Wednesday, April 09, 2008

HSS3.2.5 Healthcare Services

Essential Question: How are the principles of governance reflected in Singapore's health care policies?

  • Review: Suggested answers for lecture handouts week 4 can be downloaded here. (Look for .WKS.ANS file)
  • Understanding goals: What is good healthcare?
    • The criteria for management of healthcare:
      • Quality?
      • Afforability?
      • Accessibility?
    • The approach to managing healthcare in Britain:
      • History of the NHS
      • Managing the cost & effects of free healthcare
        • Privatisation
        • NHS Plans (2000, 2004)
  • Performance:
    • Pls remember to bring 2007HSS3SA1 (SBQ on ERP). We still have to work through
      • 1c. Comparison (3D & 3F)
      • 2a. Population SEQ
      • 3a. Healthcare SEQ
      • Suggested answers for can be downloaded here.
    • Watch Sicko.
      • What is the director's message about healthcare in the US, UK and Cuba?
      • Why did he portray the healthcare systems in the way he did?
  • Assessment
    • Stalin SBQ test (CA1.2)