British Healthcare - SEQ

In British Healthcare, we will be looking at the question of which is the best way to manage the National Health Services ( NHS ) in the UK.

To answer this, we need to understand the background of the NHS and also define ( as always ) what it means by "best way" and " manage".

Note also there are 3 factors:
1. Raise productivity
2. Increase spending
3. Improve quality

Typical question:
"The most effective/best way to help manage the National Health Services ( NHS) is through increasing productivity." How far do you agree? Explain.

British Healthcare and the welfare state system

Watch this video. Write down 3 things you have learnt about the British Welfare State.

Video 1



Do you agree with the video's message and with what it says? Why?
What are some of the pros and cons of the British NHS?

Video 2

Situational analysis - Causes of the Iraq-Kuwait Crisis

Examine the information on Iraq, Kuwait and the world situation in 1991. Are you able to identify some possible areas of tension that could arise between Iraq and Kuwait?

(a) What was Iraq like in 1991?
1. Infrastructure destroyed. Just completed a 10 year war with Iran – poverty stricken. Read Page 5 for Iran-Iraq war details.
2. In debt – 230 million in debt for reconstruction
3. Still a military power in the region with world’s 4th largest Army with biological weapons and potential nuclear technology.
4. Saddam Hussein was President.
5. Main Export – oil [ Needed to sell as much oil as possible to pay debt]
6. Owed money to Kuwait – $14 billion
7. Shared a major oil field with Kuwait.
8. Had only 1 port Umm Qasr where oil could be export by sea. Iraq’s port Umm Qasr is directly behind Kuwait 2 islands Bubiyan and Warbah.

(b) What was Kuwait like in 1991?
1. Rich
2. Peaceful
3. Militarily weak
4. Loaned money to Iraq $14 billion to support Iraq during Iran-Iraq war.
5. Main export – oil and was producing a large amount of oil which contributed to the fall in oil prices in 1991
6. Shared a major oil field with Iraq

(c) Global situation
1. Price of oil was falling.
2. Middle Eastern countries were producing a lot of oil.
2. World was dependent on oil from the Middle East including world powers like the United states.

Managing Peace and Security 3

Causes of Iraq and Kuwait war
4.1 Economic problems in Iraq
4.2 Oil Production
4.3 Dispute over territory
Kuwait and Iraq were British colonies.

Managing Peace and Security

Introduction to Managing peace and security: Regional and International Conflict.
Activity 1
Why are we studying this? Why do nations have conflict? Can you recall from Sec 3 Chapter 6?
Think Pair Square
Answer: To understand WHY nations fight so that we can prevent such things for happening to Singapore and this region.

Activity 2
Ask:
 Have you heard of Iraq and Kuwait? In sports?
 What do you know about Iraq? What do you know about Kuwait?
 What do you know about the Middle East?

Activity 3: Where is the Middle East?
Show Map – What do you notice about the map? Think-Pair Square [3 minutes]

Answer: Key points to note regarding map
1. Middle East as part of a larger area - joins Europe, Asia and Africa
2. Persian Gulf [Notice the narrowness of the waterway and the main waterway for Middle Eastern nations.]

Think and discuss and teacher share
What are some things you think the Middle Eastern countries are well-known for? Look at map for some countries which students may be familiar with.
1. Desert and sand dunes
2. Dates
3. Rich people – Why do you think they are rich?
4. Development - Mega-cities [ Dubai in the UAE]

Activity 4:
5. Oil!! [ 10 minutes ]
Think Pair Square
 What is petrol useful for?
 Why is petrol valuable?
 Why do you think nations may want to control the price and production of petrol?

6. Muslims, Christians and Jews – People of different faiths.

Activity 5
Based on what we now know about the Middle East? Why is the Middle East important to the world? Explain. Think-pair-square.

Reading ahead - Managing Peace and Security [ Iraq-Kuwait Crisis]

Watch this video and note down some of the key points.

a) What are you views about this conflict?
b) What are some the reasons why Iraq invaded Kuwait?

Part I




Part II