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Social, Political & Environmental Issues in International Healthcare

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Social, Political & Environmental Issues in International Healthcare

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK ..............................................................................................................................................1CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
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INTRODUCTIONHealthcare is defined to be a provision of essential medical services which are providedto people so that they are able to live a healthy lifestyle. The services in healthcare are majorlyoffered through a formal healthcare system comprising of physicians and specialists (Epstein andBuhovac, 2014). The healthcare system at the international level is facing issues in context ofpolitical, economic and environmental which needs to be addressed so that people are able tomaintain their ideal lifestyle. TASK Population health is defined as the outcomes of people in terms of health. These are theefforts aimed to improve the condition of health of people. When it comes to considering thestatus of health of a country it is a major concept. The consideration to the health of populationof a country requires a separate domain and abundance of investments in the sector. Thegovernment of UK have established various agencies to cater the medical and healthcare needsof people. The national health service requires a major revamp in order to match healthcarerequirement of the nation. In context of UK, fragmented healthcare system is not able to keep up with requirementsof people therefore it is essential to integrate NHS and social care system to extend their servicesto local people residing in the nation. The World Health organisation on every 7th April availschange to make people aware about certain diseases whose symptoms are often ignored. Thedata released shortlisted 5 major diseases which are of major concern to the people of GreatBritain that are:Heart and circulatory diseases: This is the most common disease which causespremature death in the country. The last reported data states that over 160,000 people lost theirlives due to heart and circulatory diseases. Cancer: It is another major health issue in the country. Around 2.5 people in the countryare diagnosed with cancer. The treatment for cancer is comparatively expensive. Respiratory diseases: The major two diseases which covers respiratory diseases areasthma and COPD. The 5.4 million people in the country find it difficult to breathe which ishighest in the world (Top Health Issues Affecting the British Public, 2016). Liver diseases: The scope of liver diseases is expanding on a rapid scale. It is thirdbiggest cause of causing deaths in the year. 1
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