Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care

UNIT 48: SOCIAL POLICY FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CAREUnit 48:Social Policy for Health andSocial CareNQF Level 3:Guided learning hours: 30BTEC NationalUnit abstractUsing the United Kingdom as an example of a wealthy country, the increases inwealth over the last 25 years and the interventions from the government have notbeen able to reverse severe inequalities in income, prosperity and life chances.Those on the margins live in a society characterised by accelerating rates of changeand new forms of poverty and deprivation.This unit will give learners invaluable knowledge and insight into the structure ofgovernment and the policy-making process, as well as the role of welfare policiesrelating to some of these vulnerable groups in society. Learners will examine theeffectiveness of national strategies to combat social inequalities and meet the needsof marginalised groups.The unit aims to build on and extend knowledge and understanding that learners willhave developed through the study of previous units, such as Unit 2: Equality,Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care, Unit 7: Sociological Perspectives forHealth and Social Care and Unit 19: Applied Sociological Perspectives for Health andSocial Care.Learning outcomesOn completion of this unit a learner should:1 Understand the structure of government and the policy-making process2 Understand government responses to tackling social inequalities.BN018467 – Specification – Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care– Issue 1 – February 2007 © Edexcel Limited 2007585