p4: Explain the roles and responsibilities of health and social care workers in improving the health and quality of life for people with dementia. M1, D1: Care planning and health practitioners and services involved with care for an individual with dementia.
Explain the roles and responsibilities of health and social care workers in improving
the health and quality of life for people with dementia
The GP has many responsibilities in their roles, one of these responsibilities is to
look after their patients in the communities and most of the consultations takes place
in the GP surgeries or even at times at peoples homes.GP’s have an important role
in the support of people with dementia because people with dementia will have to
have regular check-ups with their doctor, The individual needs to ensure that if they
are concerned about their own health they should see the doctor straight away as
soon as possible. The GP is often the first professional that any individual comes in
contact with. When an individual goes to a GP they can often be referred to a
Psychogeriatrian Or even a specialist in dementia and care and that is just that the
individual gets the correct diagnosis Or carry out further investigation, GPs are the
main referral route for all primary care services in the community and offer a range
of support for the individual with dementia. Are the responsibilities of GPs when they
are supporting an individual with dementia are given general advice on ways of
preventing illnesses and they can often promote fitness, supporting with care
planning for the future when the individual dimension is progressive and get worse,
to give continuity of care and be the key contact point and supporting individuals
with dementia and other condition they may have. The other roles And responsibility
that a GP has is giving out medication for example if the individual has been
diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or a mixed dimension they can be offered
medication to help manage dementia The GPs roles is to make sure they prescribe
the right drugs and the right doses that are appropriate for the individual.
a healthcare assistant normally works in hospitals, in the community, and GP
surgeries and they are usually working alongside other healthcare professionals
which are normally a nurse. Health care assistants have many responsibilities in
their roles and are more focused on the quality of life of the service user and their
responsibilities can vary depending on what setting they are based at. If the
healthcare assistant has worked with an individual with dementia in a hospital they
would be Doing many different duties suggest supporting the individual with
personal care this can be washing, toileting, dressing and supporting people with
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