Perspectives in Health and Social Care: NHS and Depression Report

This report provides an in-depth analysis of health and social care, with a specific focus on the National Health Service (NHS) and the issue of depression. It explores various approaches to healthcare, theoretical perspectives like functionalism and symbolic interactionism, and leadership and management concepts within the NHS. The report examines the connections between these perspectives, current UK health policies, legislation, and practices. It suggests improvements for health and social care organizations, differentiating between leadership and management styles. Furthermore, it delves into the impact of cultural, social, and political factors on healthcare theories, policies, and practices, concluding with a discussion on diversity and its role in health and social care organizations. The report aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted challenges and opportunities within the healthcare sector, particularly concerning mental health issues like depression.

Perspectives in Health
and Social care

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
PART 1............................................................................................................................................1
Different approaches to health services, theoretical perspective, leadership and management
concepts underpinning NHS.......................................................................................................1
PART 2............................................................................................................................................2
Explain connections between these theoretical perspective, leadership and management
concepts and approaches to know current UK health policies, legislation and practice.............2
PART 3............................................................................................................................................3
Suggestions on how to improve health and social care organizations........................................3
PART 4............................................................................................................................................3
Explain the types and difference between leadership and management styles...........................3
PART 5............................................................................................................................................4
Explain the impacts of cultural, social and political background factors on the health triad of
theories, policies and practice in HSC organizations..................................................................4
PART 6............................................................................................................................................5
Develop a bank of knowledge about diversity and its role in HSC organization and use mind
map to explain the connections linking the triad of theoretical perspectives, policies and
practice........................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

From the above mind map, it has been identified that depression is the main thing which
causes several diseases like paralysis, mental attack etc. whereas, Depression is caused due to
medical illness, Loss of loved one, Personal or sexual abuse etc. For treating these two methods
are mainly used i.e. primary or secondary. Along with it, individuals who having these kind of
diseases have to take workout like physical exercise or engaged themselves in extra activities so
as to preventing these kind of diseases from personal life.
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INTRODUCTION
Health and Social Care is defined as the services which are being delivered to the one
who requires it for the purpose of removing the illness. In present scenario it is necessary
because it helps to improve the health condition of an individual who suffers from various
problem. This file will be mainly based on National Health Services (NHS). The founder of NHS
is Aneurin Bevan. It is one of the biggest health care in UK which is involved in various sector in
order to provide better healthcare services to the patient. In addition, file will cover different
section that will explain that how health and social care is organised in the field of depression.
Also, it will include role and responsibility of leadership and management towards the field of
health and social care.
PART 1
Different approaches to health services, theoretical perspective, leadership and management
concepts underpinning NHS
There are number of approaches and theories are required to be implemented for the
purpose of enhancing the result within the health care. In context of National Heath Services are
required to know what are the best ways through which results can be improved in the field of
Depression because this problem is increasing day by day within the UK. There is the list of
different approaches to the healthcare services to resolve the problem of depression. Conventional medicine: It is necessary that medicines should be prescribed by the
expertise of professional body. In context of NHS, they are required to provide some of
the best services to the patients who are suffering from the problem of depression.
 Alternative medicine: It is necessary that alternative option should be available. In
context of NHS, they should be able to judge that what can be the alternate option to
medicine to cure the patient of depression (Understanding different types of healthcare
approaches. 2017).
Theoretical Perspective is one of the most important department where it is necessary to
find the kind answer to the questions which arises in front of the people. There are some of the
approaches of in theoretical perspective that is required to be considered by NHS to reduce the
number of patient of depression.
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 Functionalism: It is said that health is very crucial for the stability of society and it is
necessary that if person is suffering from different problem they they should concern
doctors. In context of NHS, they cannot reach to everyone so it is important for the
patient who suffers from the problem of depression should visit to healthcare centre. Conflict Perspective: Here, it has been found that dominant group have the responsibility
to decide who should be treated with what sort of facilities. NHS do not try to follow do
any kind of those activity (Theoretical Perspectives on Health and Medicine, 2019).
Depression is one of the main problem which they are trying to resolve at present.
 Symbolic Interactionism: It is one of the situation where it has been found that people
themselves are the reason behind there illness. There are number of person who make
there heath think deep and deep without any reason and that causes that is the reason of
increase in number of depression patient.
Leaders and manager are the one who have the major responsibility that how they are
required to deal with the situation which are arises in front of them. They have a huge role to
play in any of the field because they are the one who take most of the decision. In context of
NHS, their manger and leader have to play important role for changing the overall structure of
treatment. Depression is one of the most complicated problem at current scenario which is
required to be solved as soon as possible. They need to change plan and policies in effective
manner so that percentage of depressed person can be reduced. Here, leaders and manager of the
NHS can easily provide the best suggestion to the patient who are suffering from the problem of
depression. This will help in the overall development of an individuals are suffering from hthe
problem.
PART 2
Explain connections between these theoretical perspective, leadership and management concepts
and approaches to know current UK health policies, legislation and practice.
Theoretical perspective, leadership and management concept is one of the most important
thing that need to be considered by any of the organisation. There are number of rules and
regulations that need to be considered in while working within the organisation. Health policies,
legislation and practice have its own importance which says about the important factor that need
to be considered by the health care specialist (Hvalič-Touzery and et. al, 2017). The legislation
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of UK says that each and every patient should be treated equally where they are free to use any
of the approach for the purpose of achieving better results and targets. These approaches do have
the connection with laws and policies because legislation do take any of the action only after
considering the various approaches. This all are interrelated with each other because it helps to
find the best alternate through which it can be easily found that what are those main causes due
to which person is suffering from the problem of depression and what can be the best possible
through which it can be resolved.
PART 3
Suggestions on how to improve health and social care organizations.
It is necessary that changes should be done for the purpose of obtaining better result in
the sector of healthcare. It is necessary for NHS to focus on some of factors through which
changes can be done. Political Factor: This factor might affect the working style of the healthcare because
policies do changes on every short interval. It is necessary that in the field of health and
social care policies should be stable with tax rates should be minimum because it does
have the direct effect on working policies on NHS (Slade and et. al., 2014). It is also
important for NHS that they should be flexible with the condition so that target to reduce
the patient of depression can be reduced. Economic factor: These factor says that there are number of patient who don't have the
money to buy the medicines for having the better treatment. It can be suggested to NHHS
that changes should be done in the field were rates should be changed so that people can
get better treatment facilities of depression because it is one of the serious problem which
is increasing day by day. Government should manage the found for the purpose of
achieving result.
 Social factor: The position of health level is decreasing day by day and it is important
that to do something so that positive results can be achieved. Here, if any of the changes
is required to be done then lifestyle of the pubic is required to be change. More number of
job opportunity should be given and even it is important that people should be given
more chances through which they can try to develop better environment.
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PART 4
Explain the types and difference between leadership and management styles
There are different types of leadership and management style which can be considered
for the purpose of achieving targets and goals (Cameron, Bostock and Lart, 2014). This
management and leadership styles helps organisation to do planning in a systematic manner. In
context of NHS, it is necessary that how they prepare there plans and policies and which style of
leadership and management does they follow. If they can be able to select the appropriate way
for finding the result then it will be helpful for reducing the number of patient who are suffering
from depression. Different types of leadership and management style are listed below: Democratic Leadership Style: It is the leadership style under which leader try to involve
other team member for making any of the decision through which chances of obtaining
better result increases automatically (Maslach, 2017). In context of NHS, they can use
this form of leadership where they can take the suggestion number of professional body
through which they can be able to resolve the problem of depression. Autocratic Leadership: It is one dimension leadership style where powers and authority
is delegated to the single body. In context of NHS, they do have the option that their
leader uses this form of leadership approach where they will not involve anyone that how
patient should be treated.
Some of the management Style Laissez-faire management Style: It is one of the management style where high degree of
trust is shown within other members of a company. It is helpful sometime and even it
might create problem too. National Health Service can use this form of management
system if they do relay on their professional body who are expertise in there own field.
 Authoritarian management styles: This form of management style is being followed by
the company whenever manager of the company do not believe their subordinates.
Manager of NHS do have the option where they can follow Authoritarian management
styles to deliver better facility to the patient who visit NHS for the issue of depression
(Tambuyzer, Pieters and Van Audenhove, 2014).
Hence, it can be said that this leadership approach will help the leader and manager of the
company to take the best action against the person who have the problem of depression. This will
even provide them the guidelines which is effective in nature for an individual.
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PART 5
Explain the impacts of cultural, social and political background factors on the health triad of
theories, policies and practice in HSC organizations
There is the huge impact of any of the factor but it is important to understand that what
can be the importance of cultural, social and political background. The current situation of
healthcare is not so good because most of the treatment are expensive which doesn't allow
patient to recover from illness. Social, cultural and political background can easily change the
overall structure because it will help to advice them that how patient should be treated. At
present most of the people are suffering from the problem of depression and it is important that
how they deal with those patient and it is only possible by the way of understanding the situation.
This factors will also tell the accurate manner of treatment that is needed to be considered by the
healthcare (Naslund and et. al., 2016). This factors will help to form better policies and
regulation through which goals can be accomplished.
PART 6
Develop a bank of knowledge about diversity and its role in HSC organization and use mind map
to explain the connections linking the triad of theoretical perspectives, policies and practice
The mind map shows that main reason behind depression is medical illness, lose of
loved one, personal or sexual abuse, unemployment and many more. It do have the treatment
which can be done only by the psychotherapy, exercise and anti depressant. It can be said that
there is the linkage between all theoretical perspective, policies because it can easily guide the
NHS that what can be the main reason behind the increasing the reason of depression through
which it can be easily found that how this issues can be resolved (Brett and et. al., 2014). It is
important that how they form the linkage to achieve the targets.
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CONCLUSION
It is concluded from the above file that health and social care do have lots of
responsibilities related to the patient. There are various types of approaches that can be used for
the purpose of achieving the targets of an organisation. The legislative body of United Kingdom
says that every patient must be treated equally as every patient are equal but it is not possible to
give to same level of treatment because every member do not have same sort of manpower.
Different management and leadership style can easily guide that how any of the work is required
to be done and who have the major roles and responsibilities that is necessarily to be completed.
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