[Solved]1. Understand how information relating to health and social care gives rise to issues of concern to the public

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[Solved]1. Understand how information relating to health and social care gives rise to issues of concern to the public

ATHE Level 4 Diploma in Management for Health and Social Care

Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Care

Unit aims

To develop the skills to research how contemporary issues of public concern relating to health and social care are identified and presented in the public domain. To develop an understanding of the role the media plays in presenting information to the public and how the media can be used to influence the attitudes and behaviours of people

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand how information relating to health and social care gives rise to issues of concern to the public

1.1 Explain how information relating to health and social care reaches the public domain

1.2 Analyse different techniques for disseminating information relating to health and social care

1.3 Evaluate how the different ways in which information relating to health and social care is presented can influence the attitudes, thoughts and behaviour of people

2. Understand how issues of public concern related to health and social care are presented in the media

2.1 Explain ways in which the media may be used to influence the attitudes and behaviour of people in relation to health and social care issues

2.2 Evaluate how the public can assess the reliability and validity of media information about health and social care

3. Be able to carry out research into different perspectives on a specific issue relating to health and social care

3.1 Carry out research into different perspectives on a specific issue relating to health and social care

3.2 Monitor how different perspectives gleaned from reliable sources on a specific health and social care issue have changed over time

3.3 Assess the relevance of the findings to health and social care practice locally

3.4 Analyse the factors that have influenced the development of different perspectives over a period of time

4. Understand the likely influence contemporary perspectives on health and social care issues will have on the development of services

4.1 Analyse the extent to which local attitudes reflect those found at a national level

4.2 Evaluate the validity of public attitudes and behaviours in relation to a specific issue

4.3 Justify possible consequences of contemporary thinking for health and social care provision and services