managed by commercial companies
→Funded by fees paid by service users, payments from health insurance companies such as Bupa
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