QUESTION

1. Chevening is looking for individuals that will be future leaders or influencers in their home countries. Explain how you meet this requirement, using clear examples of your own leadership and influencing skills to support your answer.
   (minimum word count: 50 words, maximum word count: 500 words)

   2. Chevening is looking for individuals with strong networking skills, who will engage with the Chevening community and influence and lead others in their chosen profession. Explain how you meet this requirement, using clear examples of your networking skills, and outline how you hope to use these skills in the future.
   (minimum word count: 50 words, maximum word count: 500 words)

                                                                 SAMPLE SOLUTION

The NHS utilizes different approaches to deliver quality care and support for the UK population. The CCGs or commission groups support this agenda by working directly with patients in boroughs. In East Sussex, our CCG is tasked with working with the community and the health department towards the management of Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia which affects adults especially at old age of 65 years and over causing poor functioning of the brain. Eventually, this elderly person is forced to depend on the help of caregivers to deliver on their mandate, and the help of assistive tools to be safe and efficient within their environments. In extreme cases, they also need financial support since at their age, most of these populations ae not working and their pensions are inadequate to meet their growing needs.

At East Sussex, the population of older people (65+) is highest than any other age group and expected to grow in future. East Sussex is a preferred retirement location due to its peaceful and healthy environment. This is causing many elderly persons to migrate to the location. Ostensibly, dementia prevalence in the region continues to increase compared to the UK’s national average and the elderly population is also increasingly dependent on the government. Our CCG recognizes this growing demand for support and thereby seeks to ensure better aging for these elderly people through implementation of specific initiatives that would ensure better care. Since the CCG aims at working for two years prior to seeking an extension for the quality work, the overall initiatives will be divided into: adult social care, health and wellbeing of our older people, and mental health and dementia. The main objective will be to understand the current challenges, control the issues then provide alternatives together with the community.