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Case 6
General Practise and Specialist Care
5/2/2025
Describe a patient’s pathway of care including contact with general practice and specialist care.
What are the 2 things the pathway depends on?
What care is available
What pathway is most suitable for patients
Patients seek help first
GP
Suspect Cancer
2 week Wait Referral
Refer patients with suspected cancer symptoms to see a specialist within 2 weeks
A&E
Admission & Emergency
Specialist Unit
Type of cares
Secondary Care
Planned Hospital-based care
Emergency Care (999)
Mental health care
Tertiary Care -
Highly specialised treatment unit : neurosurgery or transplants
Complex treatment
Eg : Transplant , Cardiac , neuro surgery
Quartenary - More specialised than tertiary
experimental medicine and procedure
Primary Care - first contact care
Walk in clinics , Vaccination, GP , Community Pharmacy, Dental , Optometry (Eyes)
Community Care
Rehabilitation, Sexual Health Screening
Integrated care pathways and integrated care system
Intergrated care system
Intergrated care pathway
(within ICS)
What are the benefits?
1.Increase quality of care
Reduce risk
Increase patient satisfaction
What are the meaning ?
map out the expected course of treatment for a specific condition
What are the meaning ?
part of integrated care systems (ICSs), which are local partnerships that bring together health and care organizations to improve health and care services.
7 Type of Referrals
Acute medical condition needs specialist care
Eg : Allergy
Urgent Referrals
GP refer to secondary care (Specialist)
Specialist care referrals
Digital platform that allows patients refer from primary care to elective care service
E-Referrals
Refer themselves without talking to GP
Self-referrals
Provide advice and guidance to patients
Advice and guidance
Paper refer to consultant or his team
Paper Referrals
GP provide 2 week referrals for cancer
Two-week referrals for cancer
NHS Information
Provide coverage to all residents of UK
Include England, Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland