Unit 101 – Understand the Range of Service Provision and Roles within Health and Social Care (Adults and Children and Young People)

Learning Objectives

By the end of the session you will:

1. Know the range of service provision available in health and social care (adults and children and young people)

2. Know the range and scope of roles within the health and social care (adults and children and young people)

Take Me to Your Health Centre…

The Ideal Candidate

What is service provision?

1. Know the range of service provision available in health and social care (adults and children and young people)

What is service provision?

An arrangement for supplying something that the public need

Service ProvisionWhat type of health and social care, early years and childcare provision is there?• Hospital• Hospices• Care homes/nursing homes• Home care/ domiciliary care• Nursery or before and after school clubs• Sexual health clinics • Fostering arrangements• Day centres• Walk-in centre• GP surgery

Service Provision

• Who provides these services?

• Council• NHS• Voluntary sector• Private sector• Schools/day centres

Types of Care Services

Health, Social Care services and early years services can be divided into four separate types:

The voluntary, private and informal sectors are collectively known as the independent sector

Private

Voluntary

Informal

Statutory

Types of Service

Statutory Services

Should be available to everyone by law. These are government funded service provisions free at the point of entry.

Independent Services

Does not have to be provided by law, these are privately owned services and not for profit charities.

A voluntary service is provided by people who do not get paid for their services and do not expect payment from the people they help.

What are the benefits of informal provision?

• for the service user?• for their family or others who volunteer to provide

the care?• for the organisations who would otherwise have to

provide statutory care?

School GCSEs

School A levels

University entry

Degree in midwifery

Qualified midwife

Unqualified

College A levels

Nursing career

Routes to Midwifery

Direction of travel

NB. Different colleges and universities accept different qualifications. Check with both that your plan will be acceptable before choosing courses at either.

Progression Routes

Unit 101 – Understand the Range of Service Provision and Roles within Health and Social Care (Adults and Children and Young People)