92566 Assessment Task 3: Frequently Asked Questions Factsheet Assessment Task 3: Frequently Asked Questions Factsheet (International) Task: Each student completes a Frequently Asked Question Factsheet...

HEALTHCARE BROCHURE PLAN
    
    
    
    HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN AUSTRALIA VS. IN U.K
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2.    HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN AUSTRALIA VS. IN U.K A.
If any private insurance is offered or not
· In Australia it has been observed that private health insurance is offered by this country that allows an individual to be treated in the hospital as a private patient. Furthermore, it can also help people to pay their health costs that are not covered by the Medicare. However, private health insurance is optional cover that a lot of Australians take out for giving them more choice in healthcare. On the other hand, in U.K. there are some of the health insurance firms that are highly used by the expats, which covers the treatments in this country[footnoteRef:1]. However, it should be noted that although U.K. provides private health insurance still it is not the cheapest one when contrasted with Australia. [1: Agniel, D., Kohane, I. S., & Weber, G. M. (2018).]
. How do someone pay for an appointment
· Hospital healthcare is free to all of the Australians and also most of the permanent citizens who are residing in this particular country. It is also not at all necessary to be registered with a doctor in this country but if someone from outside wishes to be treated as the Medicare patient then they must check whether the doctor charges the schedule fees for the purpose of consultation. An appointment must be made for seeing GP usually 1-2 days in advance and in case of the patient’s emergency doctor sees them in an immediate basis. On the contrary, in U.K. one can book an appointment online and book their pay as they go to a specific doctor and in case of an emergency they can pay afterwards.
c. The types of services that is available for the people with special needs
There are a lot of services that are available for the people with special needs in the Australia such as:
· Australian Disability Parking Scheme
· BSWAT Payment Scheme
· Community Mental Health[footnoteRef:2] [2: Duckett, S., & Willcox, S. (2015). ]
· Disability Investment Group
· Family Mental Health Support Services
· Disability equipment
· Interpreting services
On the other hand, in the U.K. also people with special needs are entitled with some of the most significant services such as:
· Health and Care Plan (EHCP) for young people and children
· SEN
· Disabled Living Foundation
However, it is observed that in Australia the range of services offered to the people with the special needs are quite high when contrasted with the services offered in U.K.
d. The types of services that is available for the elderly people
Australia cares for the old people to a great extent. The government-aged care services consists of care in the home, residential care in the nursing home, as well as the short-term care for instance the respite care. Even if an individual is not eligible in Australia then they have the freedom to choose for accessing the services that are funded by the private companies, however, there is one condition that is one needs to pay the full cost for them. The additional facilities for old people are:
· Meals on Wheels
· Nursing care
· Short-term care
· Help at home
· Aged care homes
In U.K. the following are some of the services available for the old people:
· Physical...