Nu1067 Understanding Health and Health Care Delivery

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Nu1067 – Understanding Health and Healthcare In this essay I will discuss the impacts of the social determinants of health and well-being towards one of my family member’s illness, Recognise trends in their illness and disease and how these influence health care provision, I will demonstrate understanding of the structure and functioning of multidisciplinary teams and discuss the contribution of the health care professional to the provision of health and social care. To achieve this I will analyse my family member’s lifestyle and how cultural influences may have affected how her illness occurred and how their illness has changed in society overtime. In keeping with the Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC) code of conduct which states people have the right to retain confidentiality, People must be treated as individuals and keep their dignity respected. The names of any patients, staff or trusts will be changed maintaining confidentiality (The nursing and midwifery council 2008). My family member, Moira is a 62 year old female from Stockport which is classed as a deprived area due to deprivation is lower in Stockport than the national average (Health Profile 2012). She started working at the age of 16 after leaving school. She met her first husband when she was 21 and they had their first child together when Moira was 25, they then went on to have another child together when Moira was 27. Moira has been a heavy cigarette smoker since the age of 14 but has never been a regular alcohol drinker. She would have an occasional drink at family events. Moria is from a deprived area and worked hard to bring up her two children whilst working full time. Moira strived to buy her own home, an aim that was not shared by her husband. This caused a very stressful marriage, which came to a bitter end when she was 42. Moria went through an extremely emotional and distressing

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