Developing Professional Practice & the NHS

Which politician created the NHS

• Winston Churchill

• Aneurin Bevan

• Clement Attlee

• Harold Macmillan

On average, how many years longer do men and women live since the NHS was introduced?

• 5 year

• 12 years

• 10 years

• 20 years

What year did the Mental Health Act come to fruition?

• 1950

• 1959

• 1977

• 1992

When was The Health and Social Care Act legislation introduced?

• 1998

• 2008

• 2010

• 2012

The Health and Social Care Act established the work of which of the following? (multiple answers)

• Public Health England (PHE)

• A voluntary register for all healthcare support workers

• Health Watch England (HWE)

• Health and wellbeing boards

Legislation informs policies and procedures in health and social care provision.

• True

• False

Legislation informs practitioners in which areas of practice? (multiple answers)

• Duty of care

• Public confidence

• Accountability

• Feelings towards colleagues

• Quality of care

Professional standards codes of practice are not important within the health and social care sector

• True

• False

Fill the gap.

Professional standards.......

(multiple answers)

• Provide information about roles and responsibilities

• Make clear how the performance and accountability are measured

• influence quality of care provision

• provide support to ensure practitioners carry out their roles effectively

Care Quality Commission (CQC) is

• the local consumer organization for health and social care sector

• the regulator of health and social care services in England