Analysing External Influences on Health and Social Care Organizations

This report examines the external environmental factors impacting health and social care organizations, focusing on the UK context and the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) as a case study. It explores the influence of public and media concerns, resource allocation and funding gaps, and the legal framework, including the roles of the Care Quality Commission and the Department of Health. The report also analyzes how organizations respond to these factors, including the role of stakeholders like local governments, and offers insights into navigating these challenges to improve service delivery. References to relevant literature support the analysis, providing a comprehensive understanding of the subject.

Influences on Health and Social Care
Organisations.
TASK 1

In UK, Health ans Social care refers to group who provides
coordinated care, management of chronic diseases and thereby
improve the quality of care patients received. The aim of these
organisation is to provide best quality services in there field.
Voluntary Service Overseas is a UK based Charitable
organisation. As per my opinion The services provided by
organisation relies on there volunteers. Though there are certain
external factors that affects working of organisation these are as
follows:
1.1.The impact of external environmental factors on health and
social care organisations..

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• Public and Media concerns: Social media provides access to
certain tools. These tools help in sharing information regarding
any diseases. It provides platform to discuss about health care
policy and practices.
According to me, Social media help in communicating healthy
habits and behaviour to people. Further, it help to engage with
public and to educate and interact with patients, caregivers,
students and colleagues. Thus, it is important tool for health
and social care organisation. This impact working of
Voluntary Service Overseas. Organisation needs to have
active members who uses social media platforms.

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• Resources and funding: Health and Social care organisation
needs to have proper access to required resources within their
field. Large number of physicians, nurses and other staff are
required for providing quality services.
• As per my opinion Voluntary Service Overseas must have
access to adequate supplied facilities, medical instruments, etc.
Health and Social care organisation faces critical problem of
funding gap.

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• They are not provided with required funds to carry out there
operations this hampers in providing adequate services.
• Legal framework: There are certain legal frameworks that
regulates working of Health and Social Care organisation.
There are certain government bodies that keep a check on
working of organisation in this sector. They are; Care Quality
Commission and Department

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• . of Health.

1.2. How organisations respond to the impact of external
factors.
. Voluntary Service Overseas is examining the current prevailing
conditions and challenges within the Health and Social Care
field. It is trying to evaluate factors which affects or hamper
their functioning. The top management of organisation is
focusing on resolving issues their available resources and
capabilities.

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and Sources of funds. There are certain Stakeholders that impact
working of Voluntary Service Overseas. These are:
•Care Quality Commission: It is a non-departmental public body
and independent regulator of all health and Social care Services
in England. It monitors inspects and regulates hospitals, Care
homes, Clinics, Mental health etc. Care Quality Commission
inspects the organisation who involves in health and social care
field..

• It read their regulations and provide guidance on how to
perform different services
• According to me, Voluntary Service Overseas need to get
register to Care Quality Commission as they help organisation
to meet all legal requirements.
• Further, Care Quality Commission provides ratings on service
of organisation,. This would help Voluntary Service Overseas
to maintain better image and healthy public relation within
their sector.

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• .Department of Health: It is the department of Her Majesty
government who is responsible for government policy on
health and other social care matters in England. It becomes
important for Voluntary Service Overseas to meet the
regulations standard of Department of Health in order to
provide services within UK. Department helps Voluntary
Service Overseas in shaping and funding health and social
care in England.

• Local Government: The local authorities are responsible for
regulating health and social care issues. They support and work
with councils to help local people achieve possible outcomes
across health and social care. Voluntary Service. Overseas
should work with the local government to have better access to
people of United Kingdom

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