...Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Care Pearson BTEC HND Diploma in Health and Social Care Individual Assignment Name: Date of Submission: ………………………. Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Care Pearson BTEC HND Diploma in Health and Social Care Individual Assignment Name: Date of Submission: ………………………. Contents INTRODUCTION 3 1. TASK 1 - LO1 (Information Pack) – The link between Information and Health & Social Care 4 1.1 AC 1.1 – Ways in which information reaches the public domain 4 1.2 AC 1.2 – Dissemination techniques used to analyse health and social care information 5 1.3 AC 1.3 – How do the different ways in which health and social care information is presented influence the attitudes, thoughts and behaviour of people 6 2. TASK 2 – LO2 – Analysis of a case study where a health related Moral Panic was created by the media 7 2.1 America's Moral Panic over Obesity 7 2.2 Assessing the accuracy and validity of health and social care information presented in the media 8 4. TASK 4 – Contemporary Issue – UK National Health Service crisis of 2015 9 4.1 To what extent does the local attitude reflect those found at a national level 9 4.2 Evaluation of the validity of public attitudes and behavior in relation to NHS UK 10 4.3 Justification of the possible consequence of contemporary thinking in the health and social care provisions and services industry 10 5. CONCLUSION 11 6. REFERENCES 12 INTRODUCTION Health...
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...International Journal of Mental Health Nursing (2008) 17, 236–245 doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2008.00539.x Feature Article Whose life is it anyway? An exploration of five contemporary ethical issues that pertain to the psychiatric nursing care of the person who is suicidal: Part one John R. Cutcliffe1,2,3 and Paul S. Links4,5 1 ‘David G. Braithwaite’ Department of Nursing, University of Texas, Tyler, USA, 2Stenberg College, Vancouver, Canada, 3University of Ulster, Jordanstown, UK, 4Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto; and 5 Arthur Rotter Somnerburg Chair in Suicide Studies, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ABSTRACT: It is self-evident that ethical issues are important topics for consideration for those involved in the care of the person who is suicidal. Nevertheless, despite the obvious relationship between Mental Health nurses and care of the person who is suicidal, such nurses have hitherto been mostly silent on these matters. As a result, this two-part paper focuses on a number of contemporary issues which might help inform the ethical discourse and resultant Mental Health nursing care of the person who is suicidal. Part one of this paper focuses on the issues: Whose life is it anyway? Harming of our bodies and the inconsistency in ethical responses and, Is suicide ever a reasonable thing to do? The authors find that this contemporary view within the suicidology academe and the corresponding legal position in most western (developed) countries...
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...Community Mental Health HCS/451 March ##, #### Mister Misty Community Mental Health Being hired as a consultant for a community mental health facility my main focus will be risk assessment and management that will be used to identification of quality patient outcomes. This would mean that any projects that are done in the community mental health facility will need to be well planned and thought out, understanding also that once the program is installed it will remain an ongoing process, allowing room for improvements. In working as a consultant in this role and facility it is necessary to work toward improving employee performance and management as this is essential when analyzing existing developments and issues throughout the organization. Having a plan in place for risk management and assessments for improving quality patient care is important. As a consultant for this organization the processes that I will be introducing will include: • Organizational change • Management assistance • Technology implementation • Development of coaching skills • Policies and regulations of risk-management and assessment • Strategy development • Operational improvement services This consulting opportunity will also have recommendations for methodology that will help to enhance the organizational performance in an efficient and effective manner allowing the completion of all assigned tasks. Community Mental Health The purpose of a...
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...the welfare condition. The Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics names social policy as "an interdisciplinary and practical subject concerned with the analysis of societies' reactions to social need. It search for foster in its students a aptitude to understand hypothesis and proof strained from a wide variety of social science regulations, including sociology, economics, geography, psychology, law, history, political science and philosophy. The name ‘Social policy’ is used to relate on the policies which governments use for social welfare and social security, on the methods in which social benefit is developed in the society and on the educational study of the subject. It also stands for a series of issues broaden far away from the procedures of government-the means by which welfare is encouraged, and the social and economic situations which outline the expansion of welfare. The principle areas of social policy are given below, * Social services, social safety ,community care, education; * Social troubles which includes crime, disability, old age ; * Race, gender, poverty are also included. Task-1 1.1 Identify the historical and contemporary landmarks in social policy and analysis the historical land marks of social and welfare Policies of historical and contemporary landmarks explain that how the qualities of existence for the customers for the service cover-up and enhanced overtime: Identify key historical landmarks in social welfare...
