Unit 18: working in the health sector P6: Explain two examples of multi-disciplinary working in the health service provision. GP Surgery Practise Manager A practise manager is responsible for the whole surgery and the way it runs. Some of the roles include dealing with complaints‚ paying the bills and expenses of the practise and staff organisation. Data Input Clerk A data input clerk has little or no contact with the patients‚ practises and surgeries have data input clerks to ensure paperwork
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Mental health influences many aspects of a person’s life‚ and plays a large role in overall health. Establishing a definition of mental health is important because it informs society of where the line is drawn between when a person displays stable functioning and when a person crosses the threshold into having less than ideal mental health. As a result‚ defining mental health has ignited controversial debate. By having a reliable and consistent definition‚ individuals can better understand when‚
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Mental health and the need for mental health awareness has become a rising issue in society in recent years; youth health classes have started to include mental health units as part of the curriculum‚ and some of the stigma that comes with seeing therapists and admitting to mental health disorder has lessened. However‚ this is not the case with every demographic in America. In a piece titled‚ “Asian-Americans Tackle Mental Health Stigma‚” published on WebMD‚ author Katherine Kam explains the wide
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Mental Health and Religion · Abstract The aim of this investigation was to study the relationship between good mental health and religion. To study a group of participants I designed a questionnaire‚ which used a likert scale‚ and the data collected was analysed using a program on SPSS. The data collected had a significant negative correlation‚ so the results were similar to those from other studies examining religion and its relationship with mental health. In general the individuals who
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What is mental health? Mental health is a state of well-being in which a person understands his or her own abilities‚ can cope with the normal stresses of life‚ can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to his or her community. Both physical and mental health are the result of a complex interplay between many individual and environmental factors‚ including: * family history of illness and disease/genetics * lifestyle and health behaviours (e.g.‚ smoking‚ exercise
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Effects of Obesity on Mental Health Risks of Being Overweight Walter Taylor Community College of Vermont Abstract In America‚ over 35% of all adults are obese. Though obesity rates in Vermont are among the lowest in the country (25%)‚ the current obesity epidemic is still alarming ("Adult obesity facts‚" 2012). Heart disease‚ diabetes‚ cancer‚ stroke‚ high cholesterol‚ and high blood pressure are all directly linked to obesity. While the physical effects of obesity have been researched extensively
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2 PDHPE Assessment Task 2 Mental Health The nature of the problem. Mental health is the state of emotional and social wellbeing. Mental health problems and issues relate to a broad range of conditions that can alter people’s perceptions and emotions. They can range from short term issues such as anxiety and stress through to more extreme clinical problems and psychosis. Most individuals will experience some mental health issues at some time. Examples of mental health problems and illnesses include
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Mental health plays a role in everyone’s lives if they know it or not. Record of mental illness dates back as early as 3500 BC in ancient Mesopotamia as evidenced by the discovery of trephined skulls. Along with Mesopotamia‚ the ancient civilizations of Egypt‚ Greece‚ Rome‚ and India attributed the will of the gods or demonic possession to why individuals would act outside of the norms of society‚ when the root of the problem had less supernatural reasons‚ and was actually caused by mental illness
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patient and one detained under the Mental Health Act 1993. A voluntary patient is one that makes the decision and is capable of making the decision to seek treatment in a centre‚ and is able to leave if they decide to. An patient detained under the mental health Act 1993‚ the decision to access treatment is made by other authorised individuals such as medical offers and police due to the person being unable to make that decision. 2. When admitted to an open or closed mental health unit‚
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The Mental Health Act The mental health act is an act design to protect people with mental illness. It was originally written in 1983 and reformed in 2007. It sets out clear guidance for a health professional when a person may need to be taken into compulsorily detained in a hospital. This is known as sectioning. This helps carers who are unable to cope without help. People can be sectioned if the health care profession thinks they are a danger to themselves‚ they are a danger to another person
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