Health And Social Care Case Study
Health and social care services should be readily available to everyone within the UK, although people with learning disabilities may find access to such services extremely difficult, even in today’s society. This assignment looks at the issues surrounding access to health care services and aims to address the differences between health education and health promotion. It also highlights the legislation around health and social care and the importance for nurses to understand the inequalities in provision. Further to this, the assignment will discuss definitions of learning disabilities and the availability for sufferers to access health care services. The topics to be discussed in this essay will be reflected in a case study of a patient with
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Health Promotion models and values. 2nd Ed. New York: Oxford university press.
The department for constitutional affairs., 1998. A guide to the human rights act 1998. 3rd ed. [online] Available at: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/docs/act-studyguide.pdf [Accessed on 15th Oct 2011].
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The National Archives., 2005. The mental capacity act 2005. [Online] available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/contents. [Accessed on 15th Nov 2011].
Townsend, P. Davidson, N. and Whitehead, M., 1992. Inequalities in Health. 2nd ed. Harmondsworth: Penguin group.
Porter, A., 2010. Biggest revolution in the NHS for 60 years. The Telegraph Online, [internet] 9 July. Available at :< http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7880592/Biggest-revolution-in-the-NHS-for-60-years.html> [Accessed 7th Nov 2011]
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