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Question 1

What is the role of a GP?

Answer 1

General Practitioners (GPs) provide ongoing care for people in the community. This includes;
Caring for people who are unwell, including carrying out simple surgical procedures
Providing preventative care and health education for service users
They are generally based in local health centres, working with other doctors and a range of other health and care professionals to ensure patients are provided with further assessment, treatment and support when needed.

Question 2

What is the role of a hospital doctor?

Answer 2

Hospital doctors provide specialist medical care. In the UK and the Republic of Ireland, consultant is the title of a senior, hospital-based doctor who specialises in a particular field of medicine and manages complex cases.
To provide this care, the consultant normally leads a team, or firm, of more junior doctors. This includes newly qualified doctors and more experienced doctors (known as registrars).
Consultants are normally known by the name of their specialist field;
Cardiologist specialise in treating heart disease
Psychiatrists specialise in treating mental health problems
Oncologists specialise in treating cancer
Paediatricians specialise in treating children
Geriatricians specialise in treating older people

Question 3

What do Adult nurses do?

Answer 3

Adult Nurses work with adults of all ages, who may have a wide range of physical health conditions

Question 4

Who do Paediatric nurses work with?

Answer 4

Children Nurses or Paediatric nurses work with children with a very wide range of conditions as well as working closely with their parents/carers

Question 5

Where and who do mental health nurses work with?

Answer 5

Mental Health Nurses specialise in mental health work in a range of settings such as psychiatric units, day care settings, residential homes and prisons.

Question 6

Who and where do LD nurses work?

Answer 6

Learning Disability Nurses work mainly with individuals with learning disabilities living in the community rather than in hospitals. They aim to work with people with learning disabilities and their carers to maintain the persons physical and mental health to live as fulfilling and independent life as possible.

Question 7

Where do District Nurses work?

Who do District Nurses support?

Answer 7

District Nurses care for people of all ages, supporting them in their own homes or in residential homes. They work closely with family members and other careers to support the patients needs and the needs of their informal carers (e.g. parents/children). District nurses most commonly care for older people, people with disabilities and people recently discharged from hospital.

Question 8

Where are Practice Nurses work?

What do they do?

Answer 8

Practice Nurses work in GP practices. They take blood samples, provide immunisations and vaccinations for people travelling abroad. They also provide health screening if trained to do so.

Question 9

Neonatal Nurses with who?

Where do they work?

Answer 9

Neonatal Nurses work with new-born babies, including babies who are born prematurely. They work in specialist hospital settings and in the community. The neonatal nurse works very closely with the baby’s parents and actively encourages them to take a practical role in their child’s care.

Question 10

What do Health Visitors do?

Where do they work?

Answer 10

Health Visitors provide a support for families in the early years of their children’s life, normally birth-5 years. The offer support on health issues, weaning and feeding. The see children and their carers at home, clinics, GPs and community settings.

Question 11

Who employs School nurses?

What do they do?

Answer 11

School Nurses are usually employed by the NHS but may be employed directly by the school. They provide a variety of services including development checks, administering immunisation programmes and providing health education programmes.

Question 12

Who do Healthcare Assistants work with?

Answer 12

Healthcare Assistants are sometimes known as nursing assistants or auxiliary nurses. They work under the guidance and with the support of qualified healthcare professionals to undertake supportive care tasks such as recording patients’ temperature/pulse, weighing patients, making beds etc.
They may work in GP practices, hospitals, nursing homes and community healthcare settings.

Question 13

What do Care Assistants do?

Answer 13

Care Assistants provide practical help and support for people who have difficulties with daily activity. This may include supporting older people and their families’ children and younger people, people with physical or learning disabilities or people with mental health problems.

Question 14

What do Care Managers do?

Where do they work?

Answer 14

Care Managers have a key leadership role within residential care settings. They manage the provision (delivery) of residential care.

Question 15

Who do Youth Workers work with?

Where do they work?

Answer 15

Youth Workers generally work with young people between the ages of 11 – 25. They aim to support young people to reach their full potential and to become responsible members of society. They work in a range of settings including youth centres, schools, colleges and out on the streets.
They may be employed by the local council but youth workers are also employed by a range of religious and voluntary organisations.

Question 16

What does an Occupational Therapist do?

Answer 16

Occupational Therapists work with people of all ages who are having difficulty in carrying out the practical routines of daily life, for example washing, housework, shopping. The O.T will agree specific activities with an individual that will help them to overcome their barriers to living an independent life.

Question 17

What do Social Workers do?

Where do they work?

Answer 17

Social Workers provide help and support for people of all ages through difficult times in their lives. They aim to ensure that the most vulnerable people are safeguarded from harm and to help people live independent lives. Social workers support children. People with disabilities, people with mental health problems and the frail elderly.

Question 18

What do Support workers do?

Who they work with?

Answer 18

The Support Workers role is closely linked to the healthcare or nursing assistant roles. Support workers however, may work under the supervision of a range of health and care professionals such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists and social workers. Family support workers for example, work with and support social workers.
Once the social worker has identified what is needed they work closely with the client and their family to help implement the plan.

Question 19

What is the role of the Midwife?

Answer 19

Midwives play a central role in supporting women through all stages of pregnancy, providing both antenatal and prenatal care such as planning for parenthood and delivering babies.
They may be based in hospital maternity units but increasingly they work in the community providing support at local clinics, women’s homes and children centres

Question 20

What Policies do Care Homes have?

Answer 20

Health and social care organisations have guidelines that describe the working procedures that should be followed to ensure that the care provider meets service users needs. Policies (detailed descriptions of the approach and often the specific procedures that should be followed in caring for clients) and procedures (written instructions that outline the expected and required routines that care staff must follow in specific situations, for example reporting accidents or administrating medicines, in order to implement agreed policies) aim to ensure staff and volunteers are working within the bounds of the law and to the top professional standards.

These include; health and safety policy, equality and diversity policy, medication policy, safeguarding policy, disclosing and barring service (DBS) referral policy, death of a resident procedures, and complaints policy

Question 21

What professional staff work on rehabilitation.

Answer 21

Rehabilitation programmes are in place to ensure a person can recover from an accident or serious illness and live the most independent and fulfilling life as possible. These programmes are especially important after someone has a heart attack, a stroke or suffers a life changing injury or accident which severely impact their mobility/reaction speed. Rehabilitation programmes may also play a vital part in treatment for people who have mental illnesses. A programme will be tailored and will vary according to the patients physical and psychological needs. Circumstances such as their home, family, and level of support required will also need to be considered.

Some specialists who can provide support include:
Psychotherapists
Counsellors
Occupational Therapists
Physiotherapists