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 Assignment ID: FG133047151

K/618/4167 Unit 1 Structure and Overview of the Health and Social Care Sector – ATHE Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Level – 3

Learning outcome 1: Understand the structure of health and social care provision

Learning outcome 2: Understand health and social care provision for different ages and stages of life

Learning outcome 3: Understand the different areas of specialism within health and social care

Learning outcome 4: Understand issues in health and social care

1 Understand the structure of health and social care provision in chosen country
• Aims of health and social care e.g. promote health and wellbeing, keep people healthy, support those in need of medical or social care.
• Organisation of sector – national/regional; state funded/private/voluntary; co- ordination/separation of health and social care aspects; regulation (legislation/self-regulation, heavily regulated/not closely controlled); who can provide care.
• Size of sector in terms of finance, employment, percentage of GDP, provision compared to population.
• Funding of health and social care – state funding, private health insurance, charity; health and social care spending – where the money goes.

2 Understand health and social provision for different ages and stages of life
• Ages/stages: infancy, early childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle adulthood, later adulthood
• Services required/provided at different stages e.g. maternity, childcare, adolescence, medical care for conditions, support for people with disabilities, end of life care; services include GP, preventative health care, hospital, social care, mental health services etc.
• Long-term care provision for individuals with long term health conditions or disabilities e.g. care in the community, institutionalised care.
• Access to services e.g. direct, through GP or referral, through private insurance provider etc.
• Barriers to services e.g. regional, social, economic, policy barriers; how barriers are addressed.

3 Understand the different areas of specialism within health and social care
• Specialisms e.g. paediatrics, geriatric, maternity, mental health, social work.
• Professions e.g. doctor, nurse, specialist, health care worker, social worker, social care worker.
• Regulation of professions e.g. regulatory bodies, legislation, good practice.

4 Understand issues in health and social care in chosen country
• Equality and social/economic inequality and impact on healthcare; how inequalities are addressed.
• Public health issues e.g. vaccination programmes, contraception, healthy eating promotion, preventative health campaigns.
• Current issues in provision e.g. state of national health, population demographic, government policy/strategy, state of current provision.

Assignment

You are doing a work placement in the training department of a large health and social care organisation. The manager has asked you to draft some materials for an induction programme for new trainees to give them a background on the health and social care sector.

The Study Skills used, developed and assessed through this assignment are as follows:

• Critical thinking
• Planning, organising and time management
• Gathering information, note taking and summarising
• Analysis
• Written skills
• Academic skills, including referencing
• Application of IT skills

Assessment Problem 1

You need to prepare a set of slides for a presentation which explains the structure of the health and social care sector in a country of your choice. Your presentation must:
• Explain the aims of health and social care provision in your country.
• Describe the organisation of health and social care provision within your chosen country.
• Describe the size of the health and social care sector within your chosen country in terms of total spend, employment compared to population size, and percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
• Explain how health and social care provision is funded within your chosen country.

Extension activities:
To gain a merit grade, you should also:
• Outline how the sector is regulated in your chosen country

Assessment Problem 2

Prepare a timeline or table, relating to your chosen country which:
• Outlines the points at which health and social care provision may be required during a lifetime.
• Describes the health and social care services required and provided at each point.
• Explains how services are accessed at each point of provision.

You should include a note about longer term provision which:
• Explains the arrangements for long-term care provision.

Extension activities:
To gain a merit grade, you should also:
• Analyse barriers to access to provision at different stages of life.

To gain a distinction grade, you should also:
• Assess how barriers to access are being overcome.

Assessment Problem 3
Prepare a handout for trainees that will help them in their choice of specialism/job role. The handout should
• Analyse the different specialist areas within health and social care.
• Describe a range of health and social care professions.

Extension activities:
To gain a merit grade, you should also:
• Outline how access to professions is regulated.

Assessment Problem 4
Prepare detailed notes for the basis of a discussion on the final day of the induction programme. The notes should:
• Assess equality of access to health and social care within your chosen country
• Explain current public health issues within your chosen country
• Describe current issues in the provision of health and social care within your chosen country

Extension activities:
To gain a merit grade, you should also:
• Outline campaigns to address current public health issues.