Unit 1 The Role & Work of the Public Services Flashcards
Keywords, Roles & responsibilities,
What does accountability mean?
Being answerable for your actions or decisions
What does remit mean?
A task or number of activities assigned to an individual or organisation
What does tender mean?
A bid or proposal that contains information about services & costings a company plans to provide
What does scrutiny mean?
Careful & detailed examination of something in order to get information about it
What are regulators?
Organisations that check the Public Services are doing their jobs to a required standard
What does effective mean?
successful in producing a desired or intended result
What does efficiency mean?
Accomplish something with the least waste of time and effort.
What does legacy mean?
Something handed down from the past such as money or an idea, perhaps from an ancestor or predecessor.
What does meeting objectives mean?
Achieving a specific result within a time frame & with available resources
What do performance measures mean?
The measurement of outcomes & results, which generates reliable data on the effectiveness & efficiency of something.
What are statutory services?
Tasks & responsibilities that must be carried out by law, not by choice
What are non-statutory services?
Tasks carried out by choice & not formally required by law.
What does statutory mean?
Required by law
What does non-statutory mean?
Isn’t required by law
What are contracted-out services (outsourcing)?
When a Public Service contracts a private company to provide a service on it’s behalf.
What is means testing?
Individuals & Families have their income assessed & receive a service if their income is below a specific amount. For example they then receive free prescriptions.
What does universal access mean?
A free service for ALL members of the Public to use. / Every one has access
What does charging mean?
Individuals are charged directly for a particular Public Service (car parking in local authority car parks)
What is taxation and what is it used for?
A means by which governments finance their expenditure by imposing charges on citizens & corporations.
What is the Public Health Services (PHS) 3 main aims?
Aim to prevent disease, prolong life & promote health through the organised efforts of society.
What is parliament?
A group of people & organisations which govern a country. In the UK, this is made up of the Queen, House of Lords & the House of Commons.
What is The Home Office?
A governmental department in Great Britain dealing with domestic matters, such as elections & the control of police.
What is an incident?
Anything that requires attention by the Public Services. It could be a fire, a serious RTC or a fight outside a bar.
What does devolve mean?
To transfer power from Central Government to Regional Government.