A2 Flashcards
(32 cards)
What may you have to pay for within the NHS
Prescriptions, dentists, opticians
What are the benefits of private healthcare
Quicker
More personalised
More priority
What is a third sector
A non profit organisation funded by donations
What is judicial healthcare
Healthcare provided to people in prisons/custody
What are the 3 care provisions
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
What is primary care
Where an individual has made first contact with a medical practitioner e.g. gp, dentist, optition, a&e
What is secondary care
Individuals have to attend as inpatients or outpatients e.g. hospital services
What is tertiary care
Care provided in a residential home, hospice or an individuals home
Often long term and highly specialised
What is end of life care
Care provided to support an individual to live as well and as comfortably as possible until they die
Care provided to someone who has less than 12 months to live
What are the barriers to accessing healthcare services
Socioeconomic
Psychological
Physical
Cultural and language
Geographical
Examples of socioeconomic barriers
Living in a deprived area, low income, unemployed
Cost of services e.g. dentist
Cost of transport/ parking
Can’t afford to take days off
Poor education or service awareness
Unfamiliar with medical terminology
Examples of psychological barriers
Fear of diagnosis
Embarrassed about their problem
Stigma using services
Scared of the service e.g. dentist
Examples of Physical barriers
Lack of access e.g. no ramps, lifts or disabled parking
Health service not available at convenient times
Sensory impairment not catered for e.g no information in braille, staff untrained in bsl
Examples of cultural and language barriers
Staff only speak english
Information only available in english
No female staff
Some treatments not accepted in some cultures
Not aware of cultural differences
Examples of geographical barriers
No local services
Lack of transport to get to services
Waiting lists may be longer in different areas
Personal factors which may require access to healthcare services
Pre existing health conditions
Learning difficulties
Physical disabilities
Mental health disorders
When was the nhs created and by who
Sir William beverage, 1942
What are the 5 evils of society
Want (poverty)
Disease
Ignorance ( lack of education)
Squalor (poor housing)
Unemployment
Why are policies and procedures in place
To protect both service providers and service users from harm and to protect their rights
What are the risks of not following policy
Health and safety risks
Harm to self and the individual
Termination of employment
Negative media coverage
Implications for inspection/ grading
What does the CQC have the power to do
Shut an organisation down
What is evidence based practice
Making decisions and providing the best standard of care by considering all available facts, knowledge, data and statistics
What is a flat structure
Involves few or no levels of middle management, employees report directly to executives
What is a tiered hierarchical structure
The chain of command and responsibility goes from top down to entry level
