Unit 14: Physiological Disorders
and their Care Assignment 2 (P5
P6 P7 M4 D3)
Treatment plan
A treatment plan as defined by the national cancer institute is a detailed plan with
information about a patient's disease, the goal of treatment, the treatment options for the
disease and possible side effects, and the expected length of treatment. This will make sure
that all the people that are involved in the patient’s care are aware of how and what way
the patient is being treated. This also helps the patient to be able to know what treatment
they are receiving and what the plan for their treatment is which would help the patient feel
at ease as it would mean that they know what is happening and how the professionals are
helping them with their treatment. This also helps the professionals to know if the
treatment is working for the patient and if it’s not, they can plan to treat the patient in
another way or with another medication.
Care pathways
Primary care
Primary care as stated on the NHS website is the first point of contact in the healthcare
system, acting as the ‘front door’ of the NHS. Primary care includes general practice,
community pharmacy, dental, and optometry services so it’s the care provided directly by
the profession to the patient and its direct care given to the patient. For example, a patient
that has teeth pains will visit the dentist and the dentist will provide primary care to the
patient.
Secondary care
Secondary care is when a patient visits a primary care provider, and they can’t resolve the
issue then they will refer the patient to a secondary care provider so it’s not the first place a
patient will go it’s for when they get referred by the primary care provider. An example of
this is when a patient goes to the GP and complains about a spinal or brain injury the GP
would refer the patient to a neurologist, so the neurologist is the secondary care provider.
Tertiary care
A tertiary care provider is a care provider in a specialist centre and these specialists have
access to more specialised equipment and expertise for specific conditions and patients are
referred to tertiary care providers through their GP or at their local hospital. An example of
this is when a patient has a problem with their brain, so they visit their GP or local hospital,
and they refer them to a neurosurgery who is a surgeon that specialises in brain surgery and
this is care that is very specific and a highly specialised treatment.
, Diabetes
Cass is 32. She was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when she was 8 years old. She works as
a primary school teacher at an oversubscribed faith school. She often has school meals with
the children and will celebrate their birthdays when they bring in sweets for the class. Cass
works long hours preparing lessons and resources for her class, due to this sometimes she
struggles with her glucose levels as she is often busy with the work she has to do and
doesn’t have time to stop until she gets home in the evening. She has spoken to her doctor
about this and asked for more information about getting an Omni pod monitoring system,
which will enable her to check her glucose more regularly and effectively.
P5
Assess care needs of a selected sevice user with a physiological disorder
Individuals with physiological disorders require treatment, support or sometimes both in
order to be able to help them with their condition so that the service user feels comfortable
and knows that they are being treated for their condition and that if they follow the advice
of the service provider their conditioned wont get worse. An example of a primary carer
that would be involved in the care of someone with diabetes like Cass would be her GP and
this would be someone that would be the first point of contact for her and the first person
she would go to if anything goes wrong or if any of her symptoms start come back again.
This would be one of her care needs as she would need to have access to GP due to her
condition and as diabetes is a condition that affects different parts of the body she would
need to have access to her GP As it's one of her care needs.
Another one off Cass’s care needs would be that she would need to eat healthy food as she
has type one diabetes is important for her to be careful what she eats and when she eats as
eating unhealthy food for example food that has a lot of sugar in it would cause her
condition to worsen and she would need insulin injections so that the symptoms of her
condition don't affect her and are able to be treated quickly.
Another one of her care needs would be that for example if she has someone that she's
living with so a family member or a partner would also need to be aware of her condition
and what to do in different situations for example if her condition is acting up and her
glucose levels are increasing then they would need to know what to do in order to help her
so they would need to know exactly how much insulin they would need to inject and what
she has to do after so that her symptoms go away.
She would also need to get regular exercise as staying healthy is very important for service
users with diabetes as it would reduce their symptoms and help them control their
condition.
