cq3; what role do health care facilities and services play in achieving better health for all australians?

Question 1

What are the two types of care in AUS?

Answer 1

Institutional
Non-institutional

Question 2

What is institutional care?

Answer 2

Over-night care

Question 3

What are types of institutional care?

Answer 3

• Hospitals
• Nursing homes
• Ambulances

Question 4

What is non-institutional care?

Answer 4

Treat and leave

Question 5

What are types of non-institutional care?

Answer 5

• Dentist
• Physiotherapist
• GP

Question 6

What are the different types of governments?

Answer 6

• Federal
• State
• Local

Question 7

What is the federal governments role and responsibility for health facilities and services?

Answer 7

Development of national health policies

Question 8

What is the state governments role and responsibility for health facilities and services?

Answer 8

Control of health system and financing by collecting tax and allocating funds

Question 9

What is the local governments role and responsibility for health facilities and services?

Answer 9

Responsible for enforcing laws set in place by the state government

Question 10

What is the private sector’s role and responsibility for health facilities and services?

Answer 10

Provide access to a range of different services
- Services are privately owned, funded and controlled by businesses, individuals, charities or religious organisations
- Govt. may provide some funding (e.g. cancer council)

Question 11

What is the role and responsibility of community groups for health facilities and services?

Answer 11

Raise awareness about particular issues and utilise health promotion that targets specific needs of the community and organise support services

Question 12

What are examples of federal govt. on health facilities and services?

Answer 12

• Medicare
• Pharmaceutical benefit scheme
• Regulating private health insurance
• Overseeing of immunisation

Question 13

What are examples of state govt. on health facilities and services?

Answer 13

• Ensures accessibility of immunisation programs
• Manages services for public hospitals and ambulances
• Fund primary health care (42% of funding comes from state govt.)
• 40% of state funding goes to hospitals (largest percentage of funding)

Question 14

What are examples of local govt. on health facilities and services?

Answer 14

• Regulating environmental issues (e.g. maintenance of parks)
• Restaurant hygiene
• Delivery of immunisation programs

Question 15

What are examples of private sector on health facilities and services?

Answer 15

• Private hospitals/dentists
• Physiotherapist
• Alternate health services

Question 16

What are examples of community groups on health facilities and services?

Answer 16

• Diabetes Australia
• Red cross
• Alcoholics anonymous

Question 17

How can a person’s ability to access healthcare be affected?

Answer 17

• SES
• Geographical location
• Cultural and religious beliefs
• Patient waiting lists
• Lack of funding/equipment

Question 18

Which groups are most affected by inequitable access of health facilities and services?

Answer 18

• Rural and Remote
• ATSI
• Low education
• Low SES

Question 19

How does SES affect access to health facilities and services?

Answer 19

Can’t afford to access health facilities and services

Question 20

How does knowledge and geographical location affect access to health facilities and services?

Answer 20

If they have low knowledge they are unaware of services available to them

Certainly geographical locations prevent people from physically being able to access them

Question 21

How do cultural and religious beliefs affect access to health facilities and services?

Answer 21

Certain health facilities and services may not line up with beliefs

Question 22

How equitable is the access and support of health facilities and services to rural and remote areas?

Answer 22

Less access due to physically not having or limited health facilities.

Question 23

What are initiatives by the government to increase equitable access to rural and remote areas?

Answer 23

• Royal flying doctor service
• Telehealth technology

Question 24

How equitable is the access and support of health facilities and services to ATSI?

Answer 24

Due to a lack of cultural appropriateness and Indigenous health workers
- Creates a sense of discomfort and distrust in the health system

Question 25

What is an initiative by the government to increase equitable access for ATSI to health care facilities?

Answer 25

• Closing the Gap

Question 26

How equitable is the access and support of health facilities and services to those with low levels of education?

Answer 26

Due to a lack of knowledge they are unaware of what services are available, where they are and how to access them

Question 27

What is an initiative implemented to improve equitable access to those with lower levels of education?

Answer 27

Health literacy promotion (HeLP)
- Implemented in North-West Queensland
- Delivers health information and education sessions at libraries, community groups and schools

Question 28

How equitable is the access and support of health facilities and services to those with low english proficiency and how has this been targeted?

Answer 28

Non-english speakers are often unable to understand and access healthcare services that are available to them
- Targeted through the implementation of translating services instated in all major hospitals

Question 29

How equitable is the access and support of health facilities and services to low SES?

Answer 29

Reduced access due to lack of affordability

Question 30

What is a government initiative to improve access to health facilities and services to low SES individuals?

Answer 30

Medicare
- But some services (physiotherapy, dentists) remain inaccessible to those who can not afford it