NHS and Care Acts

Question 1

What did the Health and Social Care Act (2012) place statutory duty on?

Answer 1

• The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to have regard to the NHS Constitution.
• NHS England, and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to promote the NHS Constitution.

Question 2

What does the Care Act (2014) make local authorities consider?

Answer 2

• Local services that already exist to support care needs.
• Identify people who may not have their care needs met.
• Identify carers who may need support.

Question 3

What is the aim of the NHS Consitution?

Answer 3

aim to:
- Safeguard the enduring principles and value of NHS.
- Set out clear expectations about behaviours of staff and patients.
- Empower the public, patients and staff by setting out existing legal rights.

Question 4

What are the 6 NHS values?

Answer 4

Working together for patients
Respect and dignity
Commitment of quality of care
Compassion
Improving lives of patients, communities and staff
Everyone counts

Question 5

How does the NHS policy impact physiotherapy?

Answer 5

• Physios are identified as essential to successfully delivering care
• Support for the expanding physio workforce in primary and community care
• A commitment to invest in the physio workforce development
• Digital infrastructure will be deployed to improve data collection, access to services, personal records and support self-care

Question 6

What is the aim of the Health and Care Act (2022)?

Answer 6

Aim to make it easier for organisation to come together in an integrated care board to decide how the NHS budget for their area is spent and develop a plan to improve people’s health

Question 7

What is the point of the Care Quality Commission (CQC)?

Answer 7

Put in place fundamental/minimum standards everyone has the right to expect when they receive care.

There’s a range of enforcement powers that can be used to protect patients and service users when standards aren’t met.

Question 8

What is primary care?

Answer 8

the first point of contact for people in need of healthcare (e.g.: GPs, dentists and pharmacists).

Question 9

What is secondary care?

Answer 9

‘hospital and community care’ can be either planned (elective) care or urgent and emergency care

Question 10

What is tertiary care?

Answer 10

highly specialised treatment (e.g: neurosurgery, etc.)

Question 11

What are 4 examples of voluntary organisations and charities?

Answer 11

Age concern
Memory box foundation
St Johns
The national back pain association