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Teachers NHS Patient Journey PowerPoint Presentation 08032016
Teachers NHS Patient Journey PowerPoint Presentation 08032016
• Dentists
• Care homes
• Rehabilitation centres
• Day centres
• Hospices
and…..
• In the community
• Child care
• Residential care
• Life sciences
The Health Workforce in the UK
• The Health and Social Care sector has around 4 million jobs across the
UK – this makes it the second largest employment sector in the UK
• It also includes Social care - the people involved in providing care for
children and adults in residential settings and social workers
• The NHS employs around 1.3 million people in over 300 different types
of work
This means increasing demand for healthcare – and for young people to
enter the workforce!
Public Health issues and trends – Key issues include:
Workshop Activity
Photos of the film case studies
• The busiest day is a Monday and the busiest time on the day was
11.00am
Paul Radiographer
Michael (or other appropriate health careers film) Healthcare
assistant
Michelle Nurse
Chantelle Patient transport service driver
Abby Dental nurse
Cancer
• Cancer is a very common condition and more than one in three people
will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime
• There are over 200 different types of cancer, each with its own methods
of diagnosis and treatment
• These types of cancer accounted for over half (53%) of all new cases
Mill GP
Michelle Nurse
Andrew Haematologist
Ruth, Healthcare scientist
Paul Radiographer
Shenice Radiology support worker
Nish Anaesthetist
Matt Operations department practitioner(ODP)
Duncan Surgeon
Ryan Medical engineer
Michael ( or other appropriate health careers film) Healthcare
assistant
Jacques Pharmacy assistant
Scott Dietitian
Caring for the Elderly
• Population growth and demographic change are fundamental
drivers of future health care demand
• The number of older people with a care need is predicted to rise by 61% by
2030
(Source: The NHS belongs to the people: A Call to Action – The Technical Annex NHS
England, 2013)
Caring for the elderly
• Population ageing is a ‘game changer’ for health and social care
services
(Source: Safe, compassionate care for frail older people using an integrated care pathway:
NHS England, 2014)
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Mill GP
Michelle Nurse
Andrew Haematologist
Chantelle Patient transport service driver
Ruth, Healthcare scientist
Scott Dietitian
Nish Anaesthetist
Duncan Surgeon
Matt Operations department practitioner(ODP)
Ryan Medical Engineer
Michael Healthcare assistant
Jacques Pharmacy assistant
Diabetes
• There are 3.9 million people living with diabetes in the UK. This
means more that than one in 16 people in the UK has diabetes
(diagnosed or undiagnosed)
• This figure has more than doubled since 1996, when there were
1.4 million
• Genomics can be used to predict how well a person will respond to a treatment
or find one that will work best for them – so called personalised medicine
• The project will sequence 100,000 genomes from around 70,000 people.
Participants are NHS patients with a rare disease, plus their families, and
patients with cancer
• To find out more about the Genomics Project you can watch this video
https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/resources/videos
Mill GP
Miranda Genomics Practitioner
Ruth Healthcare scientist
Michelle Nurse
Amputations
Amputations occur as a result of a range of conditions, including:
• The main days for sports injuries are… Saturday and Sunday
• Around three quarters were males and over half were males aged
between 10 to 29
Paul Radiographer
Nish Anaesthetist
Matt Operations department practitioner(ODP)
Duncan Surgeon
Ryan Medical engineer
Michael (or other appropriate health careers film) Healthcare
assistant
Michelle Nurse
Aaron Physiotherapist
Chantelle Patient transport service driver
Stroke
• In the UK, strokes are a major health problem
• The brain injuries caused by strokes are a major cause of adult disability
in the UK
• Older people are most at risk of having strokes, although they can
happen at any age – including in children
• Each year donors give around two million donations of blood and
3,500 organs, saving and transforming thousands of lives
• The largest group of patients on the list are those waiting for
kidney transplants - over 5,000
Mill GP
Paul Radiographer
Nish Anaesthetist
Matt Operations department practitioner(ODP)
Duncan Surgeon
Ryan Medical engineer
Michael (or other appropriate health careers film) Healthcare
assistant
Michelle Nurse
Aaron Physiotherapist
Chantelle Patient transport service driver
Key routes into the NHS
• A traineeship is an education and training programme with work
experience that helps young people to be ‘work ready’, and can be the
gateway to jobs and apprenticeships
• Higher Education route – this is the main route for doctors, healthcare
scientists, nurses and allied health professionals
Skills and Qualities
Alongside qualifications, other skills and qualities are helpful for most
healthcare roles:
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