The Status of the Medical Profession (AQA A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
12 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
12 questions from this quiz
How are patients described in the traditional doctor-patient relationship model?
How are patients described in the traditional doctor-patient relationship model?
Passive, cooperative, and obedient
How do UK GP salaries compare to French GPs according to OECD 2014 data?
How do UK GP salaries compare to French GPs according to OECD 2014 data?
Nearly double
What has happened to public satisfaction with GP services in recent years?
What has happened to public satisfaction with GP services in recent years?
It has declined significantly
What were patients reportedly forced to do in the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust scandal?
What were patients reportedly forced to do in the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust scandal?
Drink from flower vases
Who did frontline staff blame for the Mid Staffordshire care failures?
Who did frontline staff blame for the Mid Staffordshire care failures?
Senior management decisions
What contradiction did Bloor and Horobin (1975) identify in medical consultations?
What contradiction did Bloor and Horobin (1975) identify in medical consultations?
Judge when to seek care, then defer
According to Weber, what does social closure in medicine primarily serve?
According to Weber, what does social closure in medicine primarily serve?
Practitioners' self-interest
What maintains the medical profession's strong market position according to Weber?
What maintains the medical profession's strong market position according to Weber?
Restricted supply
How do postmodernists describe the changing patient identity?
How do postmodernists describe the changing patient identity?
Informed consumers of healthcare
What approach emerged in response to NHS care quality scandals?
What approach emerged in response to NHS care quality scandals?
Person-centred care
What did the 2004 Labour GP contract do to out-of-hours care responsibilities?
What did the 2004 Labour GP contract do to out-of-hours care responsibilities?
Reduced them
What phrase describes recent critical media coverage of graduate nurses?
What phrase describes recent critical media coverage of graduate nurses?
'Too posh to wash'