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...In Social Learning Theory, human behaviour is explained in terms of a three-way, dynamic, reciprocal theory in which personal factors, environmental influences, and behavior continually interact. A basic premise of Social Learning Theory is that people learn not only through their own experiences, but also by observing the actions of others and the results of those actions. In the 1970s, Albert Bandura published a comprehensive framework for understanding human behaviour, based on a cognitive formulation which he named the Social Cognitive Theory. That framework is currently the dominant version used in health behaviour and health promotion; however, it is still often referred to as Social Learning Theory. The impetus for this special issue on HIV came from a discussion a few years ago during which we established a shared interest in a revival of the sort of scholarly innovation that characterized the early years of the HIV epidemic. As far back as the early 1980s, social theorists, cultural, critics, artists and others created a vibrant body of work on HIV/AIDS. Working from various theoretical and disciplinary sites they steadfastly emphasized the ‘social’ for understanding the significance of AIDS and opened up new avenues for critiquing and re-imagining scientific, cultural and social responses to infectious disease. At its best, this work served also as an impetus for queer theory, various feminist critiques and a range of research under the rubric of science, medicine...
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...Individual Evolution of Health Care Information Systems Resource: Evolution of Health Care Information Systems Grading Criteria Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that compares and contrasts a contemporary health care facility or physician’s office operation with a health care facility or physician’s office operation of 20 years ago. Include an examination of information systems in your work place and an analysis of how data was used 20 years ago in comparison with how it is used today. Identify at least two major events and technological advantages that influenced current HCIS practices. Use a minimum of three references (cite and list per APA) other than your textbook that directly support your analysis. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. 4/30/2012 (to be posted in the Assignment Section in the OLS). Also include the Certificate of Originality along with your individual assignment. Failure to do so will result in 1 point deduction. 10 Learning Team Participation Log # 1 A team lead will post a Learning Team participation log in their Learning Team forum. Team lead should also make sure to log who (team member) was assigned for a particular team project task and how that member handled that task. Note: Team participation points will be assigned towards the end of the course and it will be based on each individual team member's performance towards completing the team project and the learning team evaluation form by each team member...
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...TO: MINISTER FOR HEALTH FROM: DIRECTOR XXX DATE: 30th March 2011 SUBJECT: A NATIONAL INSURANCE FOR HOMEBIRTH ATTENDED BY MIDWIFE ______________________________________________________________________ PURPOSE: To provide you with information related to a contemporary controversial debate on national indemnity insurance for homebirth attended by midwives. BACKGROUND (Policy History) 1. Childbirth especially homebirths - is a contemporary issue of competing within two occupations -medical practitioners and nurses qualified in midwifery. 2. Homebirth is about 0.2% of births in Australia, preferred by some women from Indigenous background or residence in remote areas. In Australia, legislation requires all services provided by health professionals be covered by appropriate indemnity insurance but homebirth attended by a midwife in Australia is not included in national insurance. 3. In other developed countries such as Canada, UK, New Zealand and Holland, homebirth is offered under public funding. Homebirth in Holland is 30 %, in the UK is 2 %, and in New Zealand is 14 times higher than that of WA. 4. In 1984, the issue of independent midwifery was on the formal policy agenda when the Medicare Benefits Review Committee recommended a pilot program so that Medicare benefits could be extended to homebirth midwifery. However, this pilot program has not been implemented. 5. In 1989, under the Alternative Birthing Program introduced by the...
