WGA/3/11
Sponsored by Emmanuelle Yuan, Gabrielle Yuan, Isabella Li, Olivia Ciulla of Ravenwood High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of United Kingdom.
This legislation was filed in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | To the General Assembly: |
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| 3 | Drawing attention to years of poor workforce planning, weak policies, and fragmented |
| 4 | responsibilities, and recognizing the serious staffing crisis in both health and social care; |
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| 6 | Taking note of the worsening situation due to constant pay erosion for the staff and workforce, |
| 7 | funding pressures, and unfriendly pension policies are resulting in a significant number of |
| 8 | healthcare and social care staff retiring or moving abroad in search of better work-life balance and |
| 9 | better pay; |
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| 11 | Recalling the decline of public satisfaction, efficient ambulance wait time, and availability of wards; |
| 12 | Considering that the situation is likely to worsen in 2023 as a cost-of-living crisis puts pressure on |
| 13 | people's physical and mental health; |
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| 15 | Deeply concerned that the National Health Service (NHS) is heading into an unprecedented |
| 16 | financial crisis as the effects of inflation and strikes plunge hospital trusts into alarming levels of |
| 17 | debt; |
| 18 | |
| 19 | Recalling how UK citizens received only 11.9% of the country’s GDP in 2021, leaving the UK |
| 20 | roughly average at best in the amount it spends on health care as opposed to comparator |
| 21 | countries; |
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| 23 | Noting the UKs aging population, where 19% of its population is considered senior citizens. Older |
| 24 | generations require extensive medical care. Being able to implement higher wages, better |
| 25 | facilities, and improved schooling for healthcare workers will increase the quality of life; |
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| 27 | Considering the NHS already consumes roughly 20% of citizens’ taxes, we are reluctant to raise it |
| 28 | any higher; |
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| 30 | The delegates of the United Kingdoms hereby: |
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| 32 | Call upon the United Nations to end this healthcare crisis, |
| 33 | Request to contribute $320,000,000 each year over the course of 10 years to the implementation |
| 34 | of our resolution, |
| 35 | Plan to put this clause into effect by January 2024, |
| 36 | |
| 37 | Urge the fact that the effects of the increased pay in doctors will decrease the charge citizens’ |
| 38 | must pay for their healthcare, |
| 39 | |
| 40 | Declare that increasing funding, providing better pay, and improving working conditions for the |
| 41 | social care workforce will secure a strong foundation for improving our healthcare system, |
| 42 | Exemplify feasible solutions for other countries facing similar challenges. Many fellow UN countries, |
| 43 | such as Chile, Mexico, South Korea, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Estonia, are |
| 44 | faced with similar issues. Hospital employment is declining within these regions, and consequently |
| 45 | putting lives at risk. Wider ranges of healthcare are becoming increasingly difficult to maintain. |
| 46 | |
| 47 | The success of our resolution could enable improvement in these countries as well, |
| 48 | |
| 49 | Bearing in mind past efforts to resolve this issue, such as our attempts to implement more |
| 50 | hospitals, were futile without a reliable and sufficient workforce. We are now aware of our previous |
| 51 | faults and thus present an improved solution. Through this resolution, we hope to directly improve |
| 52 | the situation for our workforce, and encourage the growth and availability of healthcare in our |
| 53 | country, |
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| 55 | Thus encourage the United Nations to support our cause and aid in our efforts to provide more |
| 56 | sustainable funding and accessible healthcare for all UK citizens. |
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