System with the effect of policies and legislations in England Health care system Contents Title 1 Introduction 3 Literature review 3 Conclusion 9 References 11 Introduction Health service is defined as a top most service that is related to the diagnosis and treatment of disease‚ or the promotion‚ maintenance and restoration of health (Capezuti‚ Siegler and Mezey‚ 2007). There are personal and non personal health services. In UK‚ National Health Service (NHS) launched in the year
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Humiliation‚ verbal abuse‚ Threats of harm or abandonment; harassment‚ Prevention from receiving services or support‚ Deprivation of social or any other form of contact‚ Controlling‚ Intimidation. • Sexual - Such as: Sexual acts to which the vulnerable adult has not or could not have consented‚ or to which they were pressurized into consenting‚ Rape or sexual assault. • Financial - Such as: Theft‚ Pressure in connection with wills‚ fraud or exploitation‚ misuse of property possessions
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and protection in relation to | | |concept of safeguarding and the |vulnerable adults it is important to highlight that there is an overlap between the 2 concepts‚ the | | |concept of protection in relation to |differences are not as clear cut and established as perhaps first anticipated. The process of | | |vulnerable adults. |safeguarding of adults has stemmed from the overall fields of adult protection
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Society and the Vulnerable What does it mean to be “vulnerable” and who are they? Being vulnerable is anyone who is helpless‚ defenseless‚ weak‚ or susceptible. Which for the most part is anyone. But specifically I believe the vulnerable are anyone who are homeless or living in poverty. Over the years many charities‚ organizations‚ and homes have been established for people living under these circumstances. The organizations and charities have helped these people drastically when it
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Outline the most serious threats posed to the physical environment and vulnerable populations by soil degradation Soil degradation is the decrease in the quality and quantity of soil caused by agriculture and industrial purposes. Types of soil degradation are water and wind erosion‚ physical degradation and chemical degradation. Some of these are human causes and some are physical causes. Overgrazing‚ deforestation‚ overpopulation‚ fertilizer and pesticide use and conflict are some examples of
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Priorities and Responses Fire can be a very dangerous thing and is very unpredictable‚ this is why it may cause panic in the if you are at the scene of one. The first step in when a fire is happening is too let everyone in the building know what is going on‚ you do this by raising the fire alarm for everyone to hear‚ and then for someone to ring emergency services. Although it may cause panic and distress it must be done so people start evacuating the building. However the health care professional
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Before the end of the year 2011 the world can expect the population to hit an historic accomplishment of reaching seven billion people. The birth of this seven billionth baby will happen sometime in “October or November” (Nagarajan). This baby will most likely be born in India due to India having the highest fertility rate of “fifty one babies every minute” (Nagarajan). So is this an accomplishment for humans beating nature by populating the Earth? Or on the other hand will humans soon have to come
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Problems Related to Population Growth Population growth is a major issue within today’s world‚ with the rapid and exponentially increasing rate of population growth causing problems with overcrowded areas affecting the business environment as well as everyday life. The world’s population is at an estimated 7 billion people (BBC‚ 2011) and ‘at today’s rate‚ population would skyrocket by 2100‚ to 27 billion from today’s 7 billion’. (Harvard Gazette‚ 2012). Sourced from
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STUDENT ID: 21162896 MODULE TITLE: SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTING VULNERABLE ADULTS. MODULE CODE: NS40018/W ESSAY TITLE: SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. The aim of this essay is primarily to identify and discuss the reasons for and factors contributing to the vulnerability of adults with learning disabilities who come in contact with the criminal justice system. This essay will offer the rational for selecting this
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Technology and the future Crystal Jackman Gerontology Education Capstone GEN 497 Lauren Hall-Davis 08/05/2013 This report will cover the significance of technology and the aging population. It will discuss the importance these technological changes will make in the lives of the elderly and the problems that may occur because of these same changes. It is important to study these changes and how they may affect us to prepare for how we can best handle this changing world and prevent
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