United Kingdom Healthcare Exams Questions and Answers
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United Kingdom Healthcare
United Kingdom Healthcare
What countries make up the UK? - Answer- Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England
What is the United Kingdom's population? - Answer- 70 million
- 84% located in England
- 86% are white
Is everybody covered in the UK? - Answer- Yes
Healthcare accounts for _...
United Kingdom Healthcare
What countries make up the UK? - Answer- Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales,
England
What is the United Kingdom's population? - Answer- 70 million
- 84% located in England
- 86% are white
Is everybody covered in the UK? - Answer- Yes
Healthcare accounts for _____% of GDP and _____% of the nation budget -
Answer- 12%; 22%
Life expectancy is ranked _____ - Answer- 28th
Infant mortality is ranked _____ - Answer- 32nd
Health care system is ranked _____ - Answer- 10th
Who was the first nurse researcher and educator and founded the first nursing
training school at St. Thomas Hospital in London, England. - Answer- Florence
Nightingale
What was the National Health Service Act in 1948 - Answer- - Established a
comprehensive and universal health service for the UK
- The Act stated that the service shall be FREE OF CHARGE
- Brought together a wide range of medical services under one organization
What is the NHS's job in UK healthcare? - Answer- Sets all the rules for healthcare
What kind of system is UK's healthcare? - Answer- - A single payer system = only
one entity paying (the government)
- If you work you will get a tax out of your paycheck
- Healthcare is free = no premiums, no copays, no deductibles
What are the four divisions of NHS? - Answer- - NHS England = UK parliament
- NHS Scotland = Scottish parliament
- NHS Wales = Welsh parliament (also known as the "Senedd")
- HSC (health and social care) = Northern Ireland executive
UK Parliament - Answer- Has supreme political authority for all UK territories
Matters in the Parliaments - Answer- - Some matters have been "devolved" to the
parliaments of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
- Other matters remain "reserved" for the UK parliament and pertain to all the
territories. This include defense, foreign affairs, immigration, and trade.
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