Healthcare and Social Care Research

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Understanding Specific Needs
in Health and Social Care

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
1.1Analysis of health, disability, illness of health and social care services...........................3
1.2 Assessing perceptions of specific needs have changed over time....................................4
1.3 Impact of legislation, social policy, society and culture on NHS....................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Special care needs of individuals with specific needs......................................................5
2.2 Current systems for supporting individuals with specific needs......................................6
2.3 What are services available for individuals with specific needs......................................8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
3.1 Approaches and interventions available to support individuals with specific needs.......8
3.2 Effectiveness of intervention strategies for an individual with specific needs................9
3.3 Impact of emerging developments on support for individuals with specific needs.......10
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
4.1 Various concepts of challenging behaviour...................................................................10
4.2 Impact of challenging behaviour on health and social care organisations.....................11
4.3 Strategies for working with challenging behaviors associated with specific needs.......12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Health and Social Care (HSC) is defined as services which are accessible from health and
social care providers in United Kingdom. It is used for defining healthcare provision
infrastructure, private and public sector. It is very important to understand particular needs by
HSC. There are many people who are suffering from different diseases and requires various care
(Arena, Azzone and Bengo, 2015). The treatment requires for all diseases varies from each
other. It is responsibility of HSC to take care of their patient and provide them with effective care
and support so that they can get well soon. This assignment has taken a case study of a mentally
ill person named by Tom who hasn't get appropriate treatment within Somerset Partnership NHS
Foundation Trust Care and results in early death. In this regard, an investigation is done on this
case study to examine the cause of failure. The report highlight about understanding perceptions
of disability, health, illness and behaviour of individual regarding specific needs. It also includes
that how HSC support and approaches, intervention strategies with particular needs of
individuals. Lastly, file covers different strategies required for coping with challenging
behaviours related with specific needs of individuals.
TASK 1
1.1Analysis of health, disability, illness of health and social care services
There are multiple concepts, terms, definition in health and social care service. The
concepts needs to be transparent and accurate for better understanding. Here, different terms has
been used which varies from each others due to perception of people and those who suffer from
diseases or problem. It is very important to understand each and every concept of health and
social care for providing accurate solution to disease (Balsells and et. al., 2016). The concept
should be in proper understanding and knowledge of health and social care that is NHS
foundation care who is looking after case of Tom who died because of car crash injury. It is very
important for understanding of such concepts by both parties, first who is providing health care
service and second who is availing services. Each of concept are explained below:
Concepts Descriptions
Health According to social service care, health is defined as physical and mental well
being of an individual related with care and health. Similarly, WHO has
defined health as state of mental, social and physical well being and lack of

infirmity and diseases.
Disability As per United Nation convention, disability is defined as those person who
has long term mental, intellectual, physical or other type of sensory
impairments that has interaction with different barriers and hindering effective
and full participation at society on basis of equality or others.
Illness It is considered as feeling that experience unhealthy of whole interior and
personal of patient. The illness exist when there is no disease found in body
and can refer to doctor for getting treatment. In another terms, it is subjective
matter which can vary from one person to another that is based on emotion or
perception (Banerjee, 2015). Through illness, sickness and disease can be
diagnosed effectively and efficiently. This require proper care for monitoring
body, checking personal issues and taking remedy for overcoming health care
problems and issues.
1.2 Assessing perceptions of specific needs have changed over time
Due to advancement in technology and growth, world is rapidly bringing changes and
progress in health and social care. In health care sector, the beliefs, values and needs of
individual patient are changing according to building and improvement in particular sector.
Under context of health and social care, firm providing particular needs should be open for
assisting exploitation, deprivation, harm, violation, abuse than other society (Batterham and et.
al., 2016). As per scenario given in case study, Tom went through car crash injury which created
brain disease to him in 2013 and died in 2014. This reflect that he was required with particular
needs in order to cope up with disease.
If health and social care does not recognised consequences of diseases then it can impact
on potential and well being of individual and their human rights. The person required with
particular need might not have proper communication channels for those person who can known
their wants and needs from health care sector. Due to advancement in respective sector,
perception of individual has been changed over time. It is very important for health and social
care to move with changing time and need of individual so that proper treatment can be provided
to injured or required patient. They should be provided with positive environment, proper

