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CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HSC

TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1Analysing various means by which information relating to health and social care reaches thepublic domain..............................................................................................................................1Techniques for disseminating information relating to health and social care.............................2Different ways in which HSC information is presented and can influence attitudes, thoughtsand behaviour of people...............................................................................................................3TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3Case study where the media created a moral panic.....................................................................3The use of media in influencing attitude and behaviour of people in the case in relation tohealth and social care...................................................................................................................4Assessment of reliability and validity of media information about health and social care issues.....................................................................................................................................................5TASK 4............................................................................................................................................5Analyse the extent to which local attitude reflect those found at national level.........................5Evaluating the validity of public attitudes and behaviour in relation to specific issue...............6Possible consequences of contemporary thinking for health and social care provisions............6CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTIONHealth and safety of people within the workplace and country is becoming one of themost important concerns. In contemporary scenario of Great Britain there are many types ofservice users who use health and social care services. In this regard, the present study is based onthe contemporary issues with respect to health and social care. Here, all the service workers arerequired to have a good grasp of contemporary issues within the particular area of HSC.However, different viewpoint of public also subsequently influence the development of healthand social care (Entwistle and Quick, 2006). Due to this, it is essential to maintain authenticity ofinformation so that people can create effective changes with economy. By incorporatingeffective source and means of dissemination of information, it supports in understanding theinfluence of same on public. Further, this study gives brief information about the use of mediawhich may influence attitude and behaviour of people in relation with HSC. TASK 1Analysing various means by which information relating to health and social care reaches the public domainIt is quite essential to provide right information to right customers in a health and socialcare sector. Due to the gap in communication, organization might have to face several issues.East London faces high rate of inequalities as well as proper surveillance of the same (Griffithand Tengnah, 2011). As per the present issues, manager and care workers can adopt variousways through which the information regarding HSC reaches to public domain such as: Government standard: It is considered as the most important way in which government hasplaced several standards through which people can easily identify the needs and preferences ofhealth care standards. With the help of these standards, companies can easily reach out theseveral practices they can undertake for better and effective services. It helps them in providingappropriate health and safety assurance to all the people and staff members as per the setgovernment standards. Financial analysis: In order to provide appropriate information to public domain, it is quiteessential to go through the proper financial analysis. It helps in identifying the standards ofpeople as well as their living conditions (Conrad and Leiter, 2003). The overall access of HSCservices highly depends upon the financial conditions of people. For the low income grouppeople, their standard of living is also low. Due to this, there access to medical services is low.1

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