Health and Wealth Revision

Topics to focus on Services provided by NHS Inequalities in health Government –ways of improving health in Scotland Causes of poverty in the UK Effects of poverty Care for the Elderly Private health care-for and against Helping meet the needs of vulnerable groups-lone parents, the elderly Lone parents having jobs Prescription charges Free School meals

Questions Describe, in detail, the services provided by the National Health Service in Scotland (6) Family doctor/GP services. Hospital care and treatment. Medicine on prescription. Preventative measures eg vaccination/screening. Health promotion. Mental health care. Geriatric health care. Maternity care. Community health care.

Increase in state benefits Advantages of increasing state benefits lift more people out of poverty reduces stress of living on very low income improves health of people on low incomes children benefit from additional income – promotes social inclusion. Disadvantages of increasing state benefits more expensive for tax-payer less money for government to spend elsewhere encourages ‘dependency’ culture disincentive to find work.

Describe, in detail primary and secondary health care services provided by the NHS in Scotland (6) Primary health care services GP practices – doctors/nurses/midwives/physiotherapists Primary Care Teams local health care co-operatives community health care programmes dental practitioners/opticians/pharmacists Secondary health care services acute hospital trusts hospital care – treatment, surgery, etc.

Explain, in detail why some people suffer from poorer health than others (8) Family background/genetic legacy leading to ill health. Individual lifestyle choices eg smoking, poor diet, lack of exercise, drug abuse, excessive alcohol consumption. Environmental factors including bad housing. Failure to access health care. Impact of social and economic deprivation. Gender differences in health. Decline in health associated with ageing. Racial inequalities in health.

Explain, in detail, why reducing poverty in the UK is an important government policy (8) because of the link between poverty and ill health gap in life expectancy higher incidence of disease in lower socio-economic groups poverty leads to poor housing conditions too many children living in poverty to improve health by ensuring every family can afford a healthy diet and therefore improve health in Scotland to reduce social exclusion and promote equal educational opportunities to reduce crime since many link crime to poverty benefits to government of lower public spending on welfare.

Advantages of lone parents having jobs Advantage children looked after by own parent reduces stress as parent does not have to cope with two jobs reduces need to provide child care Disadvantage making ends meet on low income stressful/lonely/parent misses out on socialising with colleagues

Describe in detail, the consequences of poverty (8)