treatment, care and support so that they can be recover fast. The main reason is changed in trends
and social custom leads change in perception of particular needs of society, their people and
differ in philosophical alteration of mind of individual for longer period of time.
1.3 Impact of legislation, social policy, society and culture on NHS
It is very important for health and social care sector to implement different legal
legislation that are essential for enhancement of durability and sustainability of human life need
and requirement. In order to overcome any kind of disease and services, the legislation, social
policy, society and culture plays an effective role in providing best solution (Beard and Bloom,
2015). As per scenario given in case study, Health Care Act, 1982 which has commenced in
1995 by parliament of UK for initiating stages of effective of health care and removing activities
and contingencies that is related with health issues. Such act has implemented in order to protect
all human beings and providing effectiveness to society for health care.
According to the scenario given in case study, NHS foundation disclosed that Tom died
because of accidental, self harm and suicide whereas family revealed that death took place
because of improper take care and ignorance of practitioners and service handler during issues.
The parliament of UK has amended act for finding effect and was in favour of Tom family and
blame NHS foundation. There are different laws of society and culture which need to be
followed by heath and social care in order to provide patient with better treatment, support and
care. Thus, it helps in achievement of goals and objectives of health and social care. If any
disabled people is living in society then they should be treated equally and fairly so that negative
impact does not created upon them. If society behave rudely then it can impact their health and
mental condition to think positive about society and people. The culture plays social needs plays
an effective role for disabled and mental people living in society. Thus, these both provide
positive impact to life of individual and society.
TASK 2
2.1 Special care needs of individuals with specific needs
It is very important to help and provide support care to special individual or people. In
the case study of Tom, he was suffering from injury of bran which has possibilities to require
special treatment to make him cure and well. Here, requirement of assistance like proper daily
facilities for helping and getting positive outcome to provide satisfaction to patient (Boulware

and et. al., 2016). For making them satisfied, it is very essential for society, friends and relatives
to provide equality in community. The special patient need more care for performing their daily
routine work such as dressing ability, roam around near places. It is responsibility for health and
social care to provide them with training and assist in conducting various activities. They also
required care while they are talking, performing in group. This can help them in boosting
confidence level of those people.
As per specified case study of Tom, he was addicted to alcohol that affect mental and
physical health. Here, family plays an important role in helping and supporting to avoid alcohol
addiction. As mental or disable people are part of society so they should be included in social
gathering and they should accept culture of society. In case of special people, they should not be
treated with sympathy but should be provided with equal right in order to show their love and
feelings. In current market, they are not provided with their requirement so changes should be
made in their performance accordingly (Bradby and et. al., 2015). Thus, in this case social need
helps in treating special people that can make team to understand their need and feeling
regarding what is happening in society and reaction is done accordingly.
According to case study of Tom, Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust did not
perform well for providing better services to him. It leads their family members dissatisfied and
does not focus on availing services for health and social care. Due to lack of proper treatment,
Tom mental health was affected that leads him problem for performing well. In this situation,
Tom require proper care taker who can take care his work and activities for better work
performance. It also helps them in better understanding of difference between right and wrong.
Thus, Tom requires social, physiological and security needs in order to fulfils their requirement
and make them satisfied and happy.
2.2 Current systems for supporting individuals with specific needs
In order to support individual with specific needs, there is proper requirement of training
and development programmes for performing their regular activities and work like others. This
can help them in earning basic livelihood and live with freedom. Different types of organisation
are running in UK for special people for performing work as per behaviour, values and culture of
society (Curtis and Burns, 2015). The various NGO's that are working for enhancement of skills
and knowledge for all special category of people. It includes Scientific and Cultural Organisation
for Disabled, Community Service for Autistic Adults and Children, Development of Education,

Information Centre for Person with Disability, Benhavens Residential Program and others are
working for improving style. Under such association, different programs are sponsored for
improving knowledge. The case study of Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is point
that aid in improving working style of respective industry. The main objectives of corporation
are providing knowledge to Tom so he can represent him socially. There is some system planned
by respective organisation for enhancing skills and knowledge which are described below:
Support Systems Functions
Personal Development Program The different kinds of personal development programs
helps in developing skills, knowledge and behaviour of
individuals. The special people does not require sympathy
for living rather than that they want equal rights and liberty.
Thus, in order to achieve it, changes should be made for
improving communication skills and ways of presenting
themselves (Glasby, 2017).
Special Education The specific needs people should be provided with special
education for their benefits. This can helps them in
performing in better and effective manner. The education
can be related with health and safety, hygiene and so on. It
can help them to feel confident and happy towards their
health. It also increase motivation and encouragement
towards doing work.
Support Groups All the specific needs disease should be provide support and
help by group. This can help them to increase their
knowledge and skills for better performance. They should
not be provided sympathy rather than they should be
provided with support, love and care.

