BTEC Health And Social Care With Complete Solutions A+ 2024.

The Public Sector - Answer Organisations that provide health and social care services and are financed and directly managed by the government. E.g. the NHS. Primary healthcare - Answer Care provided by GPs, dentists, opticians and pharmacists. Accessed directly by the service user. Secondary healthcare - Answer Care which includes most hospitals services, mental health services and many community health services. Normally accessed via referral from the GP. Tertiary healthcare - Answer Highly specialist, complex services. E.g. spinal injury units or hospice support. NHS Foundation Trusts - Answer Health services that manage the delivery of hospital services, mental health services and community health services in England. Largely financed by the government. Mental Health Foundation Trusts - Answer Provide psychological therapies, psychiatric nurses and specialist support for people with mental health problems. Managed by the community, including people who use the services. Community Health Foundation Trusts - Answer Provide adult and community nursing services, health visiting and school nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy, palliative care, walk-in centres, other specialist services e.g. sexual health service. Palliative care - Answer Specialist care for people with serious life-limiting illnesses. Aims to provide relief from symptoms and to reduce stress for patients and their families. Adult Social Care - Answer For people over the age of 18 who have disabilities, mental health problems or who are frail and who are unable to support themselves without specific and planned assistance.