LO1 - Legislations Flashcards
1
Q
What does the Health and Social Act 2012 focus on?
A
- Improving quality of life
- Reinforcing personalization
- Empowering patients to make choices
2
Q
What are the key aspects of the Health and Social Care Act 2012?
A
- Strengthing the voices of patients
- Ensuring feedback for improvement
- Putting individuals at the center of care
- Enhances voices, choice and control
- Better collaboration between services
3
Q
What 4 bodies does the Health and Social Care Act 2012 introduce?
A
- Monitor
- CCGs
- Health Watch England
- Care Quality Commission
4
Q
What is the Monitor (H&SC Act)?
A
- The sectors regulator to improve the health sector for patients
5
Q
What is the CCGs?
A
- Stands for
6
Q
What is the Health watch England?
A
- Allows the voices of the public to be heard by those higher up
7
Q
What is the CQC?
A
- A body which inspects the quality of health and social care services
8
Q
Who does the health and social care support?
A
- Patients
9
Q
What key features does the health and social care act support?
A
- Personal budgets
- Co-production
- Choice and control
10
Q
What are the weaknesses of the health and social care act?
A
- some patients may not want/unable to make choices
- choices may not be available e.g. rural areas
