A1: The roles of people who work in H&SC.

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what is the role of a doctor?
care for people who are unwell and carry out simple procedures. provide preventative care and health education for service users.
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what are the main responsibilities of a doctor?
diagnose people with illness, discuss and agree on treatment plan, prescribe medication or treatment, monitor impact of treatment.
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what do preventative care and health education services provided include?
vaccination programmes for people of all ages, health education and advice on issues.
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what preventative care is provided from local GP?
emergency contraception, vaccinations, cervical screening, prostate test, ultrasounds, blood tests.
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what health education is provided by local GP?
counselling, diabetes, smoking, alcohol, drugs, sexual health.
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what does a cardiologist specialise in ?
heart disease
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what does a psychiatrist specialise in?
mental health
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what does a oncologist specialise in?
cancer
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what does a paediatrician specialise in?
children
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what does a geriatrician specialise in?
older people
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what does a adult nurse do?
work with all ages. based in hospitals, GP practices or organisations like armed forces. work with people in own homes. make care plans, carry out health care procedures, treatments and evaluate effectiveness. promote good health and run programmes.
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what do mental health nurses do?
help individuals with mental health in a range of settings; psychiatric units, healthcare centres, day care centres, residentials, and prison.
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what does a paediatric nurse do?
work with children, parents and carers. make sure care provided meets social, cultural, and family needs as well as addressing health issues. may work in hospitals but support children at home.
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what do learning disability nurses do?
work with individuals in community not hospitals. support in schools, workplaces, at home and in residentials. work with carers and maintain persons physical/mental health.
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what do district nurses do?
care for all ages, support in home and residentials. work with family and carers. mostly care for people with LDs, older people and people recently discharged from hospital.
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what do neonatal nurses do?
work with newborns; including preemies. work in specialist hospitals & community. work with baby's parents and encourage their care.
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what does a health visitor do?
support families in early years. support with health issues, minor illness, advice on feeding. routine checks on child development. support parents in meeting child's milestones. support at home, clinics, GP.
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what does a practice nurse do?
work in GP; often alone but sometimes of a big team. take blood samples. child immunisation programmes. vaccinations. screening tests. family planning
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what does a school nurse do?
employed by NHS or school. developmental checks, immunisations programmes, and health education programmes.
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what do midwives do?
support women through pregnancy, provide antenatal and postnatal care, help families prepare for future, deliver babies in maternity ward and homes.
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what do healthcare assistants do?
taking patients pulse, temp and weight. taking patients to the toilet. making beds. washing & dressing patients. serving meals & assisting with feeding.
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what do social workers do?
support people of all ages. ensure vulnerable people are safeguarded. support children, people with disabilities, people with mental health and elderly.
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what do social workers specialise in?
providing services for adults or for children and young people.
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what are the adult services?
support for adults with disabilities, mental health problems, learning difficulties. support people living independently or in residentials.
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what are the children and young people's services?
provide support for children and fmailies. keep children safe and protected from abuse. social workers remove children to safe places. work in residential children settings and manage fostering/adopting procedures.
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what do occupational therapists do?
work with people of all ages and with range of problems that are the result of disabilities; physical/psychological illness, accident or older age. work in a range of settings.
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who do youth workers work with?
young people between the ages of 11 and 25 years.
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what do youth workers do?
aim to support young people to reach full potential and to become responsible members of society.
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what settings do youth workers work in?
youth centres, schools and colleges.
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who are youth workers employed by?
local council but youth workers are also employed by arrange of religions and other voluntary organisations.
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what are typical youth workers activities?
running sports teams, programmes based on modern concerns, organising residential activities/projects.
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what do care assistants do?
provide practical help for people who have difficulties. support elderly, people, families, children, people with physical or learning disabilities.
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what settings do care assistants work in?
clients homes, day care settings, residentials, nursing homes and in supported or sheltered housing complex.
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who do care managers work with?
adults and young adults with learning difficulties, older people in residentials, people in supported housing, people receiving hospice care.
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what do care managers do?
run residential care setting, appoint staff with jobs, manage budget, ensure quality of care is met.
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what do support workers do?
role linked to healthcare and nursing assistant. may have supervision from healthcare workers including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and social workers.
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