Learning Aim B1 Unit 2

Question 1

What are the 3 sectors within HSC?

Answer 1

1. Private
2. Voluntary
3. Public

Question 2

Explain what the PRIVATE sector is in HSC

Answer 2

A superior, private funded provision, funded by:
1. fees from the service user
2. payments from health insurance companies
3. sometimes funded by Central Government (e.g NHS) will pay to use private hospitals for treatments to shorten waiting lists

Question 3

Explain what the VOLUNTARY sector is in HSC

Answer 3

Plays important role in providing services in the community
Work with specific groups of people
May charge a fee for services
Non-profit making organisations

Question 4

Give some examples of voluntary organisations in HSC

Answer 4

Age UK = works with older people
NSPCC = work with children
MacMillan = work with people with cancer (and their families)

Question 5

Explain with the PUBLIC sector is within HSC?

Answer 5

Funded by UK working people through their taxes and National Insurance
Most services are free but some people have to pay nominal charges e.g. for prescriptions and dental check ups

Question 6

What is primary health care?

Answer 6

Services free to under 16’s, people in full time education, pregnant people, unemployed, disabled and over 65’s.

Question 7

Give some examples of primary health services

Answer 7

GP’s
Pharmacist
Dentist
Optician

Question 8

What is secondary health care?

Answer 8

Services accessed via a GP referral
Can include hospital service, mental health services, community health services

Question 9

Give some examples of secondary health care services

Answer 9

Oncologist (cancer care)
Podiatrist (feet)
Dietician (people with dietary needs)
Obstetrics (pregnancy)
Paediatrics (children)

Question 10

What is tertiary health care services?

Answer 10

Specialist care for complex or terminal illness
Accessed via referral

Question 11

Give some examples of tertiary health care?

Answer 11

Therapists
Social Workers
Bereavement Counsellors
Home health aides

Question 12

What is an NHS Foundation Trust?

Answer 12

A group of hospitals run by a Hospital Trust overseeing them all (the Trust is run by board of Governors)
Governors can be staff, patients, members of the public

Question 13

How does being part of an NHS Trust help decision making?

Answer 13

Decisions are made locally instead of centrally

Question 14

What is a mental health foundation trust?

Answer 14

Specialist services offered in some areas
Provision includes psychiatrists, nurses and therapists with specialist support for those suffering MH conditions