Unit 14 P5 Care pathways and strategies for supporting chosen disorders Megan Scully
P5: Explain the care strategies that can be used to support individuals with each of the
physiological disorders.
What is a care strategy?
A care plan is a plan of how support requirements and care requirements will be met. Care plans
should involve aspects such as; requirements (determined through an assessment), what support
and outcomes are relevant, a budget and information and advice regarding the reduction of
requirements and the delay of future requirements.
Types of care available
Statutory
Statutory care is obligatory by law and is administrated through legislation. Primary care trusts,
hospitals and local and health authorities are all subjected to the laws in meetings targets and
service provision.
Non-statutory
Non-statutory care is composed of both voluntary and private sectors. These services are often
provided by profit driven organisations in the care business. Local authorities occasionally contract
out services to other companies, meaning individuals may be provided with domiciliary care and
residential care.
Voluntary
Voluntary organisations such as charities provide services with no intention of profit. In these
organisations, there are often volunteers and some paid employees.
Care settings
GP’s surgery
General practitioner surgeries are most likely to be the primary point of contact in which an
individual seeks support for symptoms they have. A long-term relationship between the doctor and
service user may previously have been established, which is beneficial for both individuals. A medical
history of the patient will be taken if it has not been done before, followed by a questioning of the
symptoms. After the questions the GP will likely have a list of possible reasons for the symptoms.
This may be followed by a physical examination. The GP will then decide whether or not the service
user will require a referral to a hospital specialist or not.
Health Centre
Progressively more general practitioners are joining together in health centres offering better
facilities and extra services. Facilities may include; specialised clinics, family planning or
phlebotomists. Services such as these alleviate the pressure on hospitals, prevent service users from
potentially travelling long distances for care and provide quality care for the local community. Health
centres are often placed near pharmacies in order to make medication more accessible.
Hospital Care
Individuals who require hospital treatment may enter as in-patients or out-patients. Individuals with
serious illnesses such as cancers will be given access immediately so treatment and further
investigations may occur. When a condition is less severe patients may wait longer periods of time,
for example, individuals with Alzheimer’s. Hospitals have a variety of different facilities on site
however patients may occasionally need a transfer to another hospital for specialist facilities, for
example, a specialist cancer centre for individuals requiring specialist cancer treatment such as
radiotherapy. Smaller hospitals with limited facilities may be visited by a specialist consultant on pre-
arranged dates.
Home
The majority of ill individuals would prefer to remain within their own home whilst receiving care,
especially so if they have caring family members residing with them. The older population often
have a fear of residential care or hospitals and would prefer to remain at home in familiar territory,
P5: Explain the care strategies that can be used to support individuals with each of the
physiological disorders.
What is a care strategy?
A care plan is a plan of how support requirements and care requirements will be met. Care plans
should involve aspects such as; requirements (determined through an assessment), what support
and outcomes are relevant, a budget and information and advice regarding the reduction of
requirements and the delay of future requirements.
Types of care available
Statutory
Statutory care is obligatory by law and is administrated through legislation. Primary care trusts,
hospitals and local and health authorities are all subjected to the laws in meetings targets and
service provision.
Non-statutory
Non-statutory care is composed of both voluntary and private sectors. These services are often
provided by profit driven organisations in the care business. Local authorities occasionally contract
out services to other companies, meaning individuals may be provided with domiciliary care and
residential care.
Voluntary
Voluntary organisations such as charities provide services with no intention of profit. In these
organisations, there are often volunteers and some paid employees.
Care settings
GP’s surgery
General practitioner surgeries are most likely to be the primary point of contact in which an
individual seeks support for symptoms they have. A long-term relationship between the doctor and
service user may previously have been established, which is beneficial for both individuals. A medical
history of the patient will be taken if it has not been done before, followed by a questioning of the
symptoms. After the questions the GP will likely have a list of possible reasons for the symptoms.
This may be followed by a physical examination. The GP will then decide whether or not the service
user will require a referral to a hospital specialist or not.
Health Centre
Progressively more general practitioners are joining together in health centres offering better
facilities and extra services. Facilities may include; specialised clinics, family planning or
phlebotomists. Services such as these alleviate the pressure on hospitals, prevent service users from
potentially travelling long distances for care and provide quality care for the local community. Health
centres are often placed near pharmacies in order to make medication more accessible.
Hospital Care
Individuals who require hospital treatment may enter as in-patients or out-patients. Individuals with
serious illnesses such as cancers will be given access immediately so treatment and further
investigations may occur. When a condition is less severe patients may wait longer periods of time,
for example, individuals with Alzheimer’s. Hospitals have a variety of different facilities on site
however patients may occasionally need a transfer to another hospital for specialist facilities, for
example, a specialist cancer centre for individuals requiring specialist cancer treatment such as
radiotherapy. Smaller hospitals with limited facilities may be visited by a specialist consultant on pre-
arranged dates.
Home
The majority of ill individuals would prefer to remain within their own home whilst receiving care,
especially so if they have caring family members residing with them. The older population often
have a fear of residential care or hospitals and would prefer to remain at home in familiar territory,
