CU1572 Support use of medication in social care settings 1. Understand the legislative framework for the use of medication in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in social care settings The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments) The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments) The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)‚ COSHH The Mental Capacity Act (2005) The Access to health records Act (1990)‚ The Data Protection
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Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings – Unit 208 1.1 List legalisation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting The settings in which you work are generally covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA). This Act has been updated and supplemented by many sets of regulations and guidelines‚ which extended it‚ support it or explain it. The regulations most likely to affect your workplace are shown in the following diagram. The Health and Safety at
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HSC 3047 Support use of medication in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in social care settings The Medicines Act 1968 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 COSHH The Mental Capacity Act 2005 The Misuse of Drugs Safe Custody Regulations The Data Protection Act 1998 plus equality legislation The Access to Health Records Act 1990 1.2 Outline the legal classification system for medication The classification system relates to The
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Empowering users of Health and Social Care Services The report that follows is a review of the final report from the LA‚ that I will present in the next team meeting. In the discussion I will refer mostly at the National Standards regarding the administration of medication (current UK standards and current legislation‚ national enquiries). To produce a good report‚ I need to include the risks of medication to service users‚ staff and organisation using examples from our context. In order to achieve
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Unit 39- Support Use of Medication in Social care Settings A)1.1 The Medicine act 1968 Governs the manufacture & supply of medicines. This requires that the local pharmacist or dispensing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. He or she can only do this on the receipt of a prescription from an authorised person eg a doctor. According to the law (The Medicines Act 1968) medicines can be given by a third party‚ e.g. a suitably-trained care worker‚ to the person that they were intended
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Health&Social Care (adult) Advanced Diploma including Dementia Pathway Unit CU1572 Support Use of Medication in Social Care Settings 1.1. There are four acts that governs the use of medication in social care settings. a.) The Medicine act 1968 -governs the manufacture & supply of medicines. This requires that the local pharmacist or dispensing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. He or she can only do this on the receipt of a prescription from an authorised person eg a doctor.
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many others. Health and safety laws cover the work condition‚ minimum wage and other laws set basic compensation levels. There is also the Disability Act‚ Manual Handling Operations and Regulations‚ Data Protection Act‚ The Medicine Act‚ General Social Care Council code 2001‚ RIDDOR 1995. 1.2 The main features of current employment legislation cover three areas. Employment rights‚ equalities and discrimination law and also health and safety legislation. this legislation is there to protect me when
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Understand the legislative framework for the use of medication in social care settings. There are different legislations that govern the use of medication within social care settings: The Medicines Act 1968 The Misuse Of Drugs Act 1971 The Safer Management of Controlled Drugs 2006 The Data Protection Act 1998 Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 Mental Capacity Act 2005 The Access to Health Records Act
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PWCS 23 Principles of diversity‚ equality and inclusion in adult social care settings Unit Accreditation Ref H/602/3039 1. Understand the importance of diversity‚ equality and inclusion 1.1 Define what is meant by: • diversity Individual differences. Includes many factors‚ eg. race‚ gender‚ religious and political belief‚ abilities and disabilities‚ age and culture • equality Instilling a balance of fairness and status to all individuals • inclusion accommodating every individual
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Health and social care settings Everyone is an individual and when they need to use the health and social care services it is import they have access to the setting which precisely meets their needs‚ different setting are designed to do just that and the trained staff within those settings have the skills and knowledge to meet those particular needs. Key elements: If everyone who needed support turned up at the same place‚ things would become rather crowded; more importantly‚ not everyone would
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