BMAF006 Report: COVID-19 Impact on UK - Health, Economic, Social Care

This report, prepared for the BMAF006 module on Basic Statistics and ICT Skills, examines the multifaceted impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the United Kingdom. Task 1 provides an essay analyzing the effects on health, economic, and social care sectors, supported by statistical data and a line chart. Key areas of impact include house sales, construction, food retail, hospitality, and transport. The report also addresses the pandemic's influence on healthcare services, unemployment, and social care policies, detailing changes in public behavior and well-being. Task 2 and 3 involve data analysis using Excel and PowerPoint, respectively, though the specific content is not provided in the given text. The conclusion summarizes the short-term and long-term impacts on the UK, emphasizing the decline in tax revenues and increased expenditures due to the pandemic.

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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Covid – 19 impact on UK............................................................................................................3
Impact of Covid-19 on health care..............................................................................................4
The impact of Covid-19 on the unemployment of the UK..........................................................5
The impact of Covid-19 on the social care of the UK.................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
Attached in Excel.........................................................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
Attached in PPT...........................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
The effect of the COVID- 19 is spread the whole country which difficult to predict. The
spread and strength of the recovery is determined by the health, humanitarian and social
economic policies. The world was not prepared, when the coronavirus disease started to spread.
The COVID-19 is directly affected by the public finance. One third of the mortality worldwide is
responsible for the infectious disease. The spread of infectious disease is rising due to
globalisation and increased travel and trade due to despite major developments in the
pharmaceutical industry. Characteristics of historical pandemic outbreaks can be analysed
through coronavirus pandemic. Health sector and the forgone earnings are affected by the
equilibrium approach. It does not consider the other parts of the country and other sectors
(Beh, L.S. and Lin, W.L., 2022). The report includes the impact of the COVID – 19 on the UK
country. The economic, social and healthcare sector are also affected by these viruses. Further
this report includes the effect of online learning on the country.
TASK 1
Covid – 19 impact on UK
Global Covid-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) adversely affected UK, causes induced market instability and lockdown. Impact
on major areas are –
1. Housebuilding and house sales – Due to lockdown in UK, around 30% drop in sales of
house reduces the government revenue (Best and et.al, 2021).
2. Construction – Reduced construction work as government halt all the activities in UK
affecting employee jobs, programme delays, rising costs caused 35% drop in
productivity.
3. Food retail - Food and daily needs businesses was less affected in Covid-19 as
government allows home delivery for basic items and due to Covid-19, sales of sanitizer
and healthy items increases and the trend of being healthy is still going on.
4. Hospitality – due to lockdown and social distancing clubs, restaurants and pub affected
the most, a survey shows that 83% of workforce furloughed but as social distancing rules
were relaxing hospitality sector is on the track.
5. Transport – introduction of lockdown in late march, reduce traffic volumes resulting in
drop of fuel rate, with corresponding rise in air quality.
Covid-19 impact has been broad, affecting general people, global economy,

culture, politics and culture in UK. Covid-19 outcomes are - UK cost of living crisis,
Decrease in government income, Stress on supply chains, Sharp rise in unemployment,
Collapse of the tourism industry, Reduced consumer activity.
Impact of Covid-19 on health care
The health care services in the UK during the pandemic has came through with various
challenges. Limited testing was done during the period of first wave being the reason for less
reporting of cases and deaths (Campbell and et.al, 2021). Covid cases increased during the
second wave and in third wave a new virus, delta, affected the large population of the UK. Major
impact seen was reduction in the usage of healthcare for other than COVID diseases. During the
pandemic, the healthcare services in the UK related to survival rate of cancer patients, recovery
from heart diseases and cure from other diseases and infection was majorly reduced. However,
the performance of healthcare system of UK related to vaccinations, cure of diabetes, cheaper
drugs for curing various diseases was noted well during this period. Decrease in the hospital staff
during the pandemic increased the pressure to provide care and services in the hospitals. The
pandemic affected the demand for the healthcare services and also the supply of the services due
to less staffing. Decrease in the demand and increase in missing appointments led to increase in
the worsening of the health of the patients (Mukhtar, 2020). Less supply of services due to low
staffing has resulted in long waiting time for the patients who even are in critical condition. Also,
the mental health of the population has been affected resulting in increase in the number of

mental diseases and referrals. Negative impact on health can also be seen due to workforce
pressure.
The impact of Covid-19 on the unemployment of the UK

The impact of Covid-19 on the social care of the UK
Formation of policy by government regarding Covid-19 and living a lifestyle in Covid
phase, impacts social culture through which all segments of the population like people living in
poverty, older persons, persons with disability and indigenous people (Ng and et.al, 2020).
1. Face mask – Around 85% of adults in UK wore face mask as they felt wearing a face
mask is an important part to slow down the spread of coronavirus infection and also
become a fashion trend.
2. Physical distancing – Around 41% of adults maintained social distancing as they felt it
is an important factor through which a significant number of people adapt to stand in
queue with distancing (Pradhan, Ghose and Shabbiruddin., 2020).
3. Physical interaction – most people around 80% avoided physical contact and got at
habit of carrying sanitizer along with mask to prevent spread of Covid.
4. Self-isolation – human beings isolate themselves for approximately 14 days in an
isolated room resulting in health issues like stress etc.
5. Well-being measures – Covid impacts all four wellbeing measures, with life satisfaction,
happiness and anxiety appears higher from normal times (Schleicher, 2020).
6. Location of work - Many companies especially IT one started work from home for their
employees, due to which employees didn't get a satisfaction at site resulting in job quit.
TASK 2
Attached in Excel

TASK 3
Attached in PPT

CONCLUSION
From the above report, it has been concluded that the nations around the world is impacted
by both short term fiscal impact and long term economic impact. The tax revenues decline
and increased expenditure due to pandemic. Further this report includes the excel file of
GDP of various countries.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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Mukhtar, S., 2020. Mental health and emotional impact of COVID-19: Applying Health Belief
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Ng and et.al, 2020. The global impact of COVID-19 on vascular surgical services. Journal of
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Pradhan, S., Ghose, D. and Shabbiruddin., 2020. Present and future impact of COVID-19 in the
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Schleicher, A., 2020. The Impact of COVID-19 on Education: Insights from" Education at a
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