ASSIGNMENT BRIEF HND Assignment Brief Session: February 2021 Programme title Pearson BTEC Higher National Diploma in HealthCare Practice Unit number & title Unit 4 Fundamentals of Evidence-based...

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ASSIGNMENT BRIEF HND Assignment Brief Session: February 2021 Programme title Pearson BTEC Higher National Diploma in HealthCare Practice Unit number & title Unit 4 Fundamentals of Evidence-based Practice Unit Level and Credit Value Level 4 Credit Value 15 Assessor (s) Dr Taghi Doostgharin Issue Date 24 February 2021 Final assignment submission deadline 07-12 June 2021 Late submission deadline 14-19 June 2021 The learners are required to follow the strict deadline set by the College for submissions of assignments in accordance with the BTEC level 4–7 submission guidelines and College policy on submissions. Resubmission deadline TBA Feedback Formative feedback will be available on ICON VLE during the semester. Final feedback will be available within 2 weeks of the assignment submission date. General Guidelines • The work you submit must be in your own words. If you use a quote or an illustration from somewhere you must give the source. • Include a list of references at the end of your document. You must give all your sources of information. • Make sure your work is clearly presented and that you use correct grammar. • Wherever possible use a word processor and its “spell-checker”. Internal verifier Dr Oluwatosin Alo Signature (IV of the brief) * Date 21/02/2021 Assignment Brief – continues HealthCare Practice Unit 4 Page 2 of 11 ICON College of Technology and Management BTEC HND in Healthcare Practice (Integrated Health and Social Care) Unit 4: Fundamentals of Evidence-based Practice (Pearson-set) (RQF- L4) Session: February 2021 Coursework Recommended Word limit: 3500 This unit will be assessed by assignment and a class presentation You are strongly advised to read the literature review brief before writing your assignment. Discuss with your lecturer to know the evidence for this assignment that can also contribute to your PLAD portfolio Selected Topic: Promoting mental health for individuals in populations less likely to access support (e.g. men, traveller communities, specific minority groups) Theme for use with Unit 4:(1st September 2020 to 31st August 2021) Promoting Physical and Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing The healthcare practitioner is a key contributor to the service user experience and is instrumental in driving the changes needed to enable a more effective and efficient healthcare service. The effective practitioner should keep the physical and mental health and emotional wellbeing of service users at the heart of their practice. As we continue to develop our understanding of the human condition through research, the parameters of what is considered ‘appropriate’ and ‘high-quality’ care have expanded. In recent years greater emphasis has rightfully been placed on practitioners taking a holistic approach to the health and wellbeing of service users, with mental health and emotional wellbeing becoming increasingly central to being able to provide high quality, person-centred care. The impact of good mental health on an individual’s ability to maintain their overall health, reduce the likelihood of physical illness recurring, becoming chronic or debilitating, or in being able to cope with significant changes in life circumstances, cannot be over-emphasised. This is particularly important as it is estimated that at least one in four people will experience mental ill-health over the course of their life, which means that health and social care practitioners will encounter individuals with mental ill-health conditions or developing signs of mental-ill health during the course of their practice, as well as being susceptible to experiencing mental ill-health themselves. Recognising and understanding the factors that impact on mental health and emotional wellbeing, as well as responding appropriately are crucial in health and social care practice. A well-informed and skilled practitioner should be able to support others to maintain good mental health and emotional wellbeing, develop their resilience and other protective and preventative strategies. Health and social care practitioners should not only have up-to-date knowledge of key developments and approaches to practice across the health and social care sector, but should also possess the appropriate values, attitudes and behaviours to deliver high quality professional care that meets the needs of service users. A self-aware practitioner that develops their emotional intelligence and uses up-to-date research to inform their professional practice, alongside a focus on the best interests of the individual, can make all the difference between poor and positive outcomes for individuals in receipt of care, and in maintaining their own and others’ mental health and emotional wellbeing. This unit will enable students to examine what evidence-based practice entails, in the context of current research into mental health and emotional wellbeing as related to health and social care practice, that have an evidentiary basis to support their use. Students will reflect on their own practice and experience, including the process of personal research and the value of adopting an Assignment Brief – continues HealthCare Practice Unit 4 Page 3 of 11 informed and evidence-based approach in contributing to health and social care practice and service delivery that puts the physical and mental health and emotional wellbeing of service users at its heart. Assignment Context and Scenario According to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2019), Out of every four adults, one will experience a mental health condition, and these conditions are the largest single cause of disability in the UK. The report also indicated that mental health diagnoses such as depression are growing and the total prevalence of common mental health disorders vary across regions, with higher proportions in areas with more deprivation, and poverty can be a cause or consequence. You have recently been hired as a research assistant in an NHS hospital to investigate and provide evidence-based guidance and advice on how to improve access to mental health care services. In your pilot study, you met John, a secondary school student and Jane, a care assistant in a nursing home, who has just arrived as a migrant worker in the UK. They both suffer from depression and anxiety and when narrating their ordeals, they explained how the COVID 19 pandemic lockdown had exacerbated their sufferings in terms of access to mental health care and support. What you must do to achieve LO1, LO2 and LO3: Produce a report LO1: Explain the role of research for evidence-based practice in health and social care (Recommended Word limit: 800) As a researcher, you play a significant role to ensure that practices in health and social care follow evidence-based approach. This approach has numerous advantages which include better patient outcomes, increased patient safety and improvement in the delivery of quality services. For evidence-based practice, you have been asked to explain the role of researcher. To do this you should describe the purpose and process of conducting research in enabling evidence-based practice in health and social care. You would also explain the skills and qualities needed to conduct a literature review in health and social care. You should also analyse own current skills and knowledge in being able to conduct a literature review in health and social care towards evidence-based practice. Additionally, you should evaluate the skills required to conduct ethical research to positively influence practice and provision in health, care and support services. LO2: Conduct a review of key literature relating to a research topic towards improvements in care practice (Recommended Word limit: 1000) Review of relevant literature is a key aspect of social research in which current state of knowledge and any recent debates on the research topic is critically examined. As a researcher, you would conduct a literature review using a range of sources relating to the research topic. You should also explain results of literature search that summarises current knowledge about research topic Additionally, you should evaluate the reliability and validity of own literature review. Furthermore, you should critically assess the viability of own project proposal in relation to the literature review conducted critically assessing the viability of own project proposal in relation to the literature review conducted LO3: Develop a project proposal using evidence-based practice (Recommended Word limit: 1500) - (See Research Proposal Guidance and Template below) Assignment Brief – continues HealthCare Practice Unit 4 Page 4 of 11 You will develop a project proposal which will give you the opportunity to present a brief, accurate and coherent summary of your intention and the direction the research will take. You should explain the benefits of evidence-based practice as a method in carrying out research. Also, you would produce a project proposal for a proposed study based on research topic; Additionally, you should justify rationale for proposed research study based on research topic. Lastly you should critically assess the viability of own project proposal in relation to the literature review conducted Research Proposal Guidance and Template • Project Title: The title of your project should reflect the content and context of the research. (Recommended words: 20 or less) • Introduction (statement of the problem): This will be a short background to the study, discussing key problem areas that the research intends to investigate, as well as the current state of knowledge (Recommended words: 300) • Aims and Objectives: Provide an overall aim and two or three objectives that the research will focus on (Recommended words: 150) • Aims and Objectives: Provide an overall aim and two or three objectives that the research will focus on (Recommended words: 150) • Literature review (Use referenced materials): Demonstrate the relevance of your proposed research and how it will contribute to existing body of academic knowledge. (Recommended words: 900) • Research Methodology: Describe the methods you intend to use to achieve your