Identify and critically discussthe key challenges facing managers in health and social care

KEY CHALLENGES FACING MANAGERS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
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KEY CHALLENGES FACING MANAGERS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Introduction
This essay focuses on the definition and discussion of challenges that face managers in the running of health and social care organizations. Management is a social context that practices learning and influencing people’s behavior. On the other hand, leaders are the influencers of the culture that pervades an organization (Hintea, C. et al. 2009, 92). The management roles also include the supervising the employees and coordinating how they work and are driving forces behind the attainment of organizational goals. Moreover, they make decisions on utilization of resources that include finances, human capital and technology. Summarised below are some contributory factors facing the healthcare system in the United Kingdom.
A demographic shift is the transition from a population experiencing high rates of both birth and death to one that is undergoing suppressed mortality in addition to subdued fertility. Consequently, the society ends up being relatively composed of older citizens. Chief among the factors contributing to an aged citizenry is an improvement in the life expectancy levels (Layte, R. et al. 2009, 1).
The improvement in life expectancy levels is a precursor to the vast strides made in the quality of care that is attributable to technological change. Technological change is the explosion of technolog…