In the UK and worldwide, unprecedented pressure on the health and social care systems has led to a refocus on public health and related inequalities

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

In the UK and worldwide, unprecedented pressure on the health and social care systems has led to a refocus on public health and related inequalities. Health policy analysis is needed to prepare health and social care systems to reduce disparities between population groups. Your role as a health and social care practitioner is to identify local issues related to inequalities and present your findings back to the local Health and Wellbeing Board.

Produce a report using a health inequality model as an underlying framework, to examine the determinants of health specific to your chosen health issue (Choice A, B or C) and chosen local area (Choice 1, 2 or 3). Explore the relationship between the determinants of health with relevant evidence (National and Local).

Health Issue Local Area

A. Overuse of prescription or psychotropic drugs 1. Lambeth

B. LGBTQ homelessness 2. Islington

C. Flu in elderly populations 3. Greenwich

Identify, analyse and critique strategies for improvement from a theoretical perspective such as the Social or Medical model. The strategies identified can be drawn from outside the chosen local area, but should demonstrate how they could be applied to the local area to reduce the health inequalities related to the chosen health issue.

For example, the report will contain an inequality model, such as the DahlgrenWhitehead Rainbow Model (1991) and examine improvement strategies from a theoretical perspective such as the Social or Medical model. Throughout the report, you should focus on the local inequalities related to the chosen health issue. The report should conclude with recommendations based on your findings.

REPORT FORMAT

1. Executive Summary

2. Table of Contents

3. Introduction

4. Examination of the chosen health issue in the context of the chosen borough

5. Application of a health inequality framework and analysis of the determinants of the chosen health issue

6. Exploration and discussion of strategies, both local and national, to manage the chosen health issue

7. Conclusion and recommendations

8. References (Harvard format)

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

LO2 Critically review literature related to contemporary issues and best practice in healthcare management.

LO4 Critically evaluate strategies for managing contemporary issues.

READING REQUIREMENT

Core Sources

Bartley, M., 2017. Health inequality: an introduction to concepts, theories and methods. [ebook] Cambridge: Polity Press.

Donaldson, L.J., Rutter, P.D., 2018. Donaldsons Essential Public Health. Boca Raton: CRC Press.

Institute of Health Equity, 2020. Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 Years On. Available through: https://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-reports/marmotreview-10-years-on

The Marmot Review, 2010. Fair Society, Healthy Lives Full Report. Strategic Review of Health Inequalities in England Post 2010. Available through: https://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-reports/fair-society-healthy-livesthe-marmot-review

Warwick-Booth, L., Cross, R. and Lowcock, D., 2021. Contemporary health studies: An introduction. [e-book] John Wiley & Sons

Wills, J. & Naidoo, J., 2022. Foundations for Health Promotion (5th Ed.). [e-book] Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Additional Sources

Marmot, M., 2015. The Health Gap: The challenge of an unequal world. London: Bloomsbury.

Whitehead, M. & Dahlgren, G., 2006. Concepts and Principles for Tackling Social Inequalities in Health: Levelling Up Part 1. World Health Organisation.

Wilkinson, R. & Pickett, K., 2010. The Spirit Level: Why greater equality makes societies stronger. London: Bloomsbury Press.

Additional Independently researched academic sources are required to support your work

Please note that the sources listed are expected for your written assessment. These sources will be part of the module and their content is deemed necessary to produce a relevant assessment. Module markers will expect to see them integrated into your work and appropriately referenced.

Failure to include these sources may result in a Viva Voce meeting during which you would be required to explain your work and your reasons for not including these key sources