HEALTH

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Semester : University

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Discuss and analyse the key societal and political issues upon the organisation of health care and or social services since 1979

Introduction

A range of societal as well as political issues determine the accessibility of health care and consequently the health status of most people around the world . The society to a large extent affects the health of individuals as well as other aspects of their lives Individuals exist in a social

world and interaction with relatives and friends forms a sort of community influence . This means the health of an individual can be sustained by community support in conditions that would have been otherwise unfavourable . When the society cannot perform this function however , the result is poor organisation of health care Social inequality has emerged as a contentious issue as there continues to be a notable difference between the health of the poor and that of the rich . According to Ashraf (1999 , the number of people living in poverty in the UK increased to 8 million in 1997 as compared to 7 million in 1995 . Currently , this figure is estimated at around 10 million . While parents are supposed to provide medical support for their children , most of them have been left with nothing to do as a result of the little income that they receive . Consequently , child mortality among the low income populations are quite high and so are the adult mortality rates (Botting...