Pearson L3 AAQ: BTEC Nationals in Health & Social Care (First Teach: 2025)
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Unit 1: Human Lifespan and Development
A: Human growth and development through the life stages
A1.1-1.7 Physical development at each life stage
A1.1-1.7 Intellectual development at each life stage
A1.1-1.7 Emotional development at each life stage
A1.1-1.7 Social development at each life stage
B: Factors affecting human growth and development across each life stage
B1 Genetic factors
B2 Lifestyle factors
B3 Health inequalities
C: Health & social care promotion, prevention & treatment through life
C1 Prevalent health conditions
C2 Health and social care promotion and prevention
C3 Health and social care professionals
C4 Personalised care and multi-disciplinary working
Unit 2: Human Biology and Health
A: Organisation of the human body
A1-A2 Cells and tissues
A3 Energy in the body
A4 Homeostatic mechanisms
B Body systems
B1 The cardiovascular system
B2 The respiratory system
B3 The nervous system
B4 The endocrine and renal systems
B5 The musculoskeletal system
B6 The function of further body systems
C Disorders of the body and effect on body systems
C1.1-1.2 Coronary heart disease and stroke
C1.3-1.4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) and asthma
C1.5 Diabetes
C1.6 Dementia
C1.7 Acquired brain injury
C1.8 Cancer: breast, bowel and lung
Unit 3: Principles of Health and Social Care Practice
A: The principles of health and social care practice
A1 Values essential to health and social care practice
A2 Person-centred care and approaches
A3 Communication in health and social care
A4 Confidentiality
A5 Duty of care
A6 Working with vulnerable children and adults at risk
B: How organisations, legislation and guidance inform practice
B1 Organisations, legislation & guidance affecting health & social care services
B2 Organisation of health and social care services
B4 Using critical thinking skills to draw valid conclusions
C: Effect of Social Determinants & Importance of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
C1 The effect of social determinants on individuals’ health status
C2 Improving health outcomes in practice
C3 Potential barriers to improving health outcomes in practice
Unit 4: Health, Policy and Wellbeing
A: The influence of social policy on public health
A1 Origins and aims of social and public health policy
A2 Factors that influence policy making in health and social care
A3 Groups that influence public health policy
B: Factors affecting public health policy & the impact of addressing them
B1 Social policy development
B2 Factors affecting the development and implementation of social policy
B3 Social policy and its relevance to public health
B4 Measuring the effectiveness of public health policy
Unit 5: Promoting Health Education
A: The purpose of health education
A1 Purpose of health education
A2 The role of health education
A3 Organisations influencing health education
A4 Legislation and regulations impacting on health education
A5 Monitoring the health of the nation
B: Key Health Issues and Priorities and Wellbeing Factors
B1 Health issues and priorities
B2 Factors affecting health and wellbeing
C: Approaches to health education campaigns and their impact
C1 Current and ongoing health education
C2 Models and approaches used in health education to promote health & wellbeing
C3 Planning a health education event
Unit 6: Safe Environments in Health and Social Care
A: Appropriate care environments for individuals at different life stages
A2 The impact of environmental factors and the care experience
A3 Challenges to providing appropriate care environments
B: Legislation, regulations and policies that support safe environments
B2 How duty of care contributes to safe practice
B3 Duty of care and working with vulnerable individuals
C: Monitoring & maintaining safe practice in health & social care environments
C1 Standards and regulation of health and social care in England
C2 Responsibilities for maintaining safe environments
C3 Effective record-keeping in health and social care environments
C4 Poor practice and its impact in health and social care
Unit 7: Health Science
A: Concepts of microbiology relevant to health science
A1 Structure and reproduction of microorganisms
A2 Environmental conditions for the growth of microorganisms
A3 Methods of controlling microorganisms
B: The role of microorganisms in human health and disease
B1 Methods of non-specific defence used by the human body
B3 Transmission routes
B4 Types of infectious disease
B5 The cause and spread of blood infections
C: The factors that can influence the development of diseases and infections
C1 Nutritional deficiency diseases
C2 Chronic dietary disease
C3 Diseases due to environmental factors
D: The impact of diseases and their treatment in a global context
D1 Epidemiology
D2 Factors in controlling disease outbreak
D3 Consequences to society of a disease outbreak
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