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...HCS 465 Applying the Background and Methodology of the Research Process to Problems in Health Care University of Phoenix September 16, 2013 Eduardo E. Perez Instructor: Dorene Fankhauser Applying the Background and Methodology of the Research Process to Problems in Health Care There have been many studies and as well as research methods that have been used to conduct research on childhood obesity over recent years, and the ways that parents and health care providers can help prevent it. The studies have been and are conducted on children between the ages of six months to twelve years of age. Childhood obesity is a growing trend in the United States and has become a major concern for pediatricians and parents. Studies have shown that nearly 10% of children who are younger than five and two years who are obese. The study is to help resolve obesity in children, and help the health care administrators to find ways to help control this disease with using different methodology measures. The purpose for this study is to locate preventative measures for obesity in children, how we may provide ways to assist the medical professionals in providing care that are needed. Many of the research questions address different ways that pediatricians could prevent childhood obesity by simply educating the parents. Some of the particular questions were also directed towards the mother that breastfeed their child to maintain a healthy weight. Lastly there were questions about the sugared...
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...Tina McCray Professor Williams English 111-800 November 14, 2013 The Need to Address Social Issues Affecting Abortion Abortion discussion in the public domain has most often centered on the policy and failed to address the major causes, which are the social issues. There is minimal focus on social reasons why 1.3 million women abort each year in the United States (Finer and Benshaw 15). Most of the reasons for carrying out abortion are addressed on two pillars alone: health complications and rape or incest. A third and a much bigger pillar, social reasons, have been ignored. Statistics show that a whopping 93% of abortions are due to social reasons (Finer and Benshaw 13). More attention should be focused on addressing the social aspects affecting abortion in contemporary society. The social reasons that make women want to abort include poverty, fear of heavy emotional and financial responsibility, and Incrimination of Teen pregnancy and unwanted pregnancy. Poverty trims down a mother’s capability to provide for a child, increasing the incentive to abort. As much as this may be reduced by existing social or welfare aid programs, abortion is still stigmatized as the problem of the poor. The less money one has, the less likely one will be able to afford bringing up a child, making abortion the only plausible option. This is made worse by the heavy emotional and financial responsibility to provide for children with little resources that poor people possess. Statistics show that...
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...Knowledge Area Module VI Contemporary Issues and the Ethical Delivery of Health Services Student: Harold Taitt, harold.taitt@waldenu.edu Student ID # A00293212 Program: Ph.D. Health Services Specialization: Health Management and Policy Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Hoye, robert.hoye@waldenu.edu Faculty Assessor: Dr. Jim Goes, jim.goes@waldenu.edu Walden University May 10, 2013 Abstract Breadth Component In this age of rapidly evolving technological advances, many of the legal and ethical issues that are challenging the delivery of health care and the health care profession are new. As we confront the legal, moral, and ethical aspects of health care, we are seldom faced with decisions that require or are resolved by simple right or wrong answers (Edge & Kreiger, 1998). In the Breadth component of KAM VI, I focus on several ethical theories and how those theories influence the way ethical issues and concerns are addressed and managed in the allocation and delivery of health care services. I critically assess and evaluate those theories, concepts, and derivative principles as they impact important decisions and the implications of those decisions within the context of social change and with special emphasis on health care management and policy. In addition, I discuss the key assumptions on which the selected theories are constructed, compare and contrast the writers’ interpretations across theories, and conclude by providing a critical commentary on the merits of the selected...
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... The economics of health care field studies demand and supply of health care resources, that is, allocation of the resources, within a given health care system. The health care system is defined as “the organizational arrangements and processes through which a society makes choices concerning the production, consumption, and distribution of health care services.”6 Because health care resources are limited, each society has to make decisions in terms of the distribution, consumption, and production of these services. A key factor that shapes the delivery of health care in any health care system is the evolving system for financing and reimbursement for health care services. The types of services delivered and the organizational approaches to delivering services are heavily influenced by how health care is paid for. In this paper I will discuss some values of healthcare professionals understand the discipline of health economics, the importance of considering the complex nature of health and healthcare when examining the economic principles, and the main potential benefits of learning about health economics. In the health care market, patients or consumers, health care providers or producers, and third-party payers are three major players. According to the principles of economic theory, consumers or patients on the demand side seek to maximize their utility or satisfaction, which is largely determined by the consumption of medical services and quality of care. On the supply side...
