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UNIT 18 P2/P3/M2 ASSIGNMENT. ALL CRITERIA PASSED. HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE LEVEL 3 BTEC
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(P2) The UK care system came into play in the 1940’s and was influenced by the WelfareState. The Welfare State was set up by the government to help provide free healthcare
and social care. The Welfare State is mainly here to climate the “5 evils” which was found
in William Beveridge’s report, the ‘Beveridge Report’. In this report, the 5 evils that
Beveridge was referring to was poverty, ill health, lack of education, poor housing and
unemployment. These were all elixated as things like taxation, the NHS, State schools,
council housing and increase in jobs.
There are national standards set by the Department of Health to shape the quality of care
given by the NHS. This is because he Department of Health is responsible for the
government as well as the public performance of the NHS and other organisations. These
standards are set as most health care and social care are provided through the NHS as well
as other public or private health sectors.
There are 3 types of healthcare, primary healthcare, secondary healthcare and tertiary
healthcare.
Primary healthcare is care that is provided by local GPs, dentists and pharmacies. These
services are provided to you by the government and are free of charge. The GP help you
look after your health by providing care and regular checks on the local community. They
also provide advice on certain health problems and do simple operations. Primary care is
the first form care people go towards when they are in pains or have any minor health
problems like the flu or a rash. Primary care is provided by a wide range of workers
including dentists and pharmacists. Walk in centres are also part of the NHS as well as
non-emergency phone service.
Secondary healthcare is care that is provided by a higher care service. This is usually done
when the local GP can’t treat your condition, so they are required to transfer you, so you
can receive a more accurate diagnosis by a specialist and receive the appropriate medical
treatment. Secondary healthcare includes services like therapy, care and treatments. If
your GP refers you to a hospital, you will be seeing a specialist that will inform you of all
the treatments or procedures you will need including operations or any surgeries. It is also
where more complex problems that can’t be dealt with in your local GP are dealt with as
well as emergency care which is known as A&E.
Tertiary healthcare is the highest form of healthcare and is usually for patients that are
hospitalized and need specialised treatment and care in a hospital. Tertiary care is usually
provided for those who have been referred by primary or secondary healthcare
professionals as the care needed by patients can’t be provided by them as tertiary care
requires medical professionals like surgeons who specialise in those fields.
In the UK, the care system is funded differently which affects the type of healthcare that
is given. There are different types of ways care sectors are funded, for example there is
government funded healthcare and private funded healthcare. There are 4 main sectors in
health care and they are statutory sector, informal sector, private sector and voluntary
sector.
The statutory sector is government funded healthcare provision, an example of this is the
NHS. The NHS is funded by the government which means that every single UK citizen is
entitled to free healthcare.
Informal sector is care that is provided by family members such as partners or relatives as
well as friends. Informal care isn’t funded by any organisation as it is mainly helping
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