2.3 What are services available for individuals with specific needs
The various types of health care sectors are working in UK for improving living style of
specialised people and children. According to case, report is based on NHS Foundation that is
large organisation which focus on providing health services to people suffering from mental and
physical illness. Different services are provided by respective organisation in order to overcome
and reduce problems for residing in society (Golightley and Goemans, 2017). It provides
facilities and services at reasonable and cheaper rate to individuals and specialised people. The
various services provided to special people are described below:
Services Descriptions
Decisions Making Power The various decision are required to be taken on behalf of
special individuals. Thus, in given case study, power of
attorney is followed and decisions are made on their behalf.
Sometime, situation arise that is out of control so in that case,
quick decisions need to be taken for overcoming obstacles to
provide best service.
GPS Tracking NHS focus on providing mental health services to special
candidates for improving their health and track their
performance through GPS. In given case study, wherever
Tom behave aggressively then mental assistance is provided
to him for overcoming problem.
Emergency Care Facilities NHS requires emergency and urgent care to special
individuals. For example, if there is requirement for
emergency service to mentally disturbed individuals then
member of family should contact to NHS. They provide
wheelchair facility for help to physically disability people
(Green and Thorogood, 2018).

TASK 3
3.1 Approaches and interventions available to support individuals with specific needs
The health and social care is defined as term that is connected with services which is
provided by health care providers. This includes both social worker and care worker. In the given
case study, it can be said that Tom is having problem which is related to mental health. He had
an accident due to which brain has injured that cause insomnia and headache issue. The different
approaches and intervention that assist in health and social care for providing treatment to Tom
in terms of improving insomnia is described below:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy- It is therapy that works for insomnia patient where
treatment is provided for the own thoughts which is hampering their sleeping. Thus, it ignores
sleeping pills that can impact health of patient (Hassan and et. al., 2016).
Some of intervention strategy that support brain injury mentioned in case study are
described below:
Professional Intervention- Such strategy focusses on efforts for medical practitioners
where they make different options to overcome inability issues. Thus, it also leads in coming out
from unexpected situations.
Physical Intervention- This type of strategy develops with human action and theories for
helping patient. This theory can help individual for recollecting their lost capabilities and
returning them to previous lifestyle that is lived by them in past.
3.2 Effectiveness of intervention strategies for an individual with specific needs
The main objective of health care strategies is improving quality life of individual and
patients. It is performed on base of opportunities, providing equivalent rights, citizenship,
empowerment, participation in social events. With reference to case study, medical practitioners
can use above strategies for helping and providing better treatment to patient who are suffering
from disease like insomnia. This strategy can help unfit patient to avail medical treatment on
regular basis by medical practitioner (England and et. al., 2012). This make easier for staff in
order to provide treatment so that condition, lifestyle and other of patient can be improved. As
per case report, the best strategy for Tom is psychological intervention to improve health. The
advantage for practitioners in order to improve medical conditions are given below: counselling
helps in attracting patients for participation for improving better medical health. Similarly,

