What Care Services Are Available to People with Long-Term Health Conditions and Why Is It Important That These Services Should Take Into Account Individuals Sensitivities and Circumstances?
What care services are available to people with long-term health conditions and why is it important that these services should take into account individuals sensitivities and circumstances?
“According to Talcott Parsons being sick is a role (a deviant one) which is a temporary role that all people (regardless of their status or position) enter at some stage of their life.
Its main function is to control illness, and to reduce its disruptive effects on the social system by ensuring that sick people are returned to health as speedily as possible” (Parsons 1951).
However if you are seen as enjoying playing the sick role, people might label you as a malingerer.
“A malingerer is someone who shirks their duties by pretending to be ill” (Block 1 who cares, p-67), this also has its problems as you start to feel isolated, depressed and loss of self-esteem from hiding daily activities from people.
Therefore, before you even contemplate on seeing a doctor you will have already taken on the sick role.
The NHS is split into two, Primary and Secondary health services they both look after people who suffer from long-term illnesses i.e. diabetes, asthma and coronary heart disease.
It is estimated that there are around 15 million people in England that have a long-term illness (DH 2006).
‘Your local doctors’ surgery or GP practice provides a wide range of family health services’ (NHS Choices, 2007).
I myself will often refer to a study of a man named Anwar Malik that I have been studying, who himself has used most of the health services.
Anwar Malik is a 54 year old green grocer and lives with his wife Hansa and their youngest son Iqbal. Anwar originally was born in Pakistan and came to live in the UK when he was a young man. Anwar’s first language is Punjabi and Urdu, but can speak English as Hansar and Anwar speak it in their shop.
Anwar had been feeling unwell for a while, lethargic, tired and generally thirsty. Anwar’s wife noticed that he had become less
“According to Talcott Parsons being sick is a role (a deviant one) which is a temporary role that all people (regardless of their status or position) enter at some stage of their life.
Its main function is to control illness, and to reduce its disruptive effects on the social system by ensuring that sick people are returned to health as speedily as possible” (Parsons 1951).
However if you are seen as enjoying playing the sick role, people might label you as a malingerer.
“A malingerer is someone who shirks their duties by pretending to be ill” (Block 1 who cares, p-67), this also has its problems as you start to feel isolated, depressed and loss of self-esteem from hiding daily activities from people.
Therefore, before you even contemplate on seeing a doctor you will have already taken on the sick role.
The NHS is split into two, Primary and Secondary health services they both look after people who suffer from long-term illnesses i.e. diabetes, asthma and coronary heart disease.
It is estimated that there are around 15 million people in England that have a long-term illness (DH 2006).
‘Your local doctors’ surgery or GP practice provides a wide range of family health services’ (NHS Choices, 2007).
I myself will often refer to a study of a man named Anwar Malik that I have been studying, who himself has used most of the health services.
Anwar Malik is a 54 year old green grocer and lives with his wife Hansa and their youngest son Iqbal. Anwar originally was born in Pakistan and came to live in the UK when he was a young man. Anwar’s first language is Punjabi and Urdu, but can speak English as Hansar and Anwar speak it in their shop.
Anwar had been feeling unwell for a while, lethargic, tired and generally thirsty. Anwar’s wife noticed that he had become less
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