1. Damages are monetary payments awarded for a legally recognized wrong. Damage also refers to any injury‚ impairment‚ or other loss to person or property. Damages are a legal remedy. 2. The three main categories of damages are compensatory damages‚ nominal damages‚ and punitive damages. 3. Compensatory damages are monetary payments designed to restore an injured party to his or her position prior to suffering the injury or other loss. They seek to make the plaintiff whole. 4. Compensatory damages
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hospital and intermediate care This guide has been supported by RCN PUBLISHING ESSENTIAL GUIDE ESSENTIAL GUIDE Written by Hazel Heath‚ independent nurse consultant for older people‚ Deborah Sturdy‚ nurse adviser older people at the Department of Health‚ and Amanda Cheesley‚ service manager intermediate care‚ South Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust Contents 3 3 3 4 6 13 14 Introduction Department of Health guidance The ten operating principles Person-centred care and patient empowerment
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College London HND Health and Social Care Management Principles of Health and Social Care Practice John Egharevba INTRODUCTION This essay is about the principles of practice in health and social care. It is going to discuss how it is applied when dealing with person-centred care with users of health and social care services‚ and it will also analyse how policies‚ legislation‚ regulation and codes of practice are applied in health and social care settings when providing care for service users
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socio-cultural factor that will fundamentally affect health and social care organisations in Malta is the media. Media is the means of communication. It is a communication channel through which several types of information such as news and data‚ are circulated. The media is one of the main factors that will have a huge impact on health and social care organisations as it can be a way of amending the patient’s familiarity with the health and social care organisation he or she is treated in. Due to more
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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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Yvonne Farnley Unit 4222-205 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care (HSC 024) Outcome 1 Know how to recognise signs of abuse 1. Define the following types of abuse. * Physical abuse - can vary from hitting‚ biting‚ slapping‚ force feeding and pinching. To cause physical pain‚ injury or other physical suffering to a service user. * Sexual abuse - forcing a service user to take part in any sexual activities‚ performing sexual acts
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Practice of Health in Social Care Principles and Practice of Health and Social Care Assignment In health and social care settings there are principles which govern the practice of healthcare workers to ensure that quality care is provided for service users. This essay will discuss how principles of support are implemented in health and social care practice. It will also explain the theories that underpin health and social care practice
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PIES AO4 – A3 How does the Derby Health Service meet the needs of Sophie? Individual service users have a range of needs‚ which must be met‚ including physical‚ intellectual‚ emotional ad social needs. In my case study‚ a care worker‚ a nurse and a doctor who in turn identified Sophie’s range of needs carried out Sophie’s care assessment. They then developed a plan to meet Sophie’s needs. This next section covers a range of approaches used in Health and Social Care to help services and practitioners
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UNIT 4222-223 SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS TO MEET PERSONAL CARE NEEDS 1.2 Establish the level and type of support an individual needs for personal care To establish the level and type of support an individual needs I would ask the individual how much help they need‚ what they are comfortable with and anything they may be worried about. I would read the risk assessment‚ as it would give me information on my client’s ability to participate and highlight any possible risks. I would promote independence‚ encouraging
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Social care is conveyed by a wide range of associations and experts‚ and inside families and societies. Those that provide social care are the ones that work in the health and social care sector such as social workers‚ nurses‚ registered managers‚ supervisors and occupational therapist. Many people who provide social care aren’t paid. “Carers provide all sorts of practical support: help cooking meals‚ help with the washing‚ just keeping someone company; they also help with benefits and other financial
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