1. SOCIAL POLICY
What is it?

2. What is a policy? Statement of intent
Course of action in terms of way a service or resource allocation is structured and delivered

3. DEFINITION
A Social Policy is any policy that regulates the organisation and delivery of services or resource allocation in the society in which it has been developed

4. AREAS OF SOCIAL POLICY Income/Employment/Benefit(Idleness and Want)
Health (Disease)
Housing (Squalor)
Education (Ignorance)

5. Multi-disciplinary subject containing elements of:
Sociology
Politics
Social history
International studies
Economics
Philosophy
Psychology
Cultural studies.

6. WHERE DOES SOCIAL POLICY COME FROM?
British Government EU
Welsh Government
Other national devolved governments

7. WHO INFLUENCES SOCIAL POLICY?
Government ideology EU
Media
Pressure groups
Electorate
Influential organisation (JRF)
Health/Social Care professionals

8. WHAT DOES IT AFFECT? Attitudes, beliefs & values Practice Services
Social structures
Lifestyle
Future policy

9. Specific Well-being or needs. education tenvironment health, income
housing
transport
leisure
penal policy
personal social services.

10. Media discussed electronic tagging of offenders student fees
women’s experiences of health services
provision for refugees
housing provision for young people
anti-social behaviour orders and curfews

11. Actions (or inaction) of a range of organisations and agencies
The World Health Organisation
European institutions,
Central government,
Scottish Parliament
Welsh Government,
Local government,
Voluntary organisations and charities
Businesses,
Local communities,
Organised interest groups and families.
+ media

12. Importance for Health and Social Care
Broader strategy behind organisational roles
Problem defining/solving
Life affect

13. Choices Involve Politicians Managers Professions Public
who should provide for people in need
what level of resources are needed
how those resources should be spent.
Politicians
Managers
Professions
Public