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Roles and responsibilities of people in h&sc Flashcards

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Health care settings

GP surgeries and local health centres

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  • Patients go here first when they need medical advice
  • Doctors diagnose the patients illness. They may issue a prescription for medication or refer them to other services
  • Nurses may carry out treatment or health screening, or take blood tests
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Health care settings

Hospitals

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  • Patients go here for treatment that a GP cannot give. It is where operations are carried out, A&E departments and some walk-in centres are located
  • Patients are referred by their GPs to specialist medical teams
  • Specialist doctors (consultants) may issue a prescription for specialist medication or refer patients to surgeons for operations
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Health care settings

Clinics

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  • Patients go here to be treated for specific medical conditions
  • Patients are referred by their GPs to a specialist clinic based in hospitals and in the community
  • Trained personnel, including doctors and nurses work in clinics
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Health care settings

Home

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  • This is where care is provided for housebound people or for those who are recovering from medical treatment such as an operation
  • Most people refer to recover at home and some who are dying prefer to be nursed at home
  • Care may be provided at home for births
  • Patients are treated at home by community-based nursing and midwifery staff
  • Doctors carry out home visits when necessary
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Social care settings

Residential care settings

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  • Where people go to be looked after when they can’t be cared for at home or feel that they can’t cope living on their own
  • They may provide full-time or temporary respite to give carers a break or support those who struggle to live alone
  • They provide people with personal care such as washing, toileting, and dressing
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Social care settings

Domiciliary care

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  • Care workers provide care for people in their own home
  • They help people lead their daily lives by supporting their independence, helping people with things such as shopping, cleaning, transport, and taking them to appointments
  • They can also provide full-time carers with a short break from their duties
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Social care settings

Day care centres

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  • Provide respite care for older people and those with physical and learning disabilities
  • They may take part in leisure activities
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Key roles h&sc

Doctors (GPs)

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  • Provide medical care for patients
  • Work in surgeries and local communities
    • diagnose, treat, monitor and prevent illnesses
    • provide prescriptions for treatment and arrange
    preventative care, such as flu immunisation
    • refer patients to other health professionals, such as
    specialist doctors and therapists
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Key roles h&sc

Specialist doctors

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  • Have expert training in particular areas
  • Work mainly in hospitals and clinics
    • diagnose, treat, monitor and prevent illness in s
    specialist areas such as cardiology, oncology,
    paediatrics, and geriatrics
    • liaise with other professionals, such as nurses, to
    carry out treatment in hospital
    • contribute to teams for ongoing patient care
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Key roles h&sc

Nurses

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  • Trained to carry out medical duties at their level of seniority and specialism
  • Work mainly in hospitals, surgeries, clinics and homes
  • Specialisms include hospital critical care nursing, cardiac nursing, surgical care and oncology nursing
    • they monitor and care for the daily chronic and
    medical needs of patients
    • support doctors in giving treatment and prescribed
    drugs
    • work to restore health and wellbeing
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Key roles h&sc

Midwives

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  • Work mainly in hospital maternity units, clinics and homes
    • they monitor the prenatal development and health o
    of mothers and babies
    • help deliver babies
    • provide postnatal care, supporting mothers, babies and families after birth
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Key roles h&sc

Health care assistant

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  • Trained to help with daily personal care and to support wellbeing
  • Work mainly in hospitals, clinics and residential care homes
    • they work under the guidance of qualified v
    professionals, such as nurses or doctors
    • meet care needs, such as washing, toileting, making
    beds, feeding and mobility
    • monitor health by taking temperature, pulse,
    respiration rate and weight
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Key roles h&sc

Occupational therapist

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  • Facilitate recovery and overcome practical barriers
  • work mainly in hospitals, clinics, residential care and homes
    • they identify issues people may have with everyday
    life, such as with dressing, shopping or working
    • help people to work out practical solutions
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Key roles sc

Social worker

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  • Work with families to help live more successful lives, finding solutions to problems
  • Work is based in a hospital or healthcare canter or an office, and s lot of time is spent visiting clients
    • protect vulnerable people from harm or abuse
    • help people live independently
    • support children who live apart from their families
    and support foster carers and adopters
    • help people with mental health problems, learning
    disabilities or physical disabilities
    • support refugees and asylum seekers
    • help people with alcohol, drug or substance misuse
    problems and young offenders
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Key roles sc

Youth worker

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  • Help the personal, social, and educational growth of people aged 11-25, to help them reach their full potential in society
  • Work mainly in youth centres, schools and colleges
    • they manage and administer youth and community
    protects and resources
    • monitor and review the quality of local youth work
    provision and work with families and carers
    • support individuals in other settings, including
    outreach work relating to drinking, drugs, smoking,
    violence and relationships
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Key roles sc

