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Task 2 – P3 Describe the current patters of ill health and how they are monitored?
Patterns of ill health are monitored and collated by the National Statistics website which can illustrate the patterns in ill health in the UK. They are responsible for this and to update when needed. These statistics are collected from records such as birth certificates, the death register and records of hospital admissions. These records may then be further analysed as they will contain much more specific information such as the weight of the baby that was born or the reason that an individual was admitted to hospital.
“Health is a positive concept, involving the whole person in the context of their situation. It is a state of physical, mental and social well being, not simply the absence of disease and disability” http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/disability-and-health-measurement/focus-on-health/2005-edition/index.html
The above information shows how the UK monitors the health of people in the UK, the different census gathered from people face to face, over the telephone gives a clear and fair picture of our health in the UK. It also shows patters of ill health if you compare them from recent years. An example of this would be the percentage of smokers and the related diseases has decreased since 1993 – 2001. With the health life expectancy on a female from birth was 63 it has now risen to 69 by 2001
The 2001 Census was the first to include a question on general health. Therefore in order to analyse trends over time in general health survey data needs to be used. The General
Household Survey (GHS) is a nationally representative interview survey of private households in Great Britain. Information is collected on a wide range of topics, including on self-assessed general health status using a question with exactly the same wording as in the 2001 Census
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/disability-and-health-measurement/focus-on-health/2005-edition/index.html
Patterns of ill health are monitored and collated by the National Statistics website which can illustrate the patterns in ill health in the UK. They are responsible for this and to update when needed. These statistics are collected from records such as birth certificates, the death register and records of hospital admissions. These records may then be further analysed as they will contain much more specific information such as the weight of the baby that was born or the reason that an individual was admitted to hospital.
“Health is a positive concept, involving the whole person in the context of their situation. It is a state of physical, mental and social well being, not simply the absence of disease and disability” http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/disability-and-health-measurement/focus-on-health/2005-edition/index.html
The above information shows how the UK monitors the health of people in the UK, the different census gathered from people face to face, over the telephone gives a clear and fair picture of our health in the UK. It also shows patters of ill health if you compare them from recent years. An example of this would be the percentage of smokers and the related diseases has decreased since 1993 – 2001. With the health life expectancy on a female from birth was 63 it has now risen to 69 by 2001
The 2001 Census was the first to include a question on general health. Therefore in order to analyse trends over time in general health survey data needs to be used. The General
Household Survey (GHS) is a nationally representative interview survey of private households in Great Britain. Information is collected on a wide range of topics, including on self-assessed general health status using a question with exactly the same wording as in the 2001 Census
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/disability-and-health-measurement/focus-on-health/2005-edition/index.html