1. name 3 different laws or legislations 1.Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 ‚ also referred to as HASAW or HSW‚ is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment. 2.Health and Social Care Act 2008 The Health and Social Care Act 2008 established
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CONFIDENTIALITY THE HISTORY OF CONFIDENTIALITY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. One of the oldest documents we can find about confidentiality is the Hippocratic Oath what was written in the 4th century BC. We all know that nurses are not taking this oath‚ but we are bound to the same confidentiality regulations as doctors and other health professionals including social workers. Untrained or ancillary workers should not have access to patient’s records and there is no need for them to know certain confidential
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OUTCOME 1: Know the statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers within own area of work 1.The aspects of employment covered by law Contracts of employments and your rights at work‚working hours and holiday entitlement‚sickness and sickness pay‚maternity/paternity rights‚equal pay and the national minimum wage 2.The main features of current employment legislation The employment rights act 1996‚The national minimum wage act 1998‚The sex discrimination act 1975‚ Health and safety
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built a foundation to help us understand health disparities and health equity‚ as well as why health equity is important for everyone. Considering that the United States spend more per capita on healthcare than any other developed nation‚ yet continues to have subpar overall health scores throughout our populations (David Squires‚ Chloe Anderson‚ U.S. Healthcare from A Global Perspective)‚ describes a deep-seeded health inequality‚ which results in fewer health benefits throughout. It has been researched
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Explain the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in a health and social care context. The role of effective communication is very important in a health and social care unit as‚ without it‚ it will be very hard to communicate with the clients. But also communication is the process of sharing information‚ thoughts and feelings between people through speaking‚ writing or body language. Effective communication extends the concept to require that transmitted content is received
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BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL (HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE) L5 Unit 2: Principles in Health and Social Care Practice Centre Name: East End College of Business & Computing Centre No: 10562 Learner’s Name: Assessor’s Name: Miss O Okuwobi Assessor’s Signature: Date: 04/02/2013 Date Issued: 04/02/2013 First Submission Date: Final Submission Date Feedback Date: 10/04/13 20/10/13 19/03/2013 (Task 1 and Task 2 23/09/2013 (Task 3 and Task 4) 01/04/2013(Task 1 & 2) 01/10/2013 (Task 3&4) Learner Declaration
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PWCS 024 Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care. Complete the table below and give 4 possible signs or symptoms for each (PWCS 024 1.1‚1.2) Type of Abuse | Signs and symptoms | Physical Abuse | Signs – bruises‚ cuts‚ burnt‚ broken bones‚ open wounds…Symptoms – withdrawn‚ aggressive behaviour‚ emotionally disturbed… | Sexual Abuse | Signs – bruises‚ vaginal or anal bleeding‚ infections… Symptoms – withdrawn‚ agitated‚ angry‚ aggressive‚ nervous‚ humiliated… | Emotional/psychological
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Communication in Health and Social Care. In order to achieve‚ I will explain the role of Effective communication and Interpersonal Reaction in a Health and Social Care setting context. I will also discuss theories of communication such as Formal and Informal communication. In order to have good communication skills it is important to understand the effectiveness of communication and interaction formed between people. Explain the role of Effective Communication and Interpersonal Interaction in a Health and
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AS Health and Social care Coursework Unit 2 – Communication in care settings. F911. Coursework guidance and requirements This piece of coursework is out of 50 marks. You will be assessed through four assessment objectives (AO) Time line for assignment submissions- all work to be handed in during the timetabled class of the week identified. Deadlines will be identified in class. Evidence to be submitted Task 1- written work‚ bibliography/source list Task 2- Written work
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1. Define and discuss the importance of organization culture when planning organisational change program? To define very simply‚ organisational change programs specifically aim to improve the way in which organisations operate in order to be able to withstand inevitable environmental impacts such as technological upheavals‚ recessions‚ global competitiveness and unpredictable social trends (Brown 2011). Before considering the delicate relationship between organisational change and organisational
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