Session 1 Flashcards
Role of a GP
treat all common medical conditions and refer patients to hospitals and other medical services for urgent and specialist care. They must assess, diagnose, treat and manage illness as well as promote public health. Often they act as an advocate who supports and represents a patient’s best interests
Key elements of the role of a GP
networking to form a community;
facilitating by organisation;
integrating care with the patient;
leadership and team building.
Primary care examples
usually a patient’s first point of contact, eg GP, community pharmacy, dentistry, or eyecare.
Secondary care examples
includes planned or elective care usually in a hospital; urgent and emergency care (ambulance services, hospital A&E and out-of-hours GP) and mental health care
Primary care
the first level of care a patient receives and is focused on patient wellness, prevention of health conditions and management of a chronic disease. It can also take care of acute ailments eg colds, injuries, STIs
Secondary care
refers to all medical care a patient receives after a primary care doctor has seen them- specialists, certain therapists and hospital care.
Person centred care
is about focusing on the needs of the patient and ensuring that people’s preferences, needs and values guide clinical decisions, and providing care that is respectful and responsive to them. it means to treat patients as individuals and as equal partners in the business of healing: It is personalised, coordinated and enabling.it is after multidisciplinary as person may need more than one specialist to support them. For example: being given a choice at meal time for what food they would like; individuality, independence, privacy, partnership, choice, dignity, respect and rights. You must understand their history, culture, lifestyle and preferences including their likes, dislikes, hobbies and interests.
