Health promotion is an integral part of the development of primary care and its emphasis in involving the community in local strategies and planning. This book draws together examples of best practice to show how each member of the primary health care team - together with professionals from other agencies - can work together in promoting healthier lifestyles.
Health promotion is an integral part of the development of primary care and its emphasis in involving the community in local strategies and planning
Premises
1. Extending premises
2. Green-field site
3. Branch surgeries
4. Professionals architects, surveyors, lawyers
5. Surgeries within
superstores
6. Pharmacies within practices/practices within pharmacies
7.
One-stop health shop
8. On-call accommodation
9. Implications for premises of
the shift from secondary to primary care
10. Outreach clinics
11. Subletting
to other practitioners
12. Primary Care Groups
13. Community staff
14. Nurse
treatment rooms
15. Soundproof consulting rooms
16. Child health clinic
17.
Car parking
18. Staff rest areas
19. Partner in charge
20. Cost rent/notional
rent
21. Health centre leasing
22. Obtaining funds to build premises
23. Bank
loans
24. Improvement grants
25. Private financing
26. Endowment mortgages
27. Valuations
28. Building and insurance
29. Security
30. Safeguards
against violent patients
31. Fire precautions
32. Disposal of sharps
33.
Health and safety issues
34. Maintenance of building
35.
Caretaker/maintenance person
36. Decor/first impressions
37. Access for
disabled people
38. Facilities for mothers and babies Information technology
39. Using computers effectively
40. Making best use of computers
41.
Upgrading hardware
42. Reuse of upgraded computer hardware
43. PCs in
consulting rooms
44. Laptops versus palmtops
45. Change to new supplier
46.
Computer maintenance contracts
47. Technical support/back-up
48. IT manager
49. Training
50. Health and safety issues associated with using VDUs
51.
Patient confidentiality
52. User identification and passwords
53. The
Internet/Intranet
54. E-mail
55. NHSNet
56. Modems
57. Repeat prescribing
58.
Prodigy prescribing support software
59. Scanner
60. Voice-operated software
61. GP Links
62. Computerized accounts
63. Payroll
64. Appointment system
65.
Electronic messaging
66. Desktop publishing
67. Use of spreadsheets
68. Word
processing
69. Computer crash
70. Computer security
71. Viruses
72.
Millennium time-bomb
73. Computer back-ups
LYN LONGRIDGE. Former practice manager; Member of the Editorial Board of 'Practice Manager' magazine
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