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What year was the declaration of ALMA-ATA published? |
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What year was the Ottawa charter Canada published? |
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What year was the NZ primary health care strategy published? |
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What year was NZ health strategy "Live well, get well, stay well' published? |
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2016- awaiting update/review of primary health care strategy |
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How many district health boards? |
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How many primary health organisations? |
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| DHB's manage public hospitals, assessment, treatment and rehab services. Contract with independent providers such as GP's |
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What is ACC responsible for? |
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| Accident compensation corporation is responsible for accident insurance cover, injury prevention services and care management |
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What is PHARMAC responsible for? |
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Pharmaceutical expenditure |
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What does the NZ health strategy aim to do? |
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| Improve health outcomes, reduce health disparities through identifying population health priority areas and ensuring accessible and appropriate health services for Maori and pacific people and those from lower socio economic groups |
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NZ national health targets (7) |
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1. shorter stays in emergency departments
2. improved access to elective surgery
3. faster cancer treatment
4. increased immunisation
5. better way to help smokers quit
6. better diabetes and cardiovascular services
7. more heart and diabetes checks |
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| day care centres for children and older adults, crisis-intervention centres, mental health centres, drug and alcohol rehab programs, drop in clinics and churches, hospitals, clinics, homes, schools, prisons |
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| A person who enters a healthcare facility and remains for more than four hours |
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| A person who requires healthcare but does not need to stay in hospital. Can receive treatment, care and education on an outpatient basis |
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| Patients having diagnostic tests or surgery enter the hospital, have the procedure and then return to hospital room for brief recovery period before going home |
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| Are admitted, treated and discharged within same day |
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| non-profit and financed by tax revenue or public funds and are operated by DHB's in NZ |
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| either for-profit or non-profit and are operated by communities, churches, corporations and charitable organisations |
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What percentage of nurses work in hospitals or nursing homes? |
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| direct care, management of other members of healthcare team, administration, nurse/midwife practitioner, clinical specialist or consultant, patient educator, in-service educator, researcher |
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When and by whom was primary health care originally conceptualised? |
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| in 1978 by World health organisation (WHO) and The united Nations international children's emergency fund (UNICEF) |
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What are the three principles that the Declaration of Alma Ata is based on? |
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1. Health is a basic human right
2. that the inequities in the heath status of people in developing and developed countries was unacceptable
3. That community participation in planning health care was seen as a right and duty |
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According to WHO 1998 what is Primary healthcare? |
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| essential healthcare based on practical, scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their full participation and at a cost the community can afford. It brings health care as close as possible to where people work and live |
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| The delivery of healthcare services, including the initial contact and ongoing care |
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What is the difference between a GP and a physician (consultant/ specialist)? |
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| They both treat all types of illness but some physicians specialise in one type of illness or surgery |
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| May work collaboratively with physicians to assess and care for patients who require health maintenance. May work within the public system and operate their own clinics to provide primary care and treatment to patients and only refer complex health problems to a physician or GP. |
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Primary Health Organisations (PHO's) within New Zealand provide... |
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| population-based health services complementary to individual health services |
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| the services of doctors, nurses and other health proffessionals such as physiotherapists, psychologists and midwives within the community |
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Home healthcare/ hospital in the home... |
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| Is one of the most rapidly growing areas of healthcare system. HITH may be provided through health services or boards, community nursing and midwifery services, hospital-based case managers and privately operated agencies. |
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Long term care facilities provide... |
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| Healthcare and help with the activities of daily living for people of any age who are physically or mentally unable to care for themselves independently. May extend from days to years |
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Long term care facilities include: |
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| intermediate and long-term care, nursing homes, retirement centres, residential institutions for mentally and developmentally or physical disabled people of all ages |
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| A concept referring to strategies to support people to stay in their own homes |
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Specialised care centres and settings include: |
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| birthing centres, day centres, mental health centres, rural health centres, schools, industries, homeless shelters, rehabilitation centres |
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| Increasing use of technology to enable telehealth management. Health information conveyed to healthcare providers through the internet, telephones and video using desktop and laptop computers, mobile phone texting and personal digital assistants (PDA's) |
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| for carers of homebound ill people, people with disabilities or older people. Is designed to give primary cared some time away from the responsibilities of day-day care. |
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| Not aimed at a cure but on controlling symptoms of disease and maintaining quality of life for dying people. Usually provided at home but hospital-based services are available |
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Voluntary health care agencies examples: |
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meals on wheels
australian heart foundation and the asthma and respiratory foundation of nz
alocholics anonymous |
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Government health care agencies
(veterans healthcare) |
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From 1980, health care for Australian veterans was transferred to the states. Some military hospitals still provide care to active members of armed forces and their immediate families. NZ veterans who receive a war disablement pension are entitled to fully funded healthcare fr disabilities attributable to their services
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| local, state and federal agencies that provide public health services at the local, state or national level. Work collaboratively with local governments or councils to ensure public health through activities such as inspections of water supplies and restaurants. Provide services and programs to promote health and prevent illness such as screening for TB and immunisations |
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| The national public health partnership (NPHP) is a multifaceted program in NZ with many collaborative initiatives. |
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Health care team/ examples of health workers |
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| registered nurses and midwives, EN's and assistants in nursing, unlicensed personnel, specialist physicians or surgeons, GP's, physiotherapists, dieticians, pharmacists, social workers, patient educators |
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How much of health expenditure is through public-sector funding? |
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How much of health expenditure in NZ is through individual payments and private insurance? |
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| Between 2007-11 health sector spending made up what percentage of the total gross product in NZ? |
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National scheme for subsidising listed prescription medications |
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How many people were covered by medical insurance in 2011-12 in Australia |
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How many people in 2013 NZ were covered by private medical insurance? |
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WHO (1948/1974) defined health as... |
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| A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity |
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