Another one of her care needs would be that she would need to see specialists are regularly
for example a dietitian in order to help her with her condition and tell her what she needs to
do in terms of her diet to help her control her condition, this would be a form of secondary
care as in order to see a dietitian she would need referral from her GP.
and their Care Assignment 2 (P5
P6 P7 M4 D3)
Treatment plan
A treatment plan as defined by the national cancer institute is a detailed plan with
information about a patient's disease, the goal of treatment, the treatment options for the
disease and possible side effects, and the expected length of treatment. This will make sure
that all the people that are involved in the patient’s care are aware of how and what way
the patient is being treated. This also helps the patient to be able to know what treatment
they are receiving and what the plan for their treatment is which would help the patient feel
at ease as it would mean that they know what is happening and how the professionals are
helping them with their treatment. This also helps the professionals to know if the
treatment is working for the patient and if it’s not, they can plan to treat the patient in
another way or with another medication.
Care pathways
Primary care
Primary care as stated on the NHS website is the first point of contact in the healthcare
system, acting as the ‘front door’ of the NHS. Primary care includes general practice,
community pharmacy, dental, and optometry services so it’s the care provided directly by
the profession to the patient and its direct care given to the patient. For example, a patient
that has teeth pains will visit the dentist and the dentist will provide primary care to the
patient.
Secondary care
Secondary care is when a patient visits a primary care provider, and they can’t resolve the
issue then they will refer the patient to a secondary care provider so it’s not the first place a
patient will go it’s for when they get referred by the primary care provider. An example of
this is when a patient goes to the GP and complains about a spinal or brain injury the GP
would refer the patient to a neurologist, so the neurologist is the secondary care provider.
Tertiary care
A tertiary care provider is a care provider in a specialist centre and these specialists have
access to more specialised equipment and expertise for specific conditions and patients are
referred to tertiary care providers through their GP or at their local hospital. An example of
this is when a patient has a problem with their brain, so they visit their GP or local hospital,
and they refer them to a neurosurgery who is a surgeon that specialises in brain surgery and
this is care that is very specific and a highly specialised treatment.
, Diabetes
Cass is 32. She was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when she was 8 years old. She works as
a primary school teacher at an oversubscribed faith school. She often has school meals with
the children and will celebrate their birthdays when they bring in sweets for the class. Cass
works long hours preparing lessons and resources for her class, due to this sometimes she
struggles with her glucose levels as she is often busy with the work she has to do and
doesn’t have time to stop until she gets home in the evening. She has spoken to her doctor
about this and asked for more information about getting an Omni pod monitoring system,
which will enable her to check her glucose more regularly and effectively.
P5
Assess care needs of a selected sevice user with a physiological disorder
Individuals with physiological disorders require treatment, support or sometimes both in
order to be able to help them with their condition so that the service user feels comfortable
and knows that they are being treated for their condition and that if they follow the advice
of the service provider their conditioned wont get worse. An example of a primary carer
that would be involved in the care of someone with diabetes like Cass would be her GP and
this would be someone that would be the first point of contact for her and the first person
she would go to if anything goes wrong or if any of her symptoms start come back again.
This would be one of her care needs as she would need to have access to GP due to her
condition and as diabetes is a condition that affects different parts of the body she would
need to have access to her GP As it's one of her care needs.
Another one off Cass’s care needs would be that she would need to eat healthy food as she
has type one diabetes is important for her to be careful what she eats and when she eats as
eating unhealthy food for example food that has a lot of sugar in it would cause her
condition to worsen and she would need insulin injections so that the symptoms of her
condition don't affect her and are able to be treated quickly.
Another one of her care needs would be that for example if she has someone that she's
living with so a family member or a partner would also need to be aware of her condition
and what to do in different situations for example if her condition is acting up and her
glucose levels are increasing then they would need to know what to do in order to help her
so they would need to know exactly how much insulin they would need to inject and what
she has to do after so that her symptoms go away.
She would also need to get regular exercise as staying healthy is very important for service
users with diabetes as it would reduce their symptoms and help them control their
condition.
Another one of her care needs would be that she would need to see specialists are regularly
for example a dietitian in order to help her with her condition and tell her what she needs to
do in terms of her diet to help her control her condition, this would be a form of secondary
care as in order to see a dietitian she would need referral from her GP.
