HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE: GREENWICH BOROUGH Name of the Student Name of the University Author Note Introduction Health Care System

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HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE: GREENWICH BOROUGH
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Introduction
Health care is focused on the improvement of the health outcomes of individuals and
subsequently the community and country population. The social care is also a part of the health
care system that focuses on the improvement and supporting the people from a community. The
social care workers focus on supporting the individual and families of the community who need
help. Hence, the social care workers should focus on the effective evaluation of the community
and individual health for developing the plan regarding the health care. In this context, social
enterprise that is commercial strategy implementation by an organisation to improve the social,
environmental and financial well-being of a community and this also maximise the social impact
considering the profit of the co-owners (Wry and York 2017). Thus, the overall analysis of the
community should be considered with higher priority. Based on this factor, it can be stated that
the process of the evaluation should be focused on the strengths and the weakness of the
community which can be done through PEST analysis. Based on the analysis the social workers
can develop plans for the improvement of the community such as developing environmental and
political resources. In the following section the PEST analysis of the Greenwich borough would
be done and based on the analysis the recommended processes would be discussed.
PEST analysis
Political
 The health policies of the country for
the improvement of the health outcome
are better than other countries
(Greenwichccg.nhs.uk, 2020).
 NHS Greenwich CCG 5 years plan
focused on the development of the
health condition of the borough and the
effects of the policy showed that
smoking rate lowered from 20.9 per
cent to 16.9 per cent in 2017
Economic
 The GDP of the country is ranking in
5th position among the global developed
countries (Ons.gov.uk, 2020).
 The employment of the population is in
higher level however, lower than
London (Ons.gov.uk, 2020).
 Unemployment is lower among the
borough people in comparison to the
London population (Ons.gov.uk, 2020).
 In this borough the job seeker

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(Greenwichccg.nhs.uk, 2020).
 The health condition of the borough is
in a good condition as the life
expectancy rate is high and the disease
rate is low in the borough
(Greenwichccg.nhs.uk, 2020).
 The health behaviour of the community
is in good condition
(Greenwichccg.nhs.uk, 2020).
 The effective knowledge of the health
and the health education providence
from the government is also in proper
condition (Greenwichccg.nhs.uk,
2020).
allowance is also higher than the
national level (Ons.gov.uk, 2020).
 The economic balance of the borough is
also in proper condition (Ons.gov.uk,
2020).
 The housing accommodation of the
borough has been increased since 2012
(Ons.gov.uk, 2020).
Social
 The borough population is
approximately 283,500 and it can be
marked as higher than normal
(Greenwich, 2020).
 The community population is
multicultural and multi-ethnic and the
borough is focused on the Social Value
Act for the social value maintenance
(GOV.UK, 2016).
 The life expectancy rate of the
population is high. However, compared
to England population it is lower
(Greenwichccg.nhs.uk, 2020).
 The population is well distributed with
the consideration of the young and the
aged population (Greenwich, 2020).
 In 2017, TwistFizz C.I.C.’s was
selected for the Lloyds Bank Social
Entrepreneurs Start up Programme and
social enterprise funding with
partnership of Social Entrepreneurs
(SSE) and jointly funded by Big
Lottery Fund (Twistfizz, 2017).
Technology
 The technological prospect of the
country is very good (Great.gov.uk,
2020).
 The technological growth and the
knowledge of the England population
regarding the technology are in higher
level (Great.gov.uk, 2020).
 Innovation and higher GDP is the factor
that helps the country to develop health
care related technology development
(Great.gov.uk, 2020).
 Country health care technology already
introduced the artificial intelligence
technology which includes voice
search, virtual reality and others
(Great.gov.uk, 2020).
 According to NHS, the innovation and
implementation of technology leads to
change in the work processes and it can
also affect the health care as the lack of
knowledge regarding technology is a
prominent aspect (The Health
Foundation, 2018).
Key Factors
Political
The Greenwich borough health services and the NHS have shared a plan that the health
condition of the community would be improved within 2024. The factor of the improvement is

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focused on the improvement of the health behaviour of the community and the improvement of
the life expectancy rate of the community. The smoking rate of the community has been seen to
be lowered with time as well that is the rate is 16.9 per cent as per the health data of the
community (Greenwichccg.nhs.uk, 2020). This shows the improvement in the health behaviour
factor.
On the other hand, it has been seen that the health condition of the education regarding
health is needed to be improved as the health literacy rate is average. The disease rate of the
community should be improved for the improvement of the health condition. It has been seen
that the economic balance of the community and the health care access is adequate as well.
Hence, the political factor for the health care in the community is in the proper condition.
Economy
The economic condition of the country is in a good shape. It has been seen that the GDP
of the country is among the top most developed countries (Ons.gov.uk, 2020). Hence, the
economic balance of the country has been seen to be in a good shape. Moreover, the
improvement of the health care facilities for the community has been seen to be possible. The
employment factor of the community population has also been seen to be in a balance. Thus, it
can be stated that the factor of the economy of the country as well as in the community is in
balance.
The job seeking allowance is also provided to the people of the community. Thus, the
unemployed people can also be provided with the proper support by the community services
(Kontiset al. 2019). Hence, it can be stated that the employment factor of the community is in a
good situation.