Policy Issues Outline HCS/455 – Health Care Policy: The Past and the Future August 22‚ 2011 Laura Connolly Policy Issues Outline I. Medicaid was first created and developed to provide health care services for individuals with low income and limited resources. The government developed funds that would match State funds with Federal funds in order to serve the ill‚ the elderly and children. Team "B" will construct an outline of Medicaid and its development during the stages
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SUPPORTING TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SCHOOLS LEVEL 3 (DIPLOMA) Understand how to safeguard the well being of children and young people |CYP3.4 1.1 Outline current legislation guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. Legislation covering child protection can be divided into two main types‚ criminal law‚ dealing with people who have offended or are at risk of offending against children‚ and civil law‚ which is divided into public law and private
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Health and Safety Issues in Organisations 1. Introduction: One of the very unpleasant things is becoming ill or getting hurt at the work place. According to the HSE (2008)‚ more than 200 people lose their lives a year at work in Britain and also 150 000 reported nonfatal injuries each year. In addition‚ around 2 million people suffer from illness that could be made worse by work. One of the biggest mistakes is that any employer could do is to believe that such things rarely happen in unusual
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Health and Safety GAP Analysis 1. GAP Analysis and GANT chart. This was a good start and gave us something to aim for. We have made some progress but not enough. It didn’t really tackle the serious issues and had a poor starting point in the GAP analysis (should have been a risk assessment). Many initiatives have failed due to poor information flow and management commitment. 2. Management buy-in Not enough support from all Managers at all levels. “We are too busy” was a common phrase
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identification by work analysis – Work that is not done on a static site is probably better analysed by first identifying the different occupations involved and the work people carry out‚ then the hazards they face doing that work. This method is better suited for those work activities where there is a considerable degree of scope for the worker to decide how the task is carried out‚ e.g. tradespeople. This analysis would be applicable for work in construction‚ forestry operations and similar work where people
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accreditation number: Understand health and safety in social care settings PWCS 27 2 4 40 31/08/2015 R/602/3179 Unit purpose and aim This unit is aimed at those who are interested in‚ or new to‚ working in a social care setting. It introduces knowledge and understanding of areas of health and safety required to work in a social care setting. Learning Outcomes The learner will: 1 Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings Assessment Criteria The learner
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mental work in order to earn a living. It is usually a location outside one’s home or place of residