Nursing Report: Impact of Health Challenges in Chelsea and Kensington

This report analyzes the health challenges faced in the Royal Borough of Chelsea and Kensington, focusing on the role of nursing in addressing these issues. The report highlights the prevalence of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illnesses, and obesity, and emphasizes the need for nursing interventions to improve the health and well-being of the residents. It also examines the importance of public health initiatives, the role of nurses and doctors in providing care and the impact of the health and social care act 2012. The report explores the strategies implemented by the council to improve public health, including reducing child obesity and smoking, and improving mental well-being, and emphasizes the collaboration between healthcare professionals and the council. The report also references relevant research and publications in the field of healthcare and nursing, and provides insights into the approaches used to tackle health inequalities and improve the quality of life for the residents.

Explain how this work
relates to Nursing?

How this work relates to nursing
From the article it has been analysed that Chelsea and Kensington are dealing with major
health challenges. All of them are taking place due to different diseases such as Cancer,
Cardiovascular disease, respiratory illness, poor health. There are end number of young and old
individuals who are at the risk of isolation (Hiam, Steele and McKee, 2018). All the research
which is conducted for them relates to nursing because all the hazards which are affecting their
health could be treated with the help of remedies of nursing. The percentage of obesity in these
two areas is increasing continuously and this problem could be dealt properly with the help of
different techniques which are used by nurses and doctors to provide proper treatment to the
individual who are dealing with different health issues.
The whole work is directly related to nursing because it summarises the health and social
care act 2012, statutory duty of councils to improve health of residents, tackling of inequalities of
heath etc. The article states that mission of adult social care and public health is to make Chelsea
and Kensington such places where everyone can start to live well. The main focus of the
organisation is to make the public health better and help them to life a happy and healthy life.
Nursing is mainly related with the treatment of health issues of individuals so that they
can deal with all the problems which are affecting their daily life and forcing them to life an
unhealthy health.
If public health is focused by an organisation then they definitely consult with doctors
and nurses and ask them to be the part of their strategy of providing beast health benefits to
individuals who are not able to live a carefree life. In order to deal with different kinds of
diseases such as Cancer, Obesity etc. it is very important for the care providers to get proper
supervision from nurse or other medical person. It can help to reduce the possibility of negative
impact on the patients who are receiving the medical treatment from them (Health Service in
Kensington and Chelsea, 2019).
The work is mainly focused with the health diseases which are faced by the individuals
living in royal borough of Chelsea and Kensington. These are heart problems, cancer, respiratory
problem and stroke. Along with this, another issues such as diabetes, obesity etc. are also
focused in the article which are required to be treated properly. All of them will be responded
with the help of different nursing techniques such as medication, proper care etc. it shows the
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link between work and nursing. The organisation has planned to work effectively with its
partners so that appropriate services could be shared to tackle the problems.
The main decision which is taken by the council was to maintain strong focus on the jet
areas that will product tangible improvements in the resident's health and well being. Some of
the priorities are reduction in child obesity, smoking and improve mental well-being (Limb,
2015).
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Hiam, L., Steele, S. and McKee, M., 2018. Creating a ‘hostile environment for migrants’: the
British government’s use of health service data to restrict immigration is a very bad
idea. Health Economics, Policy and Law. 13(2). pp.107-117.
Limb, M., 2015. Proposed 7.4% cut in public health budget threatens antismoking and
antiobesity initiatives, leader says.
Online
Health Service in Kensington and Chelsea. 2019. [Online]. Available through:
<https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/sites/default/files/atoms/files/Improving%20Our%20Public
%27s%20Health.pdf>
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