28th May 2025

Today we looked at living with long term conditions, the cost of the condition and the impact on life. This is important when it comes to health promotion as come of these conditions can can be prevented with education and lifestyle change. We also discussed end of life and our past experiences.

In the afternoon we identified and discussed different assessment tools we can use for patients. We went through 2 scenarios and applied the relevant assessments.

KSB:

K4: Understand the principles of research and how research findings are used to inform evidence-based practice

K9: Understand the aims and principles of health promotion, protection and improvement and the prevention of ill health when engaging with people

K10: Understand the principles of epidemiology, demography, and genomics and how these may influence health and well-being outcomes

K11: Understand the factors that may lead to inequalities in health outcomes

S13: Apply the aims and principles of health promotion, protection and improvement and the prevention of ill health when engaging with people

S14: Promote preventive health behaviours and provide information to support people to make informed choices to improve their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing

B1: Treat people with dignity, respecting individual’s diversity, beliefs, culture, needs, values, privacy and preferences