positive environment should be developed for patient so that issues can be shared easily with
counsellors. They can discuss professional and personal issues that is affecting mental health and
feel them relax to improve their condition of health. Lastly, psychological intervention helps in
creating positive impact on patient and assist practitioner in providence of good treatment. As it
uses effective counselling for individuals who are suffering from disease to make them comfort
and influence them towards motivation and recover mental state.
3.3 Impact of emerging developments on support for individuals with specific needs
Each and every industry require proper development with change in time and situation. In
context of health and social care, it can be concluded that technological innovation can assist
practitioners for providing better treatment in order to improve health situation of patient. In
context to unfit patient, medical practitioner can take use of CCTV cameras to monitor activities
of patient through which evaluation can be done whether improved or not. It also helps in
creating awareness to staff about wrong situations that can result in hazardous situation in future
(Bourke and et. al., 2012). The technological development can prevent misshapenness that is
caused due to patient’s cell. The individual or patients are provided with free environment where
there is no doctors all time. Another development can be related with safety to specific need
patient so that any harm cannot cause to them. Thus, all the emerging development can support
and helps to feel them relaxed and improve condition of their health in better and efficient
manner.
TASK 4
4.1 Various concepts of challenging behaviour
From the study, it has been concluded that challenging behaviour which is carried out by
individuals is considered as actions which are not acceptable by society. In given case scenario,
Tom who was suffering from insomnia disease has become paranoid due to lack of sleep and
resulted into negative impact on health conditions. It is important to have another person with
individuals having challenging behaviour for their safety and avoid them from physically harm
(Aveyard, 2014). While providing treatment to Tom who was physically challenged due to
accident, different theories can be used for identification of challenging behaviour of people.
They concept are described below:
Concepts of Challenging Behaviour Descriptions

Pre-scientific or superstitious belief It is primal which was used or believed by individual
long time ago. According to this theory, it can be said
by people that who believe patient like Tom is having
challenging behaviour that can cause due to different
reason such as unusual power, effect and superstitious.
Biological belief It is regarded as theory which is connected to
challenging behaviour. Such concept of theory is
based on logical and biological bases. Here, in given
case scenario, people are physically challenged has
been studied properly and effectively. This concept is
regarded as most important aspect that is offering
medical support and care to behaviourally challenged
individuals and people in order to get better service
for illness and defects which they are suffering from
disease (Moldan, Janoušková and Hák, 2012). It can
be said that behaviour of individual is related with
medical model of disability.
Social construction theory It is similar or related to social model of disability.
Hence, this present case is based on biological belief
where Tom had an accident and problem which came
in front of practitioner is Insomnia. In this type of
disease people feel lack of sleep which disturb their
mind.
4.2 Impact of challenging behaviour on health and social care organisations
The different patient at NHS Foundation has challenging behaviour due to physical or
mental impairment. For example, if Tom is not in conscious mind due to medication and having
aggressive nature then it can impact surrounding of respective organisation. The challenges
managed by manager of NHS Foundation in order to deal with challenging behaviour are
described below:

Issues Impact of Challenging Behaviour
Safety Issues The manager of NHS foundation faces challenges in protection of
various patients such as mentally ill, handicapped. For example, if
any patient having unconscious mind left hospital without
permission then it can affect loyalty and trust of client family. Thus,
it is important challenges which can be faced by manager of health
and social care (D'andrea and et. al., 2012).
Aggressive Behaviour When patient react in improper and aggressive nature then it creates
issues for organisation. The patient who are mentally ill have no
idea related with right and wrong for them and others. This can
impact environment in worse manner and create physical violence
with staff. If patients act in violently then it can affect satisfaction
level of working employees.
Managing Risk and
Assessment
There is high risk for individual health due to illness. It is
challenging factor for manager of Somerset Partnership NHS
Foundation to properly manage and plan activities for managing
risk and maintaining brand images. Thus, in urgency and
emergency situation, there is power of attorney within manager to
take decisions (Hankivsky, 2012).
From the above, there are various impact of issues that is arise in organisation because of
challenging behaviour of patient and individuals. Thus, for managing such situation, manager
has responsibility to proper manage and plan different activities and situations.
4.3 Strategies for working with challenging behaviors associated with specific needs
The individuals require specific needs are important concern of health and social care
services in UK. There are various policies and strategies which are required to be ensure in order
to fulfills necessities of individuals with specific needs. The challenging behaviors can lead
against health and social care of workers (DePoy and Gitlin, 2013). The above discussed
approaches and strategies for working with challenging behaviors of user and patient of health
and social care are as follows: strategies are succeeding in some cases for organization and it is

very important to be friendlier with strategies for both health worker and patient. With change in
environment need of society should be changed as per specific needs.
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it can be concluded that organisation should provide proper health
and social care services to patient for fast recovery and enhancement of employment
opportunities. This mainly focus on providing better services to their patient and understanding
each and every needs and complying with changes that are required for enhancement and
development. Also challenging behaviour is significant which assist in dealing with worst
situation arise in business environment. Thus, different strategies and approached are used for
dealing with situation and understand behaviour of patient in positive and effective manner.

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