Health Inequities in the UK: An Analysis of Gender, Age or Ethnicity-Based Disparities

Exploring Health Inequities in Relation to Gender, Age or Ethnicity

1. Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of differing social groups’ experiences of health and/or healthcare in the United Kingdom

2. Demonstrate the skills and abilities associated with critical analysis and synthesis of relevant literature and policy, and identification of gaps in current policy

What am I required to do in this assignment?

There is only one assessment on this unit and it is a individual report. You will write a report discussing health inequities in relation to gender, age or ethnicity. You are required to choose a health issue, explore the nature of health inequities in relation to gender, age or ethnicity, discuss policy addressing the inequities and make suggestions for improvement.

• You are required to:

- Choose a health issue related to gender, age or ethnicity-based inequities in health

- Explore the nature and the extent of health inequities in relation to the chosen health issue. The discussion must focus on health inequities related to gender, age or ethnicity.

20 working days after deadline (L4, 5 and 7)

15 working days after deadline (L6)

10 working days after deadline (block delivery)

15 working days after submission

Unit learning outcomes On completion of this unit, you should be able to:

1. Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of differing social groups’ experiences of health and/or healthcare in the United Kingdom

2. Demonstrate the skills and abilities associated with critical analysis and synthesis of relevant literature and policy, and identification of gaps in current policy

- Discuss policy addressing the inequities (it is suggested that you explore developments in policy aimed at tackling the health inequities)

- Make suggestions for improvement

• You must use a minimum of 12 academic sources (i.e. only peer-reviewed journal articles count). You are encouraged to carry out wider reading.

• Ensure that you include your in-text references. In all cases, in-text citations must match up with what appears in your reference list. Every in-text citation should correspond to a reference on the list at the end (and vice versa).

• You must use the Harvard referencing system. The latest University Referencing Guidelines are available at the following link: https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/a-guide-to-referencing

• No more than 5% of your work should be in the form of quotes.

• You must write in your own words. You are reminded that plagiarism of any type will be penalised and result in a fail.

What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)

In order to pass the assessment, you will need to:

• Choose a health issue that is closely related to gender, age or ethnicity-based inequities in health.

• Critically discuss the nature and the extent of health inequities in relation to gender, age or ethnicity.

• Demonstrate knowledge of relevant policy and make suggestions to address gaps in current policy.

How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?

How does this assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?

This assignment will link to key concepts and ideas taught in the lectures/seminars. In lectures/seminars you will be learning about how differing social groups experience health and health care in the UK and differing factors that may impact on this including the historical social construction of differing groups and inequalities faced. You will demonstrate graduate-level skills and knowledge.

How will my assignment be marked?

Your assignment will be marked according to the threshold expectations and the criteria on the following page. You can use them to evaluate your own work and consider your grade before you submit