Practice and care deliveryIn this essay I will explore the areas of practice and care delivery. Demographic factors have a direct impact on the planning and delivery of all types of services, non-statutory and statutory. Analyzing these characteristics will enable planners to plan the provision of health, social, education and early childhood services to meet the needs of service users at a local level. Effective planning of care practices and service provision aims to respond to evolving needs and priorities at the local level, but also takes into account national priorities. Demographic influences include the following: population health needs; disability; age distribution of the population; unemployment; number of single-parent families; the number of elderly An example of demographics that influence service provision is the mortality rate and morbidity rate. Mortality statistics provide a good starting point for describing a health problem, from which a more detailed investigation can begin. They provide data for studies to examine the pattern of disease causes across populations and places, to analyze changes over time, to understand differences between population groups (for example, by occupation), and to study health inequalities. Morbidity: Measures that indicate the consequences of living with chronic diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, stroke and diabetes. The health status of a population has a significant impact on the use and allocation of healthcare resources. - This affects planning and provision of resources in the area because high mortality and morbidity rates in an area mean a greater need for fostering and adoption programs as people in this area will be m...... middle of paper... ... suicide risk, where appropriate. Recommended or arranged treatment. Follow-up arrangements, When a patient has been to a doctor's appointment, it is vital that the family doctor receives basic information quickly. This must include accurate details of medications prescribed and when a particular medication should be discontinued, if it is intended to be short-term. GPs vary in their ability to diagnose and manage psychiatric problems, but the short consultation times in general practice make mental testing difficult to do and GPs can focus too narrowly on solutions such as prescribing drugs . Psychiatrists can diagnose and treat the patient more accurately and work with the GP's knowledge of the patient: the GP can see the service user on a more regular basis and consult regularly with the psychiatrist to check that the patient is progressing in treatment