KEYWORDS Flashcards
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Clinical iceberg
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Clinical Iceberg is a term used to describe the large amount of illnesses that go unreported. For example, Medical Statistics are created based on information from the doctors, these statistics go on to make government policies on healthcare.
2
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iatrogenic
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Referring to injuries caused by a doctor. e.g. surgeries that go wrong or wrong prescribed medication.
3
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Tudar Heart
Inverse Care law
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when the Nhs funding is given to those communities that don’t need them this also comes in to Post Code Lottery