Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Care (HSC) - NHS UK Report

This report delves into contemporary issues within Health and Social Care (HSC), focusing on the UK's NHS. It explores various perspectives on issues like diabetes, lack of transparency, and medical literacy. The report analyzes research on different viewpoints, including national media and service providers, and assesses the relevance of findings to HSC. It examines factors impacting the development of these perspectives, such as environmental, social, and economic influences. The report also analyzes the extent to which local attitudes reflect national trends, evaluating the validity of public behavior and attitudes regarding specific issues like obesity. It concludes by justifying potential consequences of contemporary thinking on HSC, emphasizing the importance of public awareness and proactive measures to address health challenges and improve service delivery.

Contemporary issues in
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Covered in PPT...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................1
Covered in PPT...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................1
3.1 Carry out research into different perspectives on specific issue relates to HSC...................1
3.2 Monitor how various perspectives gleaned from reliable methods on specific HSC...........2
3.3 Assess the relevance of findings to HSC..............................................................................2
3.4 Analyse the factors which have impact the development of various perspectives...............3
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................3
4.1 Analyse the extend which local attitude reflect at national level..........................................3
4.2 Evaluate the validity of public behaviour and attitude in relation to specific issues............4
4.3 Justify possible consequences of contemporary thinking for HSC.......................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Contemporary issue help in giving light on significance of imparting rights and correct
health and social care which are related to desired data and information to the people and also
avoiding the developing of misunderstanding and confusion with the improper information and
data in effective manner. Along with this, there are various methods and techniques which are
spreading health to related with desired data and information of the common people that can be
discussed for analysing and examining the different ways. For spreading health related data and
knowledge, it is essential but more important is the source which are representing and
disseminated to the people in better manner (Pugh and Duffy, 2013). In addition this, this is
directly impact on such imparted information on people behaviour and attitude of an individual
that can be described and analysed for evaluating the ways of various persons to assess the
reliability and liability of information which they are receiving or capturing. The report is based
on NHS which is international health care service provider organisation in the united kingdom.
The impact of contemporary perspective of health which are related to the major issues and
barriers for developing the effective services and facilities are described.
TASK 1
Covered in PPT
TASK 2
Covered in PPT
TASK 3
3.1 Carry out research into different perspectives on specific issue relates to HSC
Numerous issues are emerging within health and social care in United Kingdom that has
to be analysed in order to understand the different perspectives of people on those specific
problems. All such issues and problems including lack of transparency in system, unnecessary
care patients, lack of medical literacy among clients and other issues related to different diseases
such as diabetes, AIDS etc. are emerging and building perspective of HSC issues. There are
various perspective that includes national authorisation such as national media, service provider,
operating bodies includes practitioners, action teams, service providers, local media and so more
(Cherry and Jacob, 2016). There are certain specific issues which are assist in increasing the
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needs and demand of health care services or facilities in effective manner. This can be analysed
that all the government are making their budget for the welfare of health and social care sector.
This will assist in enhancing the budgetary regarding well being of restriction, number of various
jobs at slow level. According to this outcome. Students does not paying enough interest in this
sector that are taking serious issues and problems in better manner (Rogowski, 2011).
3.2 Monitor how various perspectives gleaned from reliable methods on specific HSC
Diabetes is the chronic condition and situation of an individual which mainly occurs
through the amount of sugar in the blood in better manner. The amount of insulin and glucose in
the blood can be reduces which are the main cause of the diabetes. Along with this, the main
symptoms of this diabetes are described as under:
 Blurred vision
 stupor
 Smell of acetone
 Weight loss
 Breathing (Hyperventilation)
 Urinary Glycosuria or Polyuria
There are various points of view of a person that has been enhancing in the health and
social care issues for changing the given time period. This is one of the important issue from the
service provider regarding desired perspectives that has been increasing in the demand of health
and social care services within this (Saks and Allsop, 2012). The other major thing that can
change the perspective of health care barriers and issues such as budget limitation, lower
employment possibility and many more. This has been analysed the enhancement of social
services is the main part of this change so the people are becoming more concerned with child
day care, residential care and so more. It has been evaluated from the investigation that patients
of Diabetes has gleamed to 9% than 2017 as people are now aware about medical services and
conscious about their health (Facts & Figures, 2018). With the help of increasing, the social
services has positively impact on correlation with the living of standard.
