GP Stuff Flashcards
What is primary care?
First point of care
What % of patients are seen in primary care?
90%
What is secondary care?
Hospitals
What is tertiary care?
Specialist centres
Examples of people who work in primary care
GP Dentist NHS 24 Nurses Midwives Pharmacists Paramedics Opticians
What is GMED?
Grampian Medical Emergency department
What are some frameworks that you can use to help write reflective work?
Gibbs
Kolb
What is WHOs definition of health?
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
What are psychological influences
The human response to external and internal stimuli
What are the three influences on health?
Psychological
Environmental
Global and economic
Examples of phycological influences
- Stress
- Self - efficacy (your belief in your ability)
- Lifestyle
- Health related behaviours
What are the 4 factors which effect health related behaviours?
Biological
Environmental
Psychological
Social
Stages of change cycle
Precontemplative Contemplative Determined Active Relapse Maintenance
On what 3 levels can behaviour be changes?
Population (Government initiatives)
Community (Local area i.e. park run or smoking cessation AA groups etc)
Individual
What are the different types of hazard?
Physical Chemical mechanical biological Psychosocial
What is a protective factor?
Something that decreases risk of harm
What is risk perception governed by?
Felling in control
Size of potential harm
Familiarity with risk
What is global health ?
Universal health care
What is life expectancy?
the average number of years a newborn baby can be expected to live if current mortality trends continue
What is infant mortality?
the number of deaths of children under 1 year of age per 1000 births
What is under 5 mortality ?
the number of deaths of children under 5 years of age per 1000 births
What is GDP?
is the final value of the goods and services produced within the geographic boundaries of a country during a specified period of time, normally a year.GDPgrowth rate is an important indicator of the economic performance of a country.
