Cambridge Nationals Health and Social Care Revision Guide Issuu Sample

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Types of care settings – health care

see p. 79

What you need to know •

What care is given in a health care setting

Examples of health care settings.

Health care is delivered in a range of different settings, according to the need of the service user.

Health care services These types of services provide health care: Acute or urgent care – these services provide emergency medical help, such as NHS 111, 999 (ambulance or first responder), accident and emergency (A&E), walk-in centre or minor injuries. For example, someone experiencing symptoms of a heart attack could seek emergency help by calling 999.

Long-term care – these services provide health care for those with long-term medical conditions, for example nursing homes with specialist nurses. Health centres also have a range of practitioners who can support service users in their long-term care, such as GPs, nurses, physiotherapists, dieticians, counsellors and speech therapists.

Specialist outpatient services – these services support people with rare and complex conditions, and provide treatments such as chemotherapy, kidney dialysis and mental health support, often in hospital.

FT

A

Specific types of health care settings

Hospital

R

Health centre

Types of health care settings

D

Nursing home

GP surgery

Optician

Pharmacy Walk-in centre

Practise it!

Identify four types of health care settings.

20

Dental practice

Remember it! •

Health care settings deliver care to support a service user’s health.

There is a range of settings, from hospitals to dentists, and each one supports service users with their physical and mental health needs.

Settings can be in institutions, like hospitals, or in the community, like health centres.

(4 marks)

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