3.3 Assess the relevance of findings to HSC
In the UK, there are number of health and social care sector. In addition to this, health
and social care play an essential role for providing diabetes services in all over the world. In this,
the services offer in the health and social care organisation has been gaining effective changes
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and alterations. Now the physicians of health and social care services are capable for detecting
the hazardous diseases such as diabetes and giving medicine for such affluence.
For instance, physician are able for formulating the jobs of diabetes by the improvement
of advance technology and method. The service regulation in the HSC mainly for older people is
the main current concern in the health and social care sector effectively. Along with this,
contemporary issues related to the health and social care are important for large number of
population (Best, 2017). According to this result of local changes, the world health and social
care services has been developing this in positive manner. This is the mandatory for public is to
make life insurance for each people such as USA. For the invention of modern technology, the
social and health care organisation are easily providing accurate medical services or facilities in
better manner. The number of medical treatment has been introducing by advanced technology in
current years. The health and services care can easily analyse the disease and at current time
period, people are highly conscious regarding their health. NHS required to make proper
improvement in their health care services and facilities that can be helpful for their patients who
have suffering from major diseases. They are delivering best services which assist in handling
and controlling all business operations in better manner within the health care sector. This
support in offering medical facilities so they can analysing extra services.
3.4 Analyse the factors which have impact the development of various perspectives
There are number of factors which will play an essential role in development of health
and social care in given time period (Reeves and et. al., 2011). In the health and social care, there
are various people who are come from different situations and condition which are from different
cultures and religious. Along with this, the attitude and beliefs of the patients within the health
and social care are different from one another. For instance, the value of religious people are
totally differ from other and live in the united kingdom. Such factors are directly influenced on
improvement and development of various perspectives over the period of time that are described
as follows:
 Environmental factor
 Social factor
 Lifestyle factor
 Emotional factor
 Physical factor
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 Socio-economic factor
 Emotional factor
 Issues of marketing
For example, cultural and religious value can be determined as cultural factor such as
social and political factors that includes stability in policies, social conditions ad social class. In
addition to this, the psychological aspects includes perception, behaviour, attitude, moral belief
and so more.
TASK 4
4.1 Analyse the extend which local attitude reflect at national level
The local issues and problems are responsible for many individual and international
issues. National level will directly impact by local attitudes towards various barriers and issues
of health and social care (Manners, 2017). Along with this, this will create positive coordination
between national attitude and local behaviour in effective manner. In this, the people attitude are
living in various areas which are commonly impact on different factors that includes social ,
cultural, etc. for instance, people are mainly surviving in the remote areas which does not need
any type of changes in health and social care services (Bowling, 2014). As per this survey done
by, national health services of united kingdom, so there are various regions which includes all
the social care groups that do not provide best quality based services and facilities so the people
attitude is totally different and this has been developing on the basis of effective services such
receiving.
In health and social care services is the sensitive sector as this will associated to the life
of an individual. Along with this, there are different issues and problems which are faced by
people regarding their health barriers. The local authorities has been developing and making
different policies or strategies to tackle with their heavy and fleshiness effectively. Heart
diseases, cancer and diabetes are mainly caused due to extra weight. In UK, the obesity and
overweight are presenting the most widespread threat of the health and welfare sector. Thus, this
will reducing the main issues and barriers of obesity people so they need to implement this on
regular basis. With the help of this, it will evaluating and determining the different levels of local
and regions to surveys that has been concluded. Along with this, health promotion programs and
campaign examination will play an essential role in developing awareness among people about
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negative impact of obesity (Thoits, 2011). Fr overcoming with this major issue and problems so
it is important for entire society should work together for giving solution in better manner. When
disease start to extended the national productiveness which has directly impact and this will
gradually reduces and decreases in effective manner.
4.2 Evaluate the validity of public behaviour and attitude in relation to specific issues
In certain issues and problems regarding health and social care public at sometime events.
