Contemporary Social Issues and Their Impact on Palliative Care Delivery

It will further discuss impact of covid-19 and Brexit in delivering palliate care in an effective
manner. Further, it will discuss national and local perspectives and their impact on care delivery.
Government, local media, national media and regulatory bodies also affect in delivery of
palliative care. It will then show some ways by which healthcare providers of palliative care can
improve health of service users by decreasing negative impacts of contemporary issues. Hiring or
skilled healthcare providers and increasing funding are best ways by which palliative care can be
provided in an effective manner.
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There are number of factors that are affecting and influencing palliative care service
improvement and people are suffering to the great extent.
Some main contemporary issues that are influencing this service care improvement include:
• Covid 19: Covid-19 pandemic has affected people around the world to the great extent.
• This infectious disease has increased work load on service care providers. \
• Due to increasing cases of covid-19, palliative care became frustrated and it affected their
emotional well-being that resulted distress and burnout. Palliative care is a clinical area of
specialisation.
• Health care providers was required to provide care services to both who were covid-19
positive and who were non-Covid.
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• Brexit: Brexit and withdrawal of UK from EU also affected palliative care service
improvement to the great extent.
• It has resulted drop in the UK pound and this currency fall has negatively affected on
funding, received from UK based agencies to palliative care organisation.
• It affected economic condition of the UK and it has decreased spending capacity of
people.
• People were finding problems in accessing private palliative health care access and
services due to poor economic condition.
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