Palliative Care: Contemporary Issues, Impact, and Mitigation

This presentation examines contemporary social issues impacting palliative care, focusing on the effects of COVID-19 and Brexit on service delivery. It highlights the increased workload and infection risks due to COVID-19, which negatively affected patients with chronic diseases and strained healthcare resources. The presentation also discusses the impact of regulatory bodies and government funding on palliative care, emphasizing the importance of integrated teams, pain management, holistic care, and family preparedness. Furthermore, it explores national and local perspectives, recommending that healthcare sectors hire skilled professionals to mitigate the negative impacts of these issues and improve the quality of palliative care services. The conclusion emphasizes the vital role of regulatory bodies and the government in enhancing the health of individuals with chronic illnesses.

 Social issue can be defined as problems that affect many people within a society.
 In regard to healthcare, it can be said that there are number of factors and issues that are
increasing health outcomes such as: covid-19 and Brexit.
 This presentation is based on palliative care that is being provided to people who are suffering
from serious or chronic disease such as: cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
INTRODUCTION: CONTEMPORARY
SOCIAL ISSUE

LO 1: Contemporary issues in health and social care sector
that can influence service improvement
 In regard to palliative care, it can be said that it is a medical care for people who live with a
serious illness.
 The main focus of this care on providing relief to people from the symptoms and stress of
serious illness.

 It increased work load and increasing rate of getting affected with infectious disease lowers
immune of people who were suffering from chronic and serious disease.
 Providing them emotional and clinical care became difficult and it decreased life expectancy
and this infectious affected health of people with chronic disease in a negative manner and to
the great extent.
 So, on the basis of this, it can be said that covid-19 issue increased health risks on people with
serious disease.
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 Government also strived hard in providing funding to healthcare sector because of poor
economic condition.
 Due to poor economic condition, there were lack of healthcare resources and healthcare
providers were facing problems in providing palliative care services to service users.
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 There are number of people and stakeholders that can impact on care delivery.
 Some essential elements of quality palliative homecare include: integrated team, management of pain,
holistic care, caring providers and family preparedness.
LO 2: Different perspectives within framework and their
impact on care delivery

 Regulatory bodies: Regulations and legislations also affected palliative care delivery as
leadership alliance for the care of dying people 2014.
 It is all about one chance to get it right. It has enabled service providers in providing care
services to people with chronic disease at the time of Covid-19 in an effective manner.
 It encouraged them to follow all rules and guidelines of covid-19 and it improved health of
people and enabled in qualitative care delivery.
Cont…

 On the basis of above discussed national and local perspectives, it can be said that both
perspectives affected palliative care delivery to the great extent.
 In regard to service users local perspectives, it can be said that they have influenced care
delivery in both positive and negative manner.
LO 3: Specific perspective and their impact
on care delivery

 On the basis of above discussed potential issues, it can be said that Covid-19 and Brexit affected palliative
care delivery.
 Covid-19 increased health risks and delayed in recovery of people with chronic disease.
 So, for decreasing negative impacts of these issues, it can be suggested to healthcare sector that they should
hire experienced and skilled healthcare providers who care deliver qualitative services to number of people.
 As it is found that shortage of human resources increased problems for service providers in providing
qualitative care services and dealing with number of service users.
 So, it is one of the best ways of solving all these problems.
LO 3: Recommendation for mitigating
chosen issue and disruption to services
provided

 It has been summarised from the above presentation that regulatory bodies and government
plays a vital role in improving overall health of people, affected with chronic disease.
 These local and national perspectives lead qualitative palliative care delivery.
 This presentation has further discussed some challenges that service users and service
providers of palliative care within healthcare sector faced due to Covid-19 and Brexit.
CONCLUSION

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