K101 Health And Social Care Services Case Study

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Angela Friel C688704X 3.2 TMA02 Part A ‘The care and support that we provide for people should enable them to make the most of their lives’ (DH. 2006, p.13). How successful are health and/or social care services in achieving this aim? Introduction This essay will consider whether health and/or social care services enable people to make the most of their lives. It is important that services can be user led and person centred. I will use the example of Anwar Malik from the course book. (K101 An introduction to Health and Social Care: Who Cares? Page 71). This case also highlights the issue of managing long term health conditions. This case outlines that ‘one size does not fit all’ scenario which culminated in a serious but manageable…show more content…
It may be because he had become depressed. This is fairly common. ‘People with diabetes are 1.5 to two times as likely to have a depressive disorder compared with people who do not have diabetes.’ Stated from Encouraging effective self-management in diabetes, William H. Polonsky. However, I feel that if a more focussed, intense, education programme had been commenced at the initial stages of diagnosis, Anwar and his family may have coped better with the diabetes. As it was, Anwar was struggling with this change in lifestyle and daily job of managing the disease. In addition, social and economic factors can play a part in self-management. Those living on poor incomes may struggle to pay for prescriptions (though in Scotland these are now free), transport and access to shops selling appropriate foods for specialised…show more content…
Epidemiology of diabetes in UK Asians: a review. Pract Diabetes 1991; 8: 64-66. Hawthorne K. Asian diabetics attending a British hospital clinic: a pilot study to evaluate their care. Br J Gen Pract 1997; 40: 243-247. Polonsky William. Encouraging effective self-management in diabetes. US Endocrine Disease 2006, Issue 1, pp.28-31 (accessed 18 June 2008). Abridged version of an article adapted from an interview given by Dr. Polonsky. Cited from the Open University Resources K101 An Introduction to Health and Social Care p. 19 NHS Diabetic Support Team 2006 p.1 Open University. K101 An Introduction to Health and Social Care: Who Cares?

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