Health System Health system in UK main key factors are : Providing care, commissioning care, improving public health, empowering people and local communities, supporting the health and care system, education and training, safeguarding patient's interest. It works with 27 agencies and public bodies. These public bodies are classified as executive agency, executive non-departmental public body, advisory non-department public body and others and funds by Taxes, European Union and other different means. The funds are released through Budget in which it defines the funds how much money will be spent each of the key factors as proposed for NHS, research, social care, training etc. NHS also release itself figures what would they need however they …show more content…
NHS has its own regularity body which overlooks its performance. The regulatory department defines policies which NHS adhere to and is bind to follow the policies which are defined. NHS organizations put patients first by meeting NHS quality (good medical outcomes, safe care and good patient experience) and financial standards. NHS is a wide range of organization specializing in different types of services such as primary care, community care for patients. Its main focus to good healthcare (diagnosis and treatment of disease) to availability all, free of charge in England, except where permitted by Parliament. NHS plays an increasing role in preventing ill health and improving the physical and mental health of the population. All the doctors are registered with GMC (general medical council), each doctor has its own license and any issues related doctors are dealt through them. NHS also receive fund from other sources such as charities, private organizations and social enterprises. NHS Trust or NHS Foundation …show more content…
Strategic priorities are jointly agreed by JSNA, health and wellbeing boards for local health and social care services in JHWSs. Across local health basis of commissioning plans, public health, children services and care services are form by JSNA and JHWSs for CCGs, NHS England and local authorities. By law and power unitary local authorities in England can scrutinize matter relating (quality as well as improvement of service and can put forward significant change if necessary) by planning, provision (education) and operation (housing, social care and transport) of the health service in that area. A Director of public health is responsible to exercise public health functions of each local authority and for publishing an annual report regarding progress towards improvement in the local population's health. Social Care Social authorities commission social care based on local criteria and national minimum standards for local population. This service designed to help people who need care and people with caring responsibilities to maintain their wellbeing and protect vulnerable. The Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework defines national priorities for the social care sector, and includes indicators
This was followed up by changes in the department of health where people were to be given more choice over what services they needed. The National service framework further increased the need for individualised services that related to a person’s needs rather than fitting into existing services. The care standards act 2000 developed the need to develop individualised service provision for people and for services to adapt to these needs. Person centred care was then incorporated into many policies to promote independence and the rights and choices of
‘Since its launch in 1948, the NHS has grown to become the world’s largest publicly funded health service. NHS employs more than 1.7m people and deals on average with 1m patients every 36 hours. It is also one of the most efficient, most egalitarian and most comprehensive. Even though NHS services in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are managed separately and each might have some system differences, they remain similar in most respects and belong to a single, unified system. The NHS core principle is that good healthcare should be available to all, regardless of wealth.’ (NHS, 2010) Success of NHS depends on how well the organisation balance quality and customer (patient) satisfaction with adequate financing and long-range goals. Health care organisations such as NHS must deal with government oversight, managed care, new technologies, and increasing pharmaceutical prices.
Health and social care professionals encounter a diverse amount of individuals who have different needs and preferences regarding their health. As professionals they must ensure that all services users, whether it is older people with dementia, an infant with physical disabilities or an adult with an eating disorder (National Minimum Data Set for Social Care, [no date]), are treated in a way that will successfully meet such needs. In fact, health and social care professionals have a ‘duty of care’ towards services users, as well as other workers, in which they must legally promote the wellbeing of individuals and protect them against harm, abuse and injury. (The Care Certificate Workbook Standard 3, [no date]) Duty of care is a legal requirement
Furthermore, they have introduced a human rights approach, which is to respect diversity, promote equality help to ensure that everyone using health and social care services receives safe and good quality care. Human rights approach will help to apply the principle of promoting equality. The CQC have a process in which you answer five key questions to consistently integrate human rights into the way they regulate, which healthcare providers must work alongside. They also have equality objectives which were introduced in 2017, the objectives are, person-centred care and equality, accessible information and communication, equal access to pathways of care and to continue to improve equality of opportunity for our staff and those seeking to join CQC, as well as patients. Also filling in a safeguarding adults review, which is a process for all partner agencies to identify the lessons that can be learned from complex or serious safeguarding adult’s cases, where an adult in vulnerable circumstances has died or been seriously injured because of abuse or neglect. At winterbourne view residential home, abuse and neglect had been made clear to the public eye and could clearly be identified, although no staff logged it as a safe guarding adult
The act established the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (Care Inspectorate). The SSSC ensures the standards of care practice by the workforce is raised through continuous and rigorous training programmes and education, and the Care Inspectorate, which has since been changes to Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (SCSWIS) under the Public Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2011, inspects care services to ensure they are meeting the required National Care Standard set out by legislation. (Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland. 2016) (Community Care and Criminal Justice.
Public Expectations: In Health and Social Care, the public expects employees/workers to be caring, respectful towards the patients protected characteristics which means avoiding conflicts such as discrimination and inequality treatments. They should be able to protect personal information of the patients by following the 'Data protection and Confidentiality Act 1998'. They are expected to give good supportive advice towards their patients and employees to improve the quality of work and welfare benefits. They expect higher standards of care, detailed information about their treatment, communication and involvement in decisions making activities and also access to the latest treatments (Thekingsfund,
The NHS was then finalised during 1948, the main role of the NHS was to reduce health inequalities throughout Britain, so that everyone could be treated the same way, whatever their finance stability, job status and location. They believed that this programme should have reduced inequalities throughout Britain. It was created by Aneurin Bevan and Edwin Chadwick but it was successful until the Prime Minister at the time who was Margaret Thatcher accepted the Bill through Parliament. The NHS included the Public Health Acts such as maternal and child welfare, availability for beds in hospitals and General Doctors in local areas. The NHS also included things such as Vaccinations and Immunisations and social work skills such as home helps and also
The Scottish Government [TSG] (2005). National Care Standards - support services (revised march 2005) [PDF] available at The Scottish Government website; scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/239525/0066023.pdf
The Australian health care system comprises both the public and the private health sub-sectors. The health care system concerns itself with the financing, formulation, implementation, evaluation, and reforming of health services. The main sources of f...
an assessment of their community care needs under the NHS and Community Care Act 1990.
NHS Scotland. (). Public (owing a duty of care). Available: http://www.advancedpractice.scot.nhs.uk/legal-and-ethics-guidance/accountability/public-(owing-a-duty-of-care).aspx. Last accessed 12th October 2012.
Introduction Health and social care services are accessible from social care contributors. In UK, health and social care act came into existence (Burgess et al. 2013). Changes regarding health care sectors came into force post April, 2013 whereas changes to social care sector will be coming soon in 2015. It is said that while the changes were made, the people belonging to this industry were in opposition to it. It is said to be the largest change in the history of this segment.
NHS sets out a contribute organisation as this would make them to achieve their visualization. Their vision is their desire for the future and they could guide the people and inspire them in what they all do. The NHS trusts everyone has a great control on their wellbeing and health and it is supported to live longer and have a high quality of health and care. The patients would be safe and effective.
The Care Act 2014 places a general duty on local authorities to help the wellbeing of people when carrying out care and support jobs. Personal dignity including treating individuals with respect and treating them equal to others. (The care act2014). Sexual Offences Act 2003 in recent years
- Organisation and Management of Health Care, April 2002, Version 2.0 , Main Contributor: Katie Enock, Public Health Specialist, Harrow Primary Care Trust www.healthknowledge.org.uk