ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
Use a literature review as a research method to respond to a research question
about a health or social care topic. The topic areas and questions are:
Topic Question
Cost of living crisis and mental health What is the impact of the cost-of-
living crisis on mental health in the UK
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and how are health and social care
services responding to this?
Health and Social Care services for
offenders
What support services are available
for people leaving the criminal justice
system and how do these impact
reoffending rates?
Healthcare for gypsy traveller
communities
What are the experiences of gypsy
travellers in accessing healthcare and
how can services become more
inclusive to these communities?
Choose ONE topic and the related question
Write ONE aim for your project and TWO objectives.
Present your findings in a REPORT format (see details below).
The Report of the literature review must include the following sections:
a) Abstract
b) Introduction
c) Presentation of data
d) A critique of the findings and data from the literature
e) Discussion
f) Conclusion
g) Recommendations
h) Reference list
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
LO 3 Critically appraise and evaluate the evidence in relation to the project topic
to draw relevant conclusions.
a) Analyse and critique the quality of the sources you have used (LO3).
b) Draw conclusions about the quality of the source and about the quality
and relevance of the information produced (LO3).
LO 4 Present and discuss research findings, justifying their relevance in
developing or advancing current health and social practice within the scope of
the topic.
a) Identify and discuss the key findings from your research (LO4).
b) Say how these findings relate to an area of practice or service provision
(LO4).
c) Make a recommendation for a change that would have a positive impact
on professional practice or service delivery in the area you have studied
