In Australia, certification of deaths is a mandate of either a medical practitioner or a coroner. Medical practitioners major in distinguishing deaths caused by natural causes while coroners identify deaths from unknown sources. In the year 2012, 88.3 per cent of the deaths recorded were those certified by a doctor. Due occurrence of such a high figure, there is need to review the causes of the deaths in order to avoid a repeat of a similar incidence. During the same year, the death of males stood at 50.8% while that of females was 49.2%. Though sex ratio in terms of deaths has been in the decline, the figures are
Client cultural and cultural considerations for service planning.
Client
Contributing factors
Impacts and effects
Consequences and conditions
Experiences of inequality
Homeless person
Death of the main provider.
Abusing drugs
Become drug addicts.
Unable to contribute in the growth of the community since they have no sense of identity.
Person with disability
Occurrence of tragic accidents
Can cause poverty
Become a burden to the community
Unable to perform most of the basic tasks.
long term unemployed
Prolonged ailment.
Failure to meet basic needs.
Can turn to engaging in irresponsible behaviours.
Overreliance to other members of the community.
mental health consumer
Loss of a loved one.
Alienation from others
No association with family members and friends
Unable to provide basic needs to himself.
Elderly person
Continued support by the community
Decreased labour force
Decreased productivity
Unable to do hard jobs since they are weak.
carers
Presence of elderly people in the community.
Give hope to the sick and elderly in the society
Spend most of their time looking after the sick and elderly and have less time to grow their careers.
Unable to perform their personal mandates.
Stakeholder Engagement Plan.
stakeholders
Engagement Strategy
Communication channels
Collaboration Methods
Opportunities for integrated participation.
Potential barriers to participation.
Mechanism to overcome potential barriers
Potential services partnership
Resources required
Time frame
client
Entertaining them at gatherings
Use of face to face conversations.
Transparency toward clients.
Engaging the client in cultural activities.
Lack of trust from the clients.
Application of a cultural inclusion strategy.
A feeling of inclusivity which leads to obtaining of accurate data.
Sound and video recorders, questionnaires.
1-week
community
Forming awareness groups
Videoconferencing to enhance understanding.
Recognition of differed efforts by the community members.
Education and training activities.
Inadequate understanding of the culture of the community.
Prior culture understanding of the community
Adequate understanding of the topic
Pamphlets, visual images in charts.
1-month
Other services and networks
Using phones and computers to aid in visual learning
Use of emails and videoconferencing
Deployment of new world technologies.
Communication activities.
Inadequate competency in application of modern technology
Exposure to modern technology
Better understanding of the outlined topic in comparison to a similar situation where technology is not applied.
Computers,
Mobile phones.
1-week
colleagues
Hosting lunches
Use of face to face conversation.
Ensuring there is teamwork spirit among colleagues.
Introduction of cultural activities.
Inappropriate promotional procedure.
Appropriate promotional procedures.
Improved working relationship hence better results
Pamphlets,
Sound and video recorders.
1-week
Questions to the stakeholders
Stakeholder
Clarifying health and well-being of individuals
Client
I. When is the last time you had a complete body check up by a medical practitioner?
II. When is the last time you felt unwell?
Community
I. Have there ever been any outbreak in the community?
II. What measures have you taken as a community to curb future occurrences of outbreaks?
Stakeholder
Investigating needs and issues of individuals
Other services and networks
I. What types of effective programmes should be fed to our modern technologies gadgets?
II. Does the community and the clients have the necessary literacy to use the gadgets?
Other colleagues
I. Which measures can we take to prevent further deaths?
II. How can we educate the community effectively to curb future occurrences of ailments?
Justification of the individual need chosen.
The large disparity in the deaths certified by a doctor and a coroner requires intense research. In the year 2012, 88.3% of the deaths were certified by a doctor. The coroner only certified the remaining 11.7% of the deaths. This was a clear indication that deaths caused by natural sources were on the rise. Most of these deaths were those caused by diseases and could be avoided. If people are well educated on how to cope with different ailments, the percentage of these deaths will drastically be reduced. More emphasis should however be placed in those areas adversely affected. For instance the New South Wales recorded the highest percentage of 90.7% in comparison to the northern territory which had a 66.8%.
Program Plan Template.
Program Name
Causes of different ailments.
Program description
The program is to aid the community members
Identify ailments in their earlier stages.
objectives
strategies
Resources required
Potential sources of funding
Stakeholder consultation
Personal
responsible
Roles of persons responsible
Potential impacts for service delivery
timeframes
1.
Educate members of public about the signs and symptoms of different diseases.
Sending doctors to interact with the members.
Charts, visual images, doctors.
Government funds.
Community contribution.
By giving the members books and charts.
Medical practitioner.
Highlighting major signs and symptoms.
Increased awareness amongst the members.
2-weeks
2.
Informing the public of the procedure to follow in case of infections.
Educating them on the basic procedures which prevent infections.
First aid toll box, medical practitioners.
Government funds, contribution from the community.
By giving tutorials to members on how to tackle basic illnesses.
Medical practitioner, coroner, nurse.
Outline major procedures followed in medical field.
Reduction of deaths which occur during transportation to medical facilities.
3-days
3.
Educate the members of appropriate preventive measures.
Carrying out vaccinations and informing them the importance of such measures.
Medical equipment, doctors, nurses.
Government funds, contribution from the community.
By administering major vaccines.
Medical practitioner, coroner.
Administer vaccines.
Reduction in the number of deaths which occur during the tender age.
2-weeks
Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project plan.
strategies
Support requirements
Objective monitoring
Risk and sustainability monitoring.
Resource monitoring
Feedback monitoring
Evaluation measures
1.
Broadcasting it through the television, Oral communication.
Enquiring from the members of the community.
Face to face communication with the community members.
Obtaining the arithmetic of the charts given.
Face to face meeting with them.
Decline in the number of recorded deaths by doctors.
2.
Posting it in social media platforms.
Checking hospital records.
Oral communication with the medical practitioners in the fields.
Proper record keeping of the doctors in the field.
Through use of questionnaires.
Reduced illnesses amongst residents
Contingency plan
Potential contingency:
Poor participation
Modifications to the program:
In the event most of the community members fail to turn up due to factors such as unfavourable weather conditions, several measures have to be put in place. Parallel programs should be ran hand in hand with the main program. These programs like sporting activities will no doubt attract huge crowds. However additional funding and more resources will be required. Obtaining the funds will not be complicated since the members of the public are more inclined to contribute to such activities in comparison to the medical program. Volunteers to assist in running the programs will also be required.
Evaluation survey.
1.
How many people participated the event?
2.
What type of questions did the clients pose?
3.
Is there a decline in the number of patients visiting the hospitals?
4.
Is there a decline in the number of deaths recorded?
5.
Did the clients participate in the event positively?
Rating survey
1.
Were the resources adequate?
2.
What changes should be incorporated in the program next time?
3.
What challenges did you face in the field?
4.
Was the program effective in your own opinion?
5.
Were the resources effective in meeting the set objectives?
