Healthcare Settings

Question 1

What are the 4 main settings where healthcare workers may carry out their role ?

Answer 1

-GP surgeries and local health centres
-Hospitals
-Clinics
-Home

Question 2

Health care setting - GP surgeries and local health centres ?

Answer 2

-patients go here first when they need medical advice
-doctors diagnose the patients illness , they may issue a prescription for medication or refer the patient to another service
-Nurses might carry out treatment or health screenings or take blood tests

Question 3

Health care setting - Hospitals ?

Answer 3

-Patients will go to a hospital for treatment that a GP cannot give
-It is where operations are carried out , accident and emergency (A &E ) departments and some walk in centres are located
-patients are referred by their GP’s to specialist medical teams
-Specialist doctors (consultants ) may issue a prescription for specialist medication or refer patients to surgeons for operations

Question 4

Health care setting -Clinics ?

Answer 4

-Patients go here to be treated for specific medical conditions
-patients are referred by their GP’s to specialist clinics based in hospitals or the community
-Trained personnel including doctors and nurses work in clinics

Question 5

Health care setting -Home ?

Answer 5

-This is where care is provided for housebound people or those who are recovering from medical treatment such as an operation.
-Most people prefer to recover at home and some who are dying prefer to be nursed at home
-care may be provided at home for births
-Patients are treated at home by community based nursing and midwifery staff
-Doctors carry out home visits when necessary