Health Issues Of Ill Health

Statistics are used to monitor and recognise the patterns of ill health throughout the UK. Once statistics are collected they are published on the National Statistics website. It is important to monitor patterns of ill health and recognise where there is a dramatic increase or increase as then the health and social funding can be spent in areas which need more help. For example, if there is a rising problem with obesity, then funds can be spent to help those who are unable to control their weight, more services will be able to be provided to those who are obese. Illnesses such as obesity are on the rise but also illnesses associated with smoking, drinking and drugs are also, funding is targeted at providing help for those who suffer from these illnesses.

Appendix 1 compares the concerned district with England in multiple areas of health issues. According to these statistics the locality, on average, in most health areas, is a healthier population than the rest of the country. Health concerns that are, on average a larger concern than the nation have been underlined and are, for example, a higher number of road injuries and deaths, a higher number of hip fractures in ages 65 and over and higher numbers of increasing and higher risk drinking. These may be explained by such that the life expectancy in both male and

Public health is concerned with improving the health of population, rather than treating the diseases of individual patients. If a condition has been discovered -they want to make sure they live longer by promoting and preventing diseases and complications. Public health is everyone around you and the involvement of the community. If public health is really effective then it will also help the NHS save money.

There are many ways but I’m going to talk about four of them which are ways we monitor health in the UK these are….

(D1) Evaluate the influence of government on factors that contribute to the current patterns of health and illness in the UK –

M2 – Discuss the factors likely to influence current and future patterns of health in the UK

Knowing the hospital data on specific nursing-sensitive indicators could greatly help with patient care in a hospital. If your hospital has a high incidence of falls, the data collected on the falls can help the nurses and staff to understand why the falls happen. Is it because they have a high population of elderly patients? If so what is the hospital doing to counteract the incidences of falls? What measures have they put in place to decrease the incidence of falls? The same can be done with pressure ulcers. The staff can look at the data collected and get an idea of why the

D1 - Evaluate the influence of government on factors that contribute to the current patterns of health and illness in the uk

Over recent years, people are faced with different health related issues regardless of the advancement in the medical field (Kronenfeld, 2008). In this scenario, Molly is an 82 years old lady, who has developed health problems which make her feel isolated and lonely. The following essay highlights Molly’s leg ulcer, primary health care, wellness, health professionals and how these have been used to create a learning program for Molly. It also describes the pathophysiology of diabetes, Type II Diabetes and resources/ support services for the client’s spouse who is experiencing grief after the client died.

To monitor this, other statistics will need to be monitored, such as the level of care patients are receiving.

With the huge diversity and changeability of human biology, it is impossible to imagine a reality without some mutations, changes, or issues in the organs and tissues of humans. Thus, it rightly follows that medications and pharmaceuticals have been created in an effort to counteract the various ailments and illnesses that people can experience. However, as time has gone on and these pharmaceuticals have become more and more high-tech, regulated, and trusted, they have also become incredibly commercialized. Worse still, medications have become incredibly expensive and can be unattainable for some people.

Statistics are used in many different ways in my workplace. The use of statistics is for the improvement of quality care and safety. Statistics are also used to measure employee compliance in regards to hand washing and proper use of policies and procedures. We also use charts and graphs to show infection rates, skin integrity, falls within the facility, budget concerns, and many more. These graphs help hospital personal improve care and safety to provide quality care to all patients. Graphs can also be used to measure patient and employee satisfaction.

I have looked at the organisations sickness over the last twelve months and taken the figures from the

 1. Sickness Records: This type of data/report may be collected periodically (monthly or quarterly) and compared or analysed against each employee’s attendance records. This helps the human resources to manage the attendance record of the organisation accurately and inform line managers of the constant attendance offenders in order to discourage further occurrences or for long term sicknesses that need the company’s support.

The New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) produces figures from where New Zealand official statistics are published. Statistics New Zealand integrate the official data from the NZHS into the Programme of Official Statistics to coordinate data across government (New Zealand Health Survey: Content Guide 2012/2013, 2013). These results then assist the Executive Government of New Zealand, Government Departments and local authorities in policy making to meet the demands of the general public. The objectives of the NZHS are stated as “supporting the formulation and evaluation of policy through the provision of timely, reliable and relevant health information that cannot be collected more efficiently from other sources, and that covers population health, health risk and protective factors and health service utilisation” (The New Zealand Health Survey: Objectives and Topic Areas August 2010, 2010). As a result the health of the population of New Zealand can be monitored from the NZHS. The NZHS is sponsored by the Health and Disability Intelligence Unit within the Ministry of Health’s Policy Business Unit. Their role is to design, analyse and report findings, while CBG Health Research Ltd conduct field work and data collection (New Zealand Health Survey: Methodology Report 2012/13, 2013).