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Transcript of PRESCRIPTION CHARGES. TASK For and against prescription charges.
PRESCRIPTION CHARGES
TASK
For and against prescription charges.
Using p.91 of the photocopy, answer the following
question:
Describe, in detail, the arguments for and against
abolishing prescription charges (6)
Care in the Community
What am I learning today?
•Background to care in the community•Community Care for the Elderly in Scotland•Free personal care•The Care Commission •Arguments for and against Care in the Community
We are going to watch a video clip about Care in the Community. Make
notes about:
Why Care in the Community Care is a positive thing.
Respite CareWhy government supports Care in
the CommunityRevolving door of care
•Bed-blocking•Cheaper•Stay in care too long•Allegations of low standards in long-stay hospitals
BACKGROUND
Care in the Community
Care in the Community is when an elderly person is looked after in their own home rather than being in a hospital. There are a variety of services provided like carers, meals on wheels and the doctors may visit to deliver prescriptions.
FREE PERSONAL CARE Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act
2002
We are going to watch another clip. As you watch
take notes on what the above act did and why it is
important.
Although the idea of community care isadmirable there are a number of
problems:– Some owners of private medical care
concerned with profit rather than care.– Many elderly people remain in their home
and do not receive proper medical treatment.
Poorly trained people have been employed in some residential homes to save money.
CRITICISMS
THE CARE COMMISSION
Care services have to follow rules and are inspected by the Scottish Commission for the regulation of care. The intention is that users can get the same standard of care wherever they live. The Care Commission regulates 15,000 care services for adults and children.
CARE IN THE COMMUNITY
1. What criticisms were made of community care in the 1990s?
2. How does the Scottish Government try to improve Community Care across Scotland?
3. Describe the work of the Care Commission.
4. ‘The Standard of care in care homes can no longer be criticised.’ Give arguments for and against this view.
Describe, in detail, the services
provided by the National Health
Service in Scotland. (6)