A health team consists of various medical professionals who work together to care for patients. The core members typically include a physician responsible for medical diagnosis and treatment, nurses who delegate duties and provide care, and a dietitian who designs special diets. Other common members are physiotherapists who provide rehabilitation services, social workers who assist with non-medical needs, and occupational therapists who help patients gain skills for daily living. Additional community-based roles include health assistants, community health workers, Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs), village health guides, and trained local community members. All work to identify health issues and solutions in their communities.

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HEALTH
TEAM
Sharnjeet Kaur
Clinical Instructor

2. HEALTH TEAM
• It is defined as “ a group of persons who
share a common objectives determined by
community needs and toward the
achievement of which each member of the
team contributes in accordance with
her/his competence and skills, and
respecting the functions of the other.”
Definition

4. • THE PHYSICIAN: a physician is a person
who is legally authorised to practice
medicine. In hospital setting, the physician
is responsible for the medical diagnosis
and for determining the therapy
required by a person who is ill
or injured.

5. • THE NURSE: number of personnel may
be involved in h A ealth team. The team
leader ‘head nurse’ is responsible for
delegation of duties to members
of her team and care given to
the patients.

6. • DIETITICIAN: Dietitician design special
diets and they supervise the preparation of
meals according to doctor's prescription.

7. • PHYSIOTHERAPIST: The physiotherapist
provide assistance to patient who has
problem related to musculoskeletal system.
Functions:
1. Assessing mobility and strength
2. Providing therapeutic measures
3. Teaching patients new skills and
measures.

8. • SOCIAL WORKER : Social worker
provide assistance to the family and
patient. He provide assistance in the
problems such as finances, counselling or
marital problems, adoption of children etc.

9. • OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST: The
occupational therapist assists patient with
some impairment of function to gain skills
as they relate to activities of daily living
and help with a skill that is therapeutic.

10. • LABORATORY TECHNICIAN:
examines and study specimens
such as urine, faeces, blood and
discharge from wound.
• RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST: assists
with wide variety of X-Ray procedures.

11. • PHARMACISTS:
Pharmacists dispense drugs and medications
prescribed by physicians, physician assistants,
nurse practitioners, and dentists.

12. ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
IN COMMUNITY AREA

13. • HEALTH ASSISTANT: They supervise 6
health workers and cover the population of
about 30000.
Their functions include
• Administration
• Supervision
• Maintaining human relation skills

14. • COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER: The
CHW is a member of the community and
play an important role in identifying a
community’s problems and in developing
solutions.

15. • ASHA ( ACCREDIATED SOCIAL
HEALTH ACTIVIST):
ASHA is a social health activist in
community who will create awareness on
health. There should be 1 ASHA for 1000
population

16. • VILLAGE HEALTH GUIDE: The village
health guides are mostly women and this
scheme was started on 2nd oct. 1977.
They are chosen by the community in
which they work.
• They get training of 200 hours in 3
months.

17. • TRAINED DIAS: Under the rural health
scheme the local dias are trained to
improve their knowledge. The training is
given at sub centre, PHC &CHC and in
community area for 30 days.
• They play a vital role in propagating small
family norm,

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