What Care Services Are Available to People with Long-Term Health?

What cargon dish outs ar available to wad with coarse health conditions and why is it important that these dishs should take into account individuals sensitivities and constituent? According to Talcott Parsons being sick is a berth (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 affable system by ensuring that sick people be returned to health as speedily as wieldable (Parsons 1951).However if you are seen as make whoopieing 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 deals, p-67), this as well as has its problems as you inception to feel isolated, depressed and loss of self-esteem from hiding daily activities from people. Therefore, before you scour contemplate on seeing a doctor you will depl ete already taken on the sick role. The NHS is better into two, Primary and Secondary health services they both look after people who suffer from long-term illnesses i. . 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 case 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. Anwars first language is Punjabi and Urdu, moreover give nonice speak English as Hansar and Anwar speak it in their shop. Anwar had been feeling unwell for a while, lethargic, tired and generally thirsty. Anwars wife discov er that he had become less active and frequenting the toilet more often. Hansa his wife became concerned for her husbands health and advised him to visit his doctor. Anwars G. P referred him to hospital for further tests where it was discovered he in fact was diagnosed with diabetes.Primary care services are normally the first point of contact if you have a health related issue, an appointment with your GP (general practitioner), dentist, nurse or optometrist. It is estimated that around 90% use this service and most can be accessed in the doctors surgery, although Anwar could have gone to his local manner of walking in center or even telephoned NHS direct. If your illness requires further tests your G. P will refer you to a secondary health care provider, this is what happened to Anwar Malik. Secondary care is defined as a service provided by medical specialists who generally do non have first contact with patients.Secondary care is usually delivered in hospitals and patients hav e usually been referred to secondary care by their primary care provider (usually their GP) (Dr Foster 2001). What can people expect to ensure in a hospital setting? Consultants, nurses, health care assistants and domestics are just a few to name. There are contrasting departments that split the hospital, intensive care different medical wards i. e. Neurology, surgical, and also not forgetting the Accident and Emergency department. Communication between primary and secondary care breaks d admit quite easily, especially if you are receiving long term care.If you are being seen as an outpatient for long periods, the GP will need to be informed of their tr eliminatement and progress, as this could have an impact on the GPs own treatment for the patient. Social care supports people for whatever reason that is ineffectual to function without support or supervision in their own homes. Some families struggle to fund this patient of of service as it is not always free and requires servic e users to use their own money in order to obtain the service. Home care workers work to a care plan which determines what they do for separately service user.However there needs to be clear boundaries between the home care worker and the service user in being friendly and being a friend, otherwise this could lead to considerable stirred demands on the home care worker. There are a combination of factors why some are reluctant to use this service, as it requires strangers going into the service users own home and carrying out personal care. improvement users can also get very frustrated with home care as there are frequent changes in staff and some are even poorly trained.The service can be unreliable due to staff sickness or not receiving a call due to obstinate conditions, leaving the service user stranded. However there are a majority of service users that enjoy home care as it is delivered in the comfort of their own homes, takes pressure off families and can even postpone or stop the need to go in hospital or care homes. Everybodys illness differs from person to person so it is always important to take into account individuals sensitivities and circumstances, like Anwar were his taken into account?It is not just the individual with the illness that needs to be thought approximately, the family is often bear on to. As we are aware Anwar originated from Pakistan and maybe he did not fully understanding English properly, also Hansa cannot read English very well and this proved difficult when trying to plan and personify meals for Anwar from a leaflet given to her by the nurse. The menu showed typical English food had anyone taken into account that Asians eat western food and their eating patterns differ from our own culture, this can lead to cultural barriers.Should the hospital have translated the diet sheet into the appropriate language that Anwar and Hansa are familiar with? What about communication and visual help? Should the hospital have provi ded a translator, so that both Anwar and Hansa fully understand the effects of diabetes? The hospital also could have shown Anwar and Hansa photos of a gangrenous foot or even an amputee, this could have made Anwar think in two ways about his own health (this could be me). Two per cent of the UK suffers with diabetes, South Asian residents of the UK are 4 times likely to be affected by diabetes than the rest of the population (Block 1, who cares p-85).What about financial worries? Having to follow a healthy eating plan can cause financial burden on the full-length family. Families struggle to eat healthily amid rising food bills and shrinking budgets (Guardian 2012), could this be another(prenominal) obstacle in the way of Anwars treatment. Can they afford to change the whole familys diet, or have they enough money for extra food just for Anwar? Should the hospital be taking this into account for the sake of peoples health? However it is also important to think about a persons ps ychological needs, do they understand what is being asked of them, are they fully aware of the condition that they have.Living with a inveterate illness is a demanding job and can often lead to bouts of depression many people are so overwhelmed by complications that may arise with their health and may experience a number of other emotions apart from depression, anger is also common as to why this is happening to them, mood swings, frustration and dismay of the unknown. If such emotions do arise it is important for the health care professionals to support them and encourage them to communicate their concerns corking away, otherwise this can have a long term effect on how they and their families manage their illness, thusly serving to improve a ersons health for the see able future. Over the last blow health care has been totally transformed by biomedical science to understand what causes illness and diseases, and to find a cure. However biomedical science is not enough to encour age people to administer their own care. To provide effective health care involves educating, informing, engaging and reenforcement people and their families, so that they can manage their own treatment. This means you would have to look at things from the service user perspective, asking them how they feel and helping them make sense of their illness.Any treatment that has to be given must take into account peoples cultural, social circumstances and lifestyles. Word Count-1420 Good practice 1) Liz appears to be ensuring Clarice gets the level of support she wants, to do the things she wants, in the way she wants. Liz doesnt appear to impose an agenda of her own or one defined by Somebody Cares. I think this is supporting Clarice s rights to appropriate services. 2) When Clarice is in conversation with Liz, not only does Liz listen provided lets her lead the conversation.Liz puts no time pressure on Clarice and lets her do what she can for herself and only helps when asked by Clar ice. Liz is supporting Clarice in maximising her potential to being independent. 3) Clarice opens the door to Liz they then have a little schmooze before any tasks are done. Not at any point does Liz talk about another client and lets Clarice lead the way to the bath style. I think Liz is maximising Clarices potential by let her be as independent as possible and by not divulging confidential information onto Clarice about another client. Bad practice ) Marjorie does not engage flagstone in two-way conversation at any point. She talks over her all the time. Consequently, Iris has no chance to give voice to her views or wishes. She doesnt get a chance to make her point even in her own room. This is not supporting Iris to have a voice or be heard. 2) Iriss room is treated like a public place, where Marjorie comes and goes as she pleases. Iris is given no dignity in her own room shouting do you want the lavvie? Marjorie moans about another person to Iris, leaving Iris wondering does she speak about me to other people.I think Marjorie has no concept of peoples rights to privacy and confidentiality. 3) Iris is capable of having a bath she probably would find it a pleasure but unfortunately Marjorie runs it for her. This is not taking into account Iriss capabilities or wishes and definitely not maximising Iriss potential to run it herself. Word count-346 My tutors feedback has helped me to develop my writing, thinking skills and to real believe in myself. The only negative I had was no reference list, but I did transport one (maybe didnt receive it).The most difficult task Ive found while doing TMA02 was not to ramble on and miss the point. 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