concepts in health • the total word count for this assignment is 2000 words. assignments substantially longer than the word limit (more than 10%) will be penalised. • include a word count at the end of the assignment. • submit two copies of the assignment to the reception office of the school of health care professions on the day of submission. • you are reminded of the university regulations relating to plagiarism in assessed work. • refer to ‘grade descriptors’ for the concepts in health care module marking criteria welcome to the concepts in healthcare module. this module is designed with the philosophy of multi-professional education at its heart, in keeping with government policy: ‘the nhs plan (doh., 2001) emphasises the need to break down barriers between health and social care professionals in order to promote multi-professional working, to value and support staff and to ensure that there are adequate resources for the modernisation agenda’ (doh., 2001, p. 7) the aim of this module is to introduce you to other healthcare students to allow you to gain an understanding of the role of various health care professionals (hcps) and their contribution to patient/client care. it is hoped that this will break down inter-professional barriers and encourage multi-professional working, thus improving patient/client care. aim of the module to introduce students to a variety of concepts in health care intended learning outcomes at the end of this module the student will be able to: 1. discuss the importance of effective communication for health care professionals 2. discuss ethical issues in the context of professional practice 3. demonstrate evidence of reflection 4. identify factors which contribute to inequalities in health care 5. describe the importance of professionalism and codes of conduct and relate these to health care practice 6. discuss the contribution of a range of health care professionals in meeting the needs of clients 7. read in a ‘reflective way’ 8. gather ideas- don’t come in with a preconceived idea and try to discuss this 9. how many references? 1. until you have read sufficient material to enable you to fully grasp the concept 10. look at a wide range of resources 1. books 2. journals 3. e-journals 4. web sites- peer –reviewed 11. introduction 1. give an overview of what the piece will be about, give reasons for writing the piece, explain how the title will be interpreted 12. main assignment 13. conclusion 1. summarise, point out what the assignment has or has not answered 14. best assignments are when students question and debate 15. try not to simply describe 16. don’t write from your own perspective, don’t dismiss other opinions- discuss and challenge them 17. use the harvard system for referencing 18. what are the strengths and weaknesses of each argument 1. e.g. manual labourers smoke more 2. why? 3. socialisation? 4. depression? 5. lack of information? reading list- which you can have a look at books • annandale, e., hunt, k. (2000) gender inequalities in health • baxter, c. (2001) managing diversity and inequality in health care • graham, h. (2000) understanding health inequalities • smith, g. d. (2003) health inequalities: lifecourse approaches • townsend, p., davidson, n. (1992) inequalities in health. 2nd edition. journals • balsa, a. i., mcguire, t. g. (2001) statistical discrimination in health care. journal of health economics, 20, p881-907 • davey smith, g et al. (2002) health inequalities in britain: continuing increases up to the end of the 20th century. journal of epidemiology and community health, 56(6), p434-5. • oliver, a et al. (2002) addressing health inequalities. lancet, 360(9332), p565-7. • mustard, c. a., etches, j. (2003) gender differences in socioeconomic inequality in mortality. journal of epidemiology and community health, 57 (12), p974-80. • killoran, a., kelly, m. (2004) towards an evidence-based approach to tackling health inequalities: the english experience. health education journal, 63 (1), p7-14. • graham, h. (2000) understanding health inequalities. midirs midwifery digest, 10 (2), p144-8. • exworthy, m. et al. (2003) tackling health inequalities in the united kingdom: the progress and pitfalls of policy. health services research, 38(6 part ii): 1905-21. • runnel, k. et al. (1999) making use of official statistics in research on gender and health status: recent british data. social science and medicine, 48 (1), p117-27. reports http://vle.salford.ac.uk/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab=courses & amp;url=/bin/common/course.pl?course_id=_143404_1 web sites http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/policyandguidance/healthandsocialcaretopics/healthinequalities/index.htm I am studying podiatric medicine (podiatry) and this is all the description and layout of the assignment that I have been given. i am first year student