someone who provides specialist medical care in hospitals
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where do learning disability nurses normally work?
in the community
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what is a district nurse?
someone who cares for people of all ages, supporting them at home and in residential homes.
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who do district nurses normally care for?
older people, people with disabilities and people recently discharged from hospital
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what do neonatal nurses do?
work with new born and premature babies and encourage parents to take part in the care
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what do health visitors do?
support families and children at home (newborns to 5 year olds) support for health issues and minor illnesses and do routine checks
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what do practise nurses normally do?
take blood samples, carry out child immunisation programmes, give vaccinations to people travelling abroad and provide health screening
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what are midwives?
people who help to deliver babies, support women through all stages of pregnancy
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what are health care assistants (auxiliary nurses or nursing assistants)?
people who work under the guidance of qualified health care professionals (normally nurses and midwives) and do smaller tasks like make beds, taking service users to the toilet and serving them meals
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what do social workers do?
provide help and support to people of all ages through difficult times in their lives. help people live independently and safeguard vulnerable people.
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what to social workers do when they support children?
make sure children are safe, if they are not they can move the child to a safe place. they manage fostering and adopting procedures.
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what do adult social workers do?
they support those who are living independently with disabilities, mental health and learning difficulties.
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what is an occupational therapist
they work with people who have difficulty in carrying out everyday tasks. they agree with the service user on ways they can live more independently. they mainly help people with mobility.
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what is a youth worker?
someone who works with young people to become more responsible members of society. can organise group trips, activities and start community projects.
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what is a care assistant?
someone who provide practical care for people who struggle to complete day to day activities in their homes. can help with personal care, general household tasks and communicating with other healthcare professionals on the service users behalf.
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what do care managers do?
they manage residential care settings for people of all ages. they are responsible for the running of the residential care setting and supervise people working in their setting.
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what are support workers?
similar to health care assistants, but work under people like physiotherapists, occupational therapists and social workers. can help to support carry out care plans.
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what is a consultant?
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someone who provides specialist medical care in hospitals
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where do learning disability nurses normally work?
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