principles of general practice Flashcards
functioning of primary care
what is sustainability
this is the sustainable health (care ) and sustainable environment , it is also the ability of the NHS to continue over time
methods of the NHS to ensure sustainability
sustainable buildings and land
sustainable travel
sustainable goods and services
sustainable care
sustainable communities
methods of achieving sustainable travel
use of modes of transport that cause less pollution and consumption of fuel and petrol .These include;
1.promoting active travel such as wheelchair ,cycling and taking public transport to use NHS services.
2. reducing the need for travel .
3.promoting public and community travel.
4.using vehicles powered by renewables.
how to achieve sustainable care
1.realistic medicine that is shared decision making .
2.reducing the use of wasted medicine in both manufacturing and distribution of the medicine.
3. use of inhalers should be reduced , reduction of the propellant that is used in the metered dose inhalers ( MDI) which are powerful green- house gases .
4.medical gases that is anaesthetic gases which have global warming potential.
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work force sustainability
factors that lead to reduced workers in the NHS
impact of brexit on NHS workforce
1.there was a 28% decrease in the numbers of health recruiters and health visitors from EU and ETA.
2.There was however a rise in the number of healthcare profession from other parts of the world.
3.Some specialties such as
cardiothoracic surgery, anaesthetics and dentistry there has not seen any increment in the staff.
impact of covid on healthcare
non urgent care was paused which led to a huge backlog of people.
there were long waiting times as a result of this.
impact of covid on the workforce
1.higher rate of staff leaving jobs , increased sickness rates , increased sickness absence rate
the NHS continuing care over time -
this refers to social care ; the ageing population comes with a increased social care demand ; that is when a patient is medically well enough to be discharged but is still awaiting care.
is health care and social work integrated in scotland
yes they are all integrated
contrasting approaches of NHS continuing over time
privatisation of services
How the BMA in scotland reduces workload and improves on recruitment
1.additional healthcare professionals to the practice which allows more time for the GP to cater for the needs of the community .
2.sustainable funding for the gps and the gp practice.
3.formation of new gp clusters.
progress of the gp contract
additional professional roles
support for urgent cares
community treatment and care services