In this people behaviour and attitude should be evaluated and validity of their effective actions
can be evaluated and measured in the specific issues and problems. NHS providing effective
services or facilities to the people and they required to pay attention to the major issues regarding
health and social care services in better manner (Reuben and Tinetti, 2012). Along with this,
there are different health issues and problems but obesity is determined as the worldwide
epidemic issues and problems. For both developing and developed countries the fleshiness
people has been increasing among children and adolescents. In the united kingdom, there are
number of groups hat includes government, health and social care professed for doing working
together which help in developing and creating knowingness among public and there are various
health that are related to campaigns and programs has been organized and managed to motivate
people towards healthy consumption (Lowe and et. al., 2012). For developing and creating the
public attitude towards health and social care sector for reducing the health problems.
For educated people about health, health care professors and country authorisation
required to formulate strategies and policies of common public and they should noticed that
people attitude and behaviour mainly towards occurring health related barriers. In this, public
behaviour and attitude are creating on the services and facilities so they are using for health and
social care. Along with this, the health issues and problems such as obesity has been increasing
at fast price in the community or society. In united kingdom, an individual are more likely to
establish in the urban settings. This will help in tackle with obsess people so they required to
gain important to practices or exercises which should balanced diet in proper manner. In addition
to this, people require to change their life-style and need to occupy in physical activities or
functions for healthy consumptions (Quill and Abernethy, 2013). Health promotion programs
and campaign required by authorisation and health care professionals have mainly contributing
to overcome with obesity. UK government has been introducing and launching anti smoking
campaigns which help them in aware their people towards negative effects that are occurs in the
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business environment in effective manner. It includes national health services (NHS) has been
conducted various study and examination for regular to get opinion and thoughts about level of
corpulence people which survive in the country.
4.3 Justify possible consequences of contemporary thinking for HSC
Education regarding health and social care services or facilities is very essential to
overcome with health related issues and problems. There are various consequences which has
been developing if the people does not alter or change heir thoughts and ideas about health and
social issues (Barry and Huskamp, 2011). Along with this, media will play an important role in
reflective different barriers and issues which is not good and the poor services and facilities that
has been receiving by senior people and this can be considered as one of the most contemporary
issues within health and social care. For changing the behaviour and attitude of people towards
some problems information that can released to public regarding health and social care which
help them a lot in effective manner. Media will report that health inequalities can directly impact
people opinions and thoughts in better way. For instance, people are staying in the rural locations
or areas which does not have accurate health and social care services or facilities due to this
health related issue can be solved in easy manner (Kitson and et. al., 2013). The rural people
areas and locations are mainly do not consider that this will gain benefit of health and social care
groups for follow the tradition sources and methods to remedy easiness effectively.
Lower level of education about health and social care is the major consequences of
contemporary thinking so this will creating the high impact and issues. In current time period,
people are busy in their jobs and they need to give accurate attention to health which can lead
towards increasing the needs and demand of social care facilities and services. The wide range of
media functions and activities has been enhancing to aware about common people and such
activities required to motivate or encourage them for adopting effective and good behaviour for
maintaining health living in proper manner (Mårtensson and Hensing, 2012). People required to
develop and make good or effective ideas which help in maintaining strong relation to health
behaviour. People should replace the contemporary thinking by advance thoughts and opinions.
CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned report it can be described that Contemporary issue help in
giving light on significance of imparting rights and correct health and social care which are
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related to desired data and information to the people and also avoiding the developing of
misunderstanding and confusion with the improper information and data in effective manner.
This is essential for compliance data and information which are aware about diseases protection,
healthy lifestyle habits and persons rights so they are promoting health in the community or
society effectively. Health and social care are related to important data that can be disseminated
to the people with the help of using different social media such as posters, pamphlets, leaflets,
newspaper, radio, TV, social media, etc. There are various ways and methods of media that are
mainly used for spreading health and social care that are associated with getting important
information to common people. Along with this, there are various cases when media can directly
impact on inaccurate, non reliable and invalid information. In health and social care services is
the sensitive sector as this will associated to the life of an individual. Along with this, there are
different issues and problems which are faced by people regarding their health barriers.
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