Health and Social Care Trusts - Unit 4 Flashcards
What government company is delivered through the Health and Social Care Trusts?
NHS
How many NHS trusts in Northern Ireland?
6
What do these trusts provide?
Integrated health and social care services across NI
What are the 6 Trusts?
Belfast HCS
Northern HSC
South Eastern HSC
Western HSC
Southern HSC
Ambulance service
What do HSC trusts manage and administer?
Hospitals
Health centres
Residential homes
Day centres
What services does HSC provide?
Hospital including acute and psychiatric hospitals
What is provided in these hospitals?
Breast screening both routine and symptomatic at the one stop centre
What other services can be provided from other healthcare workers?
GP services from practise nurses, health visitors and midwives
Examples of GP services providing care?
Community midwife follow ups and calls post natal and ensures baby not sleeping in adult bed
Health visitors share info on infant feeding and nutrition - breast/bottle feeding
What services can they provide that target specifics?
Specialised professions such as paediatrician
dietician
speech and language therapist
Where is paediatrician care provided ?
3 hospital sites
Antrim for long stay
Causeway for short stay
What services can be provided for bad living for families?
Social services
How does social services help with adopting and fostering?
Info is provided with a direct phone number and own website for more details and info
