Unit 2 B Flashcards
What funds the public sector health and social care services?
the government
What are the 3 ranges of services that the NHS provide?
- primary health care
- secondary health care
- tertiary health care
What is primary health care?
provided by GPs, dentists, opticians etc
and are normally accessed directly by the service user when needed
What is secondary health care?
includes most hospital services and are usually accessed via the GP, who makes a referral
What is tertiary health care?
provides a specialist and usually a complex service
What is the NHS Foundation Trusts?
health services which are hugely funded by the government that manage the delivery of hospital services
What is palliative care?
specialist care for people with serious illnesses, which aims to provide relief from symptoms and to reduce stresses for patients and their family
What is the voluntary sector?
organisations like charities
What is the private sector?
are health and care provision is managed by commercial companies. Which are organisations that need to make a profit in order to stay in business
What are some examples of services provided in the private sector?
- private schools
- hospitals
- domiciliary care services
- nursing homes
What are the settings which health and social care are provided in?
- hospital
- day care centres
- hospice care
- residential care
- domiciliary care
- workplace
What does the hospital provide?
- outpatient and inpatient services
- departments for a range of illnesses
What are day care centres?
provide care for specific groups - people with mental health problems, people with learning difficulties
What are the aims of hospice care?
improve quality of life for people with incurable illnesses
What is residential care?
long term care for adults and children needing 24-hour care, which cannot be provided in their homes e.g old people go to nursing homes
What is domiciliary care?
care provided at the patients house
What may domiciliary care involve?
- providing company
- arranging transport to appointments
- delivery of meals
- help at home with daily tasks
What are the 3 types of referral?
- self-referral
- third-party referral
- professional referral
What is a self-referral?
when a person contacts a care provider personally e.g by letter or email to make an appointment
What is a third-party referral?
when a friend, neighbour etc. contacts health and social care profession on behalf of another person
What is a professional referral?
when a health or social care worker contacts another service provider to request support for the service user
What is a community care assessment?
professional assessment of care needs provided by a local authority, which provides help and advice in assessing services to best meet the service user’s needs