Care manager

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  • Responsible for day to day running of a residential care setting (hospice, nursing homes etc)
    • recruit and manage staff
    • control budget
    • responsible for ensuring t that the services in the
    care setting meet National Care Standards
    • put policies and procedures in place and make
    sure they are adhered to
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Key roles sc

Care assistant

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  • Trained to help people of all ages who need care to carry out their day to day routines, in homes, day care centres and residential care
    • they meet personal needs such as washing,
    toileting, dressing and feeding
    • assist in monitoring health and wellbeing by liaising
    with other professionals
    • help with transport, household tasks and taking
    people shopping
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Key roles sc

Support workers

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  • Provide care support to a range of service users in homes, centres and residential care, supporting other social care workers
    • they vary their duties depending on the needs and
    wishes of the individual
    • support individuals’ overall comfort and wellbeing,
    under supervision of professionals
    • help people who need care and support to live as
    independently as possible, also working with
    families
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Doctors responsibilities

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Key medical responsibilities
- diagnosing illnesses
- prescribing treatments to promote breaking and 
  recovery
- referring patients to specialists
- liaising with multidisciplinary teams
Non-medical responsibilities
- creating and maintaining relationships with patients
- observing, listening, responding
- maintaining patient records
- maintaining confidentiality
- acting in an accordance with legislation
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Nurses responsibilities

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medical responsibilities
- observing condition of patients
- administering drugs and injections
- carrying out routine investigations
- preparing patients for operations
Non-medical responsibilities
- providing care and counselling
- helping with recovery and rehabilitation
- writing patient care plans
- planning patient discharge from hospital
- acting as a patient advocate
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Midwives responsibilities

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medical responsibilities
- diagnosing, monitoring, and examining pregnant
women
- providing antenatal care, including screening tests
- assisting during labour
- supervising pain management
Non-medical responsibilities
- preparing and reviewing patient care plans
- arranging and/or providing parenting and health
education
- providing support and advice on the care of new-
born babies
- providing support and advice following a miscarriage,
termination or neonatal death
- liaising with other agencies to ensure continuity of
care

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Healthcare assistant responsibilities

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medical responsibilities
- monitoring patients conditions by taking temperature, 
  pulse, restoration rate
- taking blood samples
- caring out health checks
- weighing patients
Non-medical responsibilities
- washing and dressing patients
- helping with patient mobility
- supporting day to day routines
- talking to patients working under the direction of 
  nursing staff
- supporting and delivering health education
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Occupational therapist responsibilities

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medical responsibilities
- being aware of acute medical conditions and how to
overcome them in connects such as A&E and acute n
medicine
Non-medical responsibilities
- advising on specialist equipment to assist with daily
activities
- advising on home and workplace alterations
(wheelchair access)
- assisting people to return to work
- coaching people with learning disabilities (handling
money)
- enabling rehabilitation
- organising support and rehabilitation groups for
carers and clients

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Care manager responsibilities

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Key responsibilities
- day to day running of residential settings
- supervising work of care assistants
- ensuring quality of care meets standards and
adheres to relevant legislation
- ensuring suitable staff are available
Key skills, qualities and tasks
- creating and maintaining relationships of trust with
residents
- maintaining accurate resident records
- observing, listening and responding to resident n
concerns
- maintaining confidentiality

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Care assistant responsibilities

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Key responsibilities
- providing appropriate daily personal care
- carry out general household tasks
- carry out other routine rules as required by
supervisor or service user
- liaising with other health and care professionals
Key skills, qualities, and tasks
- working in different care settings
- observing and reporting changes in health and n
wellbeing of service users
- making service users feel at ease
- maintaining confidentiality

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Social workers responsibilities

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medical responsibilities
- managing a designated case load
- maintaining professional registration
- working within regulatory guidelines
- keeping informed of changes in policy procedure
- liaising with other agencies (eg. Police for vulnerable
children)
Non-medical responsibilities
- preparing and reviewing case files for clients
- making difficult decisions
- working with a variety of service users of different
ages
- ensuring continuity of care

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Youth workers responsibilities

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Key responsibilities
- demonstrating values which insertion youth work
- completing a background check with the disclosure
barring service
- continuing professional development
- acting as a mentor to young people
Key skills, qualities and tasks
- working across different sectors, including care and
criminal justice and in public, private and voluntary
sector organisations
- developing projects with schools able other
organisations, such as debates about elections or
capital punishment
- offering advice on topics such as sexual health using
language which is accessible to young people

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Support workers responsibilities

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Key responsibilities
- following the instructions of health and care
professionals
- implementing care plans agreed with social workers
- supporting members of families who provide care
with parenting, financial or domestic skills

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