UK POLICY BRIEF IN UK POLICY BRIEF IN UK 8 8 Policy Brief in UK regarding the Problem of Diabetes Type 2 Name of the Student Name of the University Author Note Introduction

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Policy Brief in UK regarding the Problem of Diabetes Type 2
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Introduction to the Country
Around the world, the issue of flu is one of the major problems and people of all age
groups can be easily affected by this problem. As per the data of 2011 census, UK is the 21st
most inhabited country in the world and its overall density is almost 259 people per square
kilometre and it is reported that England is more populated than that of Scotland ,Wales and
Northern Ireland. Among all the population, almost one-third of the people live in the South-
east part of England and in the capital of the country that is London the population density
are almost 5200 per square kilometre. The United Kingdom’s population is dominated by the
White British as the country is located near to continental Europe. It is assumed that the
population of the country will enhance by 3.6 million in between 2016 to 2026 that depicts an
annual growth of 0.5 per cent during this time period (Public Health England 2016).
However, it is also reported that the rate of population growth is almost 5.9 per cent in
England, in case of Wales this population growth rate is almost 3.1 per cent. On the other
hand the population growth rate of Northern Ireland and Scotland is 4.2 per cent and 3.2 per
cent respectively. In United Kingdom there are almost 13 urban areas and total population of
UK is almost 63 million as per the data of 2011 census and among them 31 million were male
and 32 million were female. The data of UK suggested that the rate of influenza related
infection is a serious area of concern among the people who are under the age group of 40 to
64 years and the rate of consultation to hospitalization is almost 9.2 per 1000 population. As
per the information of the National Health Service (NHS) it is stated that less number of
individuals are affected by the disease compared to the children in the country. The report of
UK Government most of the elderly people in the county avoid the vaccination process of the
flu and thus they are risking their life and as a consequence of this World Health
Organization (WHO) aims to vaccinate 75 per cent of the people aged 65 years and more to
reduce the disease burden. The study showed that in the year of 2018- 2019 almost 16,133

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people are affected by the flu and pneumonia in winter in England. In this context, it should
be mentioned that the almost more 5370 people in England are affected and hospitalized due
to the flu related infection in the country (Gallagher 2019). According to the National
Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) (2019), it is stated that due to this disease
condition, the average cost of hospitalization due to the flu related infections is almost 3000
euro per person. In England, almost 8000 people under the age group of 65 year or more face
the issue of mortality due to the flu related conditions. Moreover, it is also reported that the
area with more dense population have lower rate of flu vaccination. The application of flu
vaccines in London Borough among the age group of 65 years or more is the lowest among
all other regions of the country and it is lower than the national vaccination rate as well (72
per cent is the national vaccination rate). In a survey, it is stated in the South London area
there are a few reasons of not performing the vaccination process and they are mainly
associated with their though processes. As a part of this it can be mentioned that those people
believe the vaccination will cause disease in them instead of reducing the disease condition.
Along with this, those people also believe that they are not at all vulnerable to the disease
condition and so they need not be vaccinated. However, as a part of the health service, the
NHS is responsible for providing ambulance services, emergency services, hospital facilities
along with free vaccination and all these services are free of costs in England. Therefore, it is
there duty to make the people understand about the importance of flu vaccination. As a part
of this, it must be mentioned that the flu vaccination is free for all the people in the country
and almost 25 million of people in England will be provided free vaccination by NHS
(Sullivan, Price and Regan 2019).
Policy Brief
Executive Summary

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This report discussed about the problem of influenza among the elderly population in the
country and the rate of influenza related infection is a serious area of concern among the
people under the age group of 40 to 64 years and the rate of consultation to hospitalization is
almost 9.2 per 1000 population. World Health Organization (WHO) aims to vaccinate 75 per
cent of the people aged 65 years and more to reduce the disease burden. The study showed
that in the year of 2018- 2019 almost 16,133 people are affected by the flu and pneumonia in
winter in England. Influenza is mainly condition that affects the upper respiratory organs
such as nose, throat, and lungs. Most of the (72%) of flu related deaths in hospital happened
among 65+ year olds with co-morbidities and the mortality rate is lower among the children
under the age group of 15 years and only 12 deaths are reported among this age group in UK
per year. As a part of recommendation, it can be stated that vaccination can lower the overall
impact of the disease among the elderly people in UK.
Introduction
The issue of flu and related infection is a major health related threats to the elder;y
population of the country and it is mentioned that those people are mainly at high risk
condition who are fragile or suffering from various other conditions. As a consequence, the
cases of flu infections are also enhancing day by day in the country. The main reason of this
type of high prevalence of flu infection in England is associated with various factors and they
are mainly associated with the weather condition, deprivation in having medical facilities,
poor health related education. Therefore, it is reported that the flu or Influenza is mainly
condition that affects the upper respiratory organs such as nose, throat, and lungs.
Furthermore, it is also true that the disease has similar symptoms of common colds and thus it
is confused with common cold. While discussing about the risk factors of the disease it can
be stated that mainly the children are affected by this disease condition, However, older
adults are not at all safe due to their age and thus age is one of the major risk factors for