B1 Roles of organisations GapFill

Health and social care services are provided through a national framework. Most health services are provided locally and are either   primarysecondaryclinicalacute, such as GPs, pharmacists and opticians, or  chronicsupportivesecondarycommunity, such as hospitals. Some services are referred to as  urgentcommunityclinicaltertiary services as they are specialist services dealing with a disease or condition that is rare within the population and for which specialist skills and/or   locationsequipmentqualificationsuniforms are required to diagnose, treat and support patients. Tertiary services include those for patients with rare cancers, burns, or genetically inherited conditions. NHS services are  supportedavailablefreeprescribed at the point of  delaydeliverytransmissionissue apart from some services such as prescription charges, eye tests and dental check-ups.

Social services in the UK are generally provided through local  hubssurgeriesfacilitiesauthorities. These services are means-tested, which means that individuals are required to complete a financial  scheduleassessmentcheck-upmeeting to determine their ability to contribute to the cost of their support. In addition,  entitlementexaminationspecificationeligibility criteria are used to assess each person’s needs and risks and whether, as a consequence, these have a significant impact on their  satisfactiontemperaturewell-beingweight .