context of healthcare organisations Flashcards
(17 cards)
1
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where do physiotherapists work? (16)
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- NHS
- private hospitals
- client’s home
- community
- mental health services
- GP practices
- fitness centres
- schools/ uni
- nursing home
- rehab centre
- military
- occupational physio
- special educational needs schools
- research
- hospice
2
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what is the NHS?
A
- public sector organised hospital services
3
Q
what are private hospitals?
A
- indepedently ran services
4
Q
what are the benefits of private hospitals compared to public sectors?
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+ longer rehabilitation
5
Q
what are examples of community public health? (2)
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- community centres
- care homes
6
Q
what special environments do physio work in?
A
- Nasa
7
Q
what organisation is the hospice? how is it funded?
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- charitable organisation
- part funded by government/ public sector but have to fundraise to generate own income to deliver quality services
8
Q
who do physiotherapists work with? (4)
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- patients
- family/ carers of patients
- sports coaches
- chiropractor
9
Q
what does AHP mean?
A
- allied health professionals
10
Q
who are the AHP? (9)
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- occupational therapists
- surgeons
- nurses
- doctors
- social workers
- orthotists
- dietitian
- speech & language therapists
- podiatrists
11
Q
how are health care assistances different from AHP?
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- health care assistants are people who aren’t qualified to the same level as AHP but never less take a burden off the personal care responsibilities
12
Q
when was the NHS formed?
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- NHS formed 1948
13
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why was NHS formed?
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- increased awareness public health (Victorian poor laws/ public health acts/ beveridge 1942)
14
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what understanding helped the NHS to be formed?
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- understanding of the negative effects that societal factors had on health e.g., poor living & working conditions
15
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what was there a need for when the NHS was formed?
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- need for healthier productive population due to industrial revolution
16
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what did the beveridge report introduce? what does it go towards?
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- introduced the National insurance Tax
- goes towards health and social care
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