Contemporary Social Issues in Palliative Care: Impact of Covid-19 and Brexit

 Social issue can be defined as problems that affect many people within a society.
 In regard to healthcare, it can be said that there are number of factors and issues that are
increasing health outcomes such as: covid-19 and Brexit.
 This presentation is based on palliative care that is being provided to people who are suffering
from serious or chronic disease such as: cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
INTRODUCTION: CONTEMPORARY
SOCIAL ISSUE

LO 1: Contemporary issues in health and social care sector
that can influence service improvement
 In regard to palliative care, it can be said that it is a medical care for people who live with a
serious illness.
 The main focus of this care on providing relief to people from the symptoms and stress of
serious illness.

 It increased work load and increasing rate of getting affected with infectious disease lowers
immune of people who were suffering from chronic and serious disease.
 Providing them emotional and clinical care became difficult and it decreased life expectancy
and this infectious affected health of people with chronic disease in a negative manner and to
the great extent.
 So, on the basis of this, it can be said that covid-19 issue increased health risks on people with
serious disease.
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