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...Health Promotion in Nursing The World Health Organization (WHO) describes health promotion as allowing society to control elements of personal health, through intelligent, healthy decisions. Health promotion improves the resourcefulness of people to be accountable, and the capacity of organizations and communities to guide the determinants of health. Due to the multitude of determinants of health, health promotion needs cooperation of community and healthcare professionals (Jadelhack, 2012). Health promotion is a planned activity intended to create health, or illness-related learning. Health promotion could also be viewed as an addition to, or stand-in for, an older attempt on the prevention of disease (Tengland, 2010). Health promotion, unlike disease prevention, attempts to modify sociopolitical factors, contesting societal norms. It intends to enable the worst off, providing resources to modify their lives, providing some societal equality. Empowerment is a strategy that starts from the bottom and works its way up to the more fortunate. The terms health promotion and disease prevention allude to skilled actions. Health promotion implies a profession, and is viewed to as overly medically oriented, overly dependent upon prevention, displacement of risk and healthcare (Tengland, 2010). Nursing roles and responsibilities are evolving in health care. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) (2009) showed that health-improving methods carried out by nurses practicing within various...
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...difficult for him to make ends meet. With only six employees, the company’s owner cannot afford to offer health insurance. Leo’s annual salary of $30,000 allows him to purchase only the most basic of health plans, one that does not include coverage for prescription medications. Leo frequently must decide between medications and food, often opting for cheap junk food that is neither nutritious for his young family nor appropriate for a diabetic diet. Leo has recently applied for and been offered several other jobs, but at a lower salary and with no health insurance coverage. Recently, Leo’s diabetes has worsened. He has developed a serious infection that has led to lost wages and, far worse, the loss of his right leg below the knee. Leo is weighing his options. He has heard about a new clinical research trial open to insulin-dependent diabetics that pays $100 a week to research subjects. He has also been quite depressed and begun to wonder if his children might not be better off without him. He has several life insurance policies that would pay off generously if something were to happen to him, and he has broached the subject of assisted suicide with his long-time physician. Is there a way, he asks his physician, to have his death look like it was from natural causes so his children could collect on the policy? CHAPTER QUESTIONS 1. What ethical responsibilities do health care professionals have to their patients? 2. What ethical rights do patients have?...
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...information to the nurses, because they trust the nurse. Nurses care for the sick and needy population. Nurses take care of the patient’s deepest and painful needs in an intimate way compared to other disciplines in the health care team (Nazarko, 2009). Nurses frequently encounter ethical dilemmas and issues related to providing confidential information. This paper analysis is about the ethical recommendations on breach of privacy act between the nurses and the patient. Hippocratic Oath evidently explains about the importance of confidentiality in medical ethics. The oath is like this," That whatsoever I shall see or hear of the lives of my patients that are not fitting to be spoken, I will keep in confidence" (Hippocratic Oath, 2010). In Nightingale’s pledge for nursing, says that ‘‘I will hold in confidence of all personal matters in the practice of nursing” (Gretter, 1893). All nurses take Nightingale’s pledge at their graduation oath. Nurses are dedicated to provide better care for their patient based on their patient’s values and beliefs to maintain confidentiality. The provision of health care is comprehensive and people’s needs are often complex. Modern technology has made advanced changes in healthcare. With the many advances changes in health care a equivalent danger of over-specialization has. In this modern healthcare patients and their families are more knowledgeable about the sophisticated cares. Nurses have to be more cautious about their communication and...
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...Marketing and the Health Care System for TriHealth Cincinnati Kimberly Southerland Professor Renita Ellis Health Services Marketing 08-26-2012 Marketing and the Health Care System for TriHealth Cincinnati TriHealth Cincinnati is a partnership between Bethesda and Good Samaritan Hospitals. They perform over two thousand patient intakes per day. The mission of TriHealth is to improve the health status of the people we serve. We pursue our mission by providing a full range of health related services including prevention, wellness and education. Care is provided with compassion consistent with the values of our organization. The vision of TriHealth is to be the place where people want to work, where physicians want to practice, and most importantly where the community wants to go when they need the best quality, service, safety and value in health care. (www.trihealth.com). Key characteristics of the users of the products and/or services of TriHealth Cincinnati One of the key characteristics of services offered by TriHealth Cincinnati is their speed intake services. TriHealth Cincinnati has worked with Cincom to develop a streamline registration process. The registration process includes the creation of the patient’s record. Cincom developed Cincom IGR which is a rules based overly to guide registrars through a series of questions to get the correct and speedy result. In just six months, TriHealth has noticed an improvement in employee...
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