Describe the role of clinicians in health promotion and disease prevention Flashcards
What are the 3 main groups of ill-health?
Injuries/other
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
Communicable/infectious diseases
From 1990-2017, what percentage of worldwide deaths were caused by each ill-health group?
Injuries/other caused ~10% deaths
NCDs caused ~55-70% deaths
Communicable/infectious diseases caused ~35-20% deaths
Give 4 examples of how ill-health caused by injuries/other can be prevented?
Lobbying for safety policies
Protective clothing
Signposting patients to mental health services
Signposting patients to fall prevention classes
Give 4 examples of how ill-health due to communicable/infectious diseases can be prevented?
Adhere to safety policies in workplace such as proper hand washing
Giving patients advice eg. safe sex
Encouraging immunisation
Encouraging screening programmes
Why are NCDs largely preventable?
They are heavily influenced by modifiable risk factors such as alcohol, diet, exercise, smoking
What percentage of all UK deaths are caused by NCDs?
89%
How many individuals die annually due to NCDs?
41 million
What percentage of all annual deaths are due to NCDs?
71%
What are the 4 most common types of NCDs?
CVDs
Respiratory diseases
Diabetes
Cancer
What is All Our Health, and who is it used by?
Framework of evidence for maximising output of improving health outcomes and inequalities, that is used by first-line health care professionals
Give 2 ways in which healthcare professionals use All Our Health in practice?
Carry out proactive work and measure its impact for reflection
Work with individuals, families, communities to help them make informed choices and manage own health
What is social prescribing?
Primary care professionals refer patients to non-clinical services
Why is social prescribing useful?
20% patients book GP appointments for non-clinical, local reasons
Why is social prescribing considered a holistic approach?
It takes into account that health and wellbeing is influenced by social, economic, environmental, emotional factors
Give 5 examples of social prescribing schemes?
Volunteering
Art activities
Group learning
Sports
Healthy eating advice
Give 5 examples of individuals who are recommended social prescribing?
Individuals with:
Complex needs
Long-term or mild mental health problems
Multiple long-term conditions
Individuals who are socially isolated
Individuals who frequently attend primary or secondary care
Why is social prescribing considered a community-centred approach?
Uses power of community to generate good health
Across different social prescribing models in England, who is the main coordinating figure of social prescribing schemes?
Link worker/community connector, who works with people to access local support activities eg. financial services, volunteering charity
How does the NHS five year forward view 2014 show that NHS has embraced social prescribing?
cites examples of social prescribing having positive impact on voluntary and community sectors
How does the General practice view 2016 show that NHS has embraced social prescribing?
acknowledges that social prescribing can be used alongside GP practices
How has the NHS long-term plan 2019 implemented social prescribing?
incorporates social prescribing into comprehensive model of personalised care by committing funding to link workers
What is the National Academy of Social Prescribing, when was it established, and give 3 examples of partner organisations?
Formed as an independent charity in 2020, with support from partner organisations, such as NHS England, NHS Improvement, Sport England
What is the Making Every Contact Count programme?
Programme designed for health care professionals and other individuals, that focuses on how conversations between clinicians and patients can give better understanding of factors that affect health and wellbeing
