Week 2 H&S Flashcards
What are the WHO characteristics of good health service delivery?
- Comprehensiveness
- Accessibility
- Coverage
- Continuity
- Quality
- Person-centredness
- Coordiation
- Accountability and efficiency (finally a good one)
Primary vs Secondary vs Tertiary health service delivery
Primary: first port of contact (doctor, dentist, allied health)
Secondary: specialists, or other health professionals who don’t have first contact
Tertiary: highly specialised care, often for inpatients (complex medical or surgical procedures)
List some primary health service locations
- GP clinic
- Allied health (physio, chiro, podiatry)
- Dental
- Indigenous health clinics
List some secondary/tertiary health service locations
- Public/private hospitals
- Ambulance services
- Alcohol and drug treatment
- Aged care
- Palliative care
What are some key points that managers of the health workforce should remember?
- Skill mix of staff
- Competence/safety
- Staffing numbers
- Investment in staff (skill stacking)
-Opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration
(Leila Hormozi ops)
True or false: the health workforce is solely made up of healthcare professionals who work clinically?
- False
- Not all are healthcare workers; many are administrators, receptionists, cleaners etc
- Not all work clinically, some may be reserachers, pathologists, or teachers
Outline the different kinds of healthcare workers in the health workforce
- Medical practitioners/doctors (GPs, specialists, regs)
- Nursing/midwifery (inc. EN and RN)
- Oral health (dentists, hygenists)
- Allied health (physio, chiro, podiatry)
- Unregistered (dietitian, exercise physio, sonographer)
Types of nurse
- Enrolled nurse
- Registered nurse
- Nurse practitioner
- Midwife
The largest section of the Australian Healthcare Workforce is made up of…
Nurses (what are the kinds?)
Kinds of medical practitioners
- Clinician
- Non-clinical worker
- Specialists
- Non-vocationally trained (e.g. IMGs)
Where do we get our data on the healthcare workforce from/
- Registration boards
- Medicare
- Medical training data
- Census
Registered vs unregistered health practitioners
- Registered are registered through the National Registration and Accreditation scheme (NRAS), overseen by AHPRA
- Unregistered are not
What are accreditation standards for registered health professionals? Who makes them, and who enforces them?
- Standards for relevant programs of study
- Set by national boards for each registered profession
- Enforced by external accreditation authorities (?unbiased)
What aspects of the healthcare training system are accredited?
- Training programs/university programs
- Specialist colleges
- Teachers/supervisors of these places
- Training locations (e.g. Dr. Kosi’s clinic)
Describe the typical layout of training pathways for registered health professionals
- Most require bachelor’s/masters degree
- May also require internship/specialist training
Do all nurses require degrees
- No
- Enrolled nurses can vocational education (VET) through organisations such as TAFE
