Needs & Services Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three sections of services?
A
- health care services
- social or community care services
- early years services
2
Q
What are the types of health care?
A
- primary health care - services available in the community e.g. GPs
- secondary health care
3
Q
What are the three ways in which services can be provided?
A
- statutory - free, provided by government, paid for by taxation
- private - organisations make a profit
- voluntary - do not make profit, free, paid for by charity contributions
4
Q
What are the service aims in health care?
A
- diagnose illness
- treating illness
- aiding recovery
- preventing illness
- monitoring health and wellbeing
- providing information about illness and treatment
5
Q
What are the service aims in social care?
A
providing a:
- balanced diet
- general hygiene
- personal care
- warmth and shelter
- emotional security
- social contact
6
Q
What are the service aims in early years care?
A
- providing learning opportunities - safe place to play and learn
- providing opportunities to develop PIES e.g. language and social skills
7
Q
What are the aims for people with disabilities?
A
- providing advice and information
- supplying aids for hearing and vision
- advising adaptations to daily life
8
Q
How can care needs be met? (care actions)
A
- asking questions
- observing and monitoring
- testing for disease
- diagnosing and treatment
- referring to other services
- explaining information and advising
- reassurance
9
Q
What types of client groups should services be provided for?
A
- physical impairments - motor behaviour and diseases
- learning impairments - brain disease, genetic conditions
- sensory impairments - blind, deaf
10
Q
What are the three ways to access services?
A
- self referral
- professional referral
- third party referral
11
Q
What are the types of barrier to accessing care?
A
- physical - can’t get into a building
- psychological - embarrassment and anxiety
- financial - can’t afford to pay for a service the NHS can’t provide
- geographical - difficulty getting there
- culture and language - culture can make it hard to accept a service, language barrier means ineffective communication
- resource - need to wait for the service, not enough resources for staff
