Unit 2 Lesson 1 LAA
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Roles & Responsibilties of Doctors
- Caring for unwell people
- Carry out simple surgical procedures
- Provide preventative care and health education
- Based at local health centres, work with other doctors and health care professionals
- May refer people to hospital specialists for further assessment and treatment like x-rays, blood tests
- Diagnose an individuals illness
- Discuss and agree a treatment plan
- Prescribe appropriate medication
- Vaccination programmes for people of all ages
- Health education and advice on issues (smoking, alcohol, healthy eating)
Hospital Doctors
- Provide specialist medical care. UK and RoI consultant is the title of a senior, hospital-based doctor who specialises in a particular field of medicine and manages complex cases. They lead a team of junior doctors (NQ Doctors and registrars)
-Cardiologists = heart disease
-Psychiatrists = mental health
-Oncologists = cancer
-Paediatricians = children
-Geriatricians = older people
Adult Nurses
- Work with adults all ages with a wide range of physical health conditions
- Based in hospitals, clinics, GP practises, specialist organisations
- Work with people in their homes
- Plan individuals care, carry out procedures, treatments and evaluate effectiveness
- Promote health by running clinics and health education programmes
Mental Health Nurses
- Work in a range of settings
- Psychiatric units in hospitals, community healthcare centres, day care settings, residential homes and prisons
- Mind (charity) supports people with mental health problems - 1 in 4 people experience mental health problems
Childrens Nurse
- Work with children with a wide range of health conditions
- Work closely with children and parents
- Care provided meers their social, cultural and family needs whilst addressing health issues
- Work in hospitals and support children at home
Learning Disability Nurse
- Work mainly with individuals with learning disabilites living in the community rather than hospitals
- Support people in school, workplaces, living at home with families and residential settings
- Aim to maintain persons physical and mental health
- Provide specialist healthcare and support them to live fulfilling and independant lives
Health Visitors
- Provide support for families in early years of their childrens life (birth to 5)
- Support health issues and minor illness
- Advice on feeding and weaning
- Routine checks on child development
- Support parents meeting the developmental needs of their children
- Homes, clinics,GP practises, nurseries and community settings
Practise Nurses
- Small practises (1-2 nurses)
- Responsibilites vary according to the GP practise
- Blood samples, immunisation programmes and vaccines for people travelling abroad
- Health screenign for men and women
- Family planning advice
School Nurses
- Employed by the NHS but might be employed by school
- Provide variety of services- developmental checks, immunisation programmes and health education programmes
Midwives & Healthcare Assistants
- Support women through all stages of preganacy
- Antenatal and postnatal care
- Help families prepare for parenthood
- Deliver babies in maternity department or patients home
- Based in hospital maternity units for an increasing number of midwives work in the community
- Provide support at local clinics and GP practises, homes and childrens centres
- Nursing assistants or auxiliary nurses
- Work under guidance from health care professionals
- Work in GP practises, hospitals
- Making beds, washing and dressing, serving meals
Social Workers
- Provide help and support for people all ages through difficult time in their lives
- Ensure vulnerable people are safeguarded from harm and help people live independantly
- Support children, people with disabilties, people with mental health and the frail elderly
- Social workers specialise either in providing service for adults, children and young people
- Older people, adults with disabilites, people with mental health problems and learning difficulties
- Children and young peoples service provide support for children and their families
- Play a key role in ensuring that children are safe and protected from abuse
- Work in residential childrens settings and manage fostering and adoption procedures
Occupational Therapist & Youth Worker
- Work with people all ages who are having difficulty in carrying out the practical routines of daily life
- Washing, bathing, cooking, housework
- May be the result of a disability, physical or psychological illness, accident or frail age
- Occ therapist will agree specific activites with an individual that will help them overcome their barriers and live independantly
- Work in peoples homes, GP practices, nursing homes, prisons, social services
- Young people aged 11-25. Support young people to reach full potential and become responsible members of society.
- Young centres, schools and colleges
Youth Workers
- Delivering programmes relating to young people concerns like smoking, binge drinking, relationships and dealing with violence
- Organising residential activities and projects
- Running sports teams
- Initiating and managing community projects with young people
- Working with parents to support the healthy development of children
Care Assistant & Managers
- Provide practical help and support for people who have difficulties with daily activities
- Support older people and their families, children and young people, physical or learning difficulties and mental health problems
- Clients homes, day care settings, residential and nursing homes
- Help with personla daily care
- General household tasks; paying bills and writing letters
- Care managers have key leadership roles within residential care settings
- Manage the provision of residential care for;
older people in nursing homes, residential homes, people recieving hospice care
- Manage staff, budgets, ensuring quality of care meets the standards
Support Workers
- Closely linked to the healthcare and nursing assistant role
- Might work under the supervision of a range of health and care professionals such as;
- physiotherapists
- occupational therapists
- social workers
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