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The National Health Services

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Running head: EQUALITY ACT 2010 1Equality Act 2010Student’s nameCourse codeLecturerInstitutionSubmission date
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EQUALITY ACT 2010 2Task OneSection 1 i. Social policy refers to policies that the government adopts in welfare as well as social protection of individuals within the state (Wadham, Ruebain, & Robinson, 2012). On the otherhand organizational policy refers to procedures, rules and guidelines that are adopted by organizations in guiding their operations.An example of social policy in the united kingdom is the provision of universal health care to the citizens through national health service(NHS).An example of organizational policy is the medical allowance offered by private hospital as a motivating factor to the employees.
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EQUALITY ACT 2010 3ii.In the United Kingdom, it is the central government that directs the activities of the executive arm of the government and hence, it has direct influence on the welfare system. The welfare administration in the country has undergone two key reforms since it was initiated. The first phase since the second world war started in 1960s and the welfare planningwas adopted with an aim of controlling the public expenditure by the treasury (Wadham, Ruebain, & Robinson, 2012). The aim of this reform was to promote the efficiency in the management of social programs as well as economic planning. The plan was for the treasury to allocate funds to departments and the role of the department was to allocate these resources to the services. The second phase was in 1980s and 1990s that involved the restructuring of the civil service. The British social policy was based on the 1598 Poor Laws that continued till 1598 with the Elizabeth 1601 poor law providing for compulsory poor rate, provision of the overseers of relief and creating job opportunities for the poor. In 1942, the Beveridge report proposed a system that focused on national insurance in regards to family allowances, national health and full employment. In 1979, restructuring occurred in Britain and the overreliance on out-dated industry was downplayed. The welfare of the state has beensignificantly enhanced. The equality act of 2010 not only protected employees but also other individuals in the society. Discriminating of people on the basis of poverty is illegal hence necessitating the need to take care of the rights of the poor people in the country (Gov. UK, 2015).
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EQUALITY ACT 2010 4iii.There have been significant changes since 1906 in regards to the welfare changes. This liberal welfare reforms formed the foundation of modern welfare in the country. The welfare was extended for a period of forty years. The early social welfare was not triggered by the need to take care of the citizens but by the overriding need to calm social unrest in the country. This deferred from the National assistance act of 1948 whose main focus was to enable the poor acquire basic needs of life. The National Health services were directed towards increased access to health among the citizens as opposed to the previous acts that focused on other elements (Britpolitics, 2016).iv.The theory of post war consensus is used in explaining the development of consensus between 1945 and 1979. The consensus was developed by democratic principles. In spite of this there were sceptics of the post war consensus. Ideological divergence is related to the conflict in regards to the conflict over the origins of the NHS as well as difference among individuals in regards to the aspect of nationalism (The Guardian, 2012). The breakdown of post war consensus was also as a result of the implementation of Thatcherism in 1980s. Welfare was noted to reduce search of employment in the country resulting to reconsideration
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