Block 33 H&S Flashcards
Sources of funding for the NHS?
- taxation: compulory taxation e.g. income or sales - often on ability to pay and tends to be redistrubutive
- statutory insurance: customers eligible for services depending on their insurance cover
- out of pocket - private payment at the point of receiving services e.g. dentist, pharmacy
- private insurance
Entitlement to the NHS?
- visitors may not be entitled to HC or have to make additional payments
regulation of the NHS?
- quality of care comission
- Govs regulate healthcare financing, provision and entitlement
- ensures quality and necessity of provision
Idea of a NHS was opposed by
- Churchill and the BMA
- doctors feared it would take their independence and privilege
Who was in support of the NHS?
- women (and the silent majority) alonsgide younger medical professionals were more supportive
NHS largely suceeded due to?
- labour MP Nye Bevan
- underpinned by socialist ideas
- before the NHS ppl lived in fear of getting sick and not being able to work
NHS is based on the principles of?
- cradle to grave - HC is comprehensive and universal
- collectivism - all UK citizens pay taxes
- free at the point of entry
primary care services in the development of the NHS?
- uneven distribution of primary care services was a key problem at the formation of the NHS
- some areas were underdoctored - inverse care law
- 1950 - ministry of health commisoned a review of GPs
How was the primary care problem fixed?
- 1950 - ministry of health commisoned a review of GPs
- lead to provision of interest free loans for practice premises and control of geographical dist of GPs
Abortion act?
- 1967
- legalised abortions upto 28 wks gestation for all women
- prev was only legal when life of mother was in danger
- all of britain except NI
black report?
- 1980
- shows inequalities exist but also that the gap is widening
winter of discontent?
- 1978
- NHS financial problems worsen during winter of ‘78 to 79 bc of oil crisis
- widespread strikes across birtain following attempts to impose a pay freeze to control inflation
NHS reorganisation in 1990
the white paper?
- promoting better health
- suggests improvements in patient choice and widening of services provided by pharmacists and nurses
what did the white paper set out?
- quality and financial incentives to improve processes of delivery care
- extra pay for underraking health promotion and screening
- attempts to introduce medical audit into hosp and primary care
NICE?
- 1998
- to reduce variations in HC
Smoking ban?
- 2007
- in nearly all enclosed work places and public places in england
care quality comission?
- 2009
england
when was PHE set up?
2011
2016?
- junior doctors strike
- promoted by unsuccessful contract negotiations
- first doctors strike in 40 yrs
- withdrew from emergency and routine care
2018?
- Theresa May annouced that the nHS will receive a yearly inc of 3.4% in spending for the next 5 yrs - prev was 1%
- announcement of the 10 yr plan for the NHS
2019?
- NHS england publishes the LTP
- goals to reduce avoidable deaths
- local health and social care services to come together as intergrated care systems
2022 health and care act?
% of GDP spent on NHS post covid?
12
funding of NHS?
- General taxation with some from NI contributions
- used for day to day expenditure like salaries and medicine
social care funding?
– sep to NHS
- managed by LAs
other funding for the NHS?
- small amount from patient costs e.g. prescriptions or dentistry
budget for NHS?
2023-24: £187 B
how does the funding work?
- funds go to NHSE and NHSI
- they are resp for delivering the NHS LTP
- NHSE oversses comissioning of NHS services
NHS E allocates funds to?
- clinical comissioning groups which have been merged into intergrated care systems
the NHS LTP
ICS?
- STPs have changed into ICSs
- partnerships between hospitals, GPs, community services and other organisations
- aims to provide more joined up care provision
ICS means?
- gps coming together as PCNs
- LA areas collaborations between H&S care organisations including charity
ICP?
- Int care partnership
- each ICS has a committee resp for strategy in that area
ICB?
- Statutory NHS organisation resp for meeting population health needs and managing budget for services
roles of ICS
- reduce inequalities
- improve population health
- improve prevention
- support ppt w long term conditions/ MH issues
Challenges to the NHS?
- winter pressure - resp illnesses, ‘war rooms’
- workforcre shortages
- waiting lists
- cost of living crisis
Public statisfaction w the NHS?
- lowest since 1997
- key issue is access to services
alcohol health promotion?
- alcohol campaigns e/g/ Dry January which involves people stopping drinking for one month
- alcohol awareness week
- Drinkaware’s no more excuses
- alcoholics anonymous, narcotics anonymous
- drinkaware app
drug misuse health promotion?
- Frank - helpline for people concerned abt drug or solvent misuse
- addaction - helpline for those in need of addiction support for their families
- educational websites e.g. NHS inform
- cocaine anonmyous
3 elements of stigma?
- stereotypes
- prejudice
- discrimination
stereotypes?
assoc w misinfo/ lack of info
prejudice =
provlem of attitudes, exp negative feelings
discrimination?
comes from prejudice
public stigma?
- the way society faces the person with mental illness
- assoc w sterotypes and negative expectations such as incomptence, lack of character
how does public stigma affect ppl?
- often limits job opportunties, indep life of education to ppl w mental illness creating obtacles to well being, health and QOL
self stigma?
- leads to self depreciation and low self esteem
- leads to giving up on personal goals in education, relationships bc they believe they can’t correspond to the society’s expectations
self stigma also discourages the person from..
also discourages the person from seeking and adhering to treatment, inhibing will to recover
AQ-27 questionnaire?
- 9 dimensions of stigma
AQ-27 questionnaire - responsibility?
people withmental illnesscan control their
symptoms and are responsible for having the illness
AQ-27 questionnaire - pity?
people withmental illnessare overtaken by their own disorder and therefore deserve concern and pity
AQ-27 - anger?
people withmental illnessare blamed for having the
illness and provoke wrath and rage
AQ-27 questionnaire - dangerousness?
people withmental illnessare not safe); Fear
(people withmental illnessare dangerous)
AQ-27 questionnaire - help?
Ppl w mental illness need assistance
AQ-27 - coercion?
people withmental illnesshave to participate in treatment management
AQ-27 questionnaire - segregation?
people withmental illnessare sent to institutions separated from the community
AQ-27 questionnaire - avoidance?
patients withmental illnessdo not live in society
Stigma of mental illness - where does it come from?
- media portrayls- stigmatization or trivialization
- mental health and violence in media
Portrayal of schizophrenia?
- Characters with
schizophrenia are presented as “homicidal
maniacs” in “slasher” or “psycho killer” movies - overemphasis of positive symptoms
Trivialization of mental illness by the media?
- promoting MI as not being severe or as being less severe than it really is
- e.g. anorexia nervosa
over-simplification of MI by the media?
- e.g. OCD
- cleanliness and perfectionism
- symptoms portrayed as beneficial
Prev of a MH problem in 1 yr?
1 in 4 people in one year
schiz prev?
1%
Victimisation of the mentally ill?
- Patients with severe mental illness constitute a high-risk group vulnerable to fall victims to violence in the community.
- past traumatic and victimisation experiences have been found to be sig associated w patients symptom severity and illness course
consequences of stigma - life expectancy?
People with a diagnosis of severe
mental illness die on average 15-25
years before those without—largely
from preventable physical diseases
such as heart disease and diabetes.
Diagnostic overshadowing?
- evid that ppl w mental illness have poorer acces to physical healthcare and receice worse Tx for physical disorders when comp to general population
- Medical staff tend to treat physical illnesses of people withmental illnessless thoroughly and less effectively.
Parity =
- equal respect and hope when
dealing with difficult prognoses - lack of parity in those w severe, chronic schiz
psychiatric problems in medical professionals?
- delayed seeking mH Tx
- often only in a crisis situation
- fear of exposure to stigmatization from peers
4 main barriers to medical students seeking MH support?
- fear of repercussions
- med student expectations
- judgement
- lack of support
5 principles of mental capacity?
- A person must be assumed to have capacity unless it is established that he/she lacks capacity.
- A person is not to be treated as unable to make a decision unless all practicable steps to help him/her to doso have been
taken without success. - A person is not to be treated as unable to make a decision merely because he/she makes an unwise decision.
- An act done, or decision made, under this Act for or on behalf of a person who lacks capacity must be done, or made, in his/ her best interests.
- Before the act is done, or the decision is made, regard must be had to whether the purpose for which it is needed can be as
effectively achieved in a way that is less restrictive of the person’s rights and freedom of action
capacity =
Capacityis related to a specific decision and if not a global impression of a person’s ability to make any or all decision
critria for capacity?
- ppt understands the info relevant to the decision
- ppt can retain the info
- ppt is able to weigh info as part of the process of making a decision
- ppt able to communicate his/ her decision - talking/ sign language
When a ppt is treated against their will for a physical health cause this must be done under
the capacity act
mental health act vs capacity act?
When both the capacity act and the mental health act can be used, that is criteria are met,mental health act will take
precedenceas the patient is then provided with the statutory safeguards provided by the act
MCA deprivation of liberty?
- MCA states thatif a ppt lacks capacity to make a decision abt medical treatment, the decision should be made on their behalf acting in their best interests
Restraints under the MCA?
- Under the MCA, restrictions and restraint, including restraint that restricts the person’s freedom of movement, are lawful
(under s. 6), provided that it is believed to be both ‘necessary’, and that it is “proportionate” to risk and severity of harm
what can effective leadership do?
- improve clinical outcomes e.g. mortality rates
- improve ppt exp and satisfaction
- imp staff exp
- improve ppt safety
Poor leadership report?
- Ockenden report
- highligjts that if Shewbury and Telford NHS trust had provided better care the deaths of 201 babies could have been avoided
what is leadership?
- A process whereby an individual
influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal. - influencing indiv to contribute to gr goals and co-ordinating the pursuit of those goals
Direct leadership?
leader influences followers through direct communication w them
indirect leadership?
- cascading through hierachy
- influencing organisational culture
- developing structures and processes
Layers of healthcare leadership - macro?
- setting global/ national healthcare policy
- co-ordinating lobal response to health issues
Meso leadership?
- leadership of healthcare organisation e.g. chief exec
- resp for community level HC e.g. director of PH
Micro leadership?
- leadership of clinical area
- indiv HC teams
Leadership vs management - what they produce
- leadership produces change and movement
- management produces order and const
Leadership - 3 key elements?
- establishing direction
- aligning ppl
- motivating and inspiring
Management - 3 key elements?
- planning and budgeting
- organising and staffing
- control and problem solving
(WHO) - in healthcare leaders set the…
strategic vision and mobilize efforts towards its realization
(WHO) - managers ensure…
effective
organization and utilization
of resources to achieve
results and meet the aims.
What are teams?
set of indiv working together towards a shared outcome
How do teams differ from co-acting./ pseudo-teams?
the latter may simply be working in close proximity
characteristics of healthcare teams?
- differentiated skill levels due to MDTs
- differentiated authority levels and involvement in DM
- high prev of short lived teams
Fundamentals of effective teamwork?
- compelling direction
- strong structure
- supportive context
- shared mindset
assessing leadership - self assessment?
- imp element of leadership development but weakness such as
- incomplete info - one source
- overestimation of effectiveness - dunning kruger
- underestimation- imposter syndrome
performance appraisal?
- usually one type of feedback
- may perpetuate culture of the organisation
- may be too focused on organisational goals
Multi-source/ 360 feedback?
- process in which leaders receive feedback from at least 2 rating sources
- collects data on perceived behaviours
- analyses and compares data across ppl and time
Steps in learning abt leadership - experiental learning?
- conc experience
- reflective observation
- abstract conceptualisation
- active experimentation
concrete exp?
learning through actual encounters with the phenomena abt which learning is taking place
reflective observation?
reflecting on a phenomenon in order to learn more abbt it
abstract conceptualisation?
using experience and knowledge to develop ideas and theories