B1: The Public Sector - GP Practices and Funding

Question 1

GP practices are often the first what?

Answer 1

GP practices are often the first point of access to health and care provision

Question 2

What do GPs have an extensive knowledge of?

Answer 2

GPs have an extensive knowledge of medical conditions, including a wide range of physical disorders, and they also offer preventative healthcare

Question 3

Where do GPs increasingly work?

Answer 3

• GPs increasingly work as members of multi-disciplinary teams, which may include nurses, health visitors and healthcare assistants
• they also work closely with other agencies, including the education services, local authority social services and the police

Question 4

Where do GPs work and what is their role?

Answer 4

GPs work in local communities
- their role is to make initial diagnoses and to refer individuals, if necessary, to a specialist for further investigation and treatment

Question 5

What approach do the GP and their team aim to use?

Answer 5

the GP and their team aim to use a HOLISTIC approach to care

Question 6

What are GP Practices funded from?

Answer 6

GP practices are funded from central government as part of the NHS services, according to their assessed workload from their patients

Question 7

What does funding of GP practices take into account?

Answer 7

• age of the patients
• their gender
• levels of morbidity and mortality in the area
• the number of people living in care or residential homes
• patient turnover

Question 8

What do GP practices receive further payments from the NHS for?

Answer 8

• if they’re deemed to give high quality service
• for additional services eg flu immunisations
• GP’s length of service
• to support costs eg ICT, suitable premises
• to cover additional costs if the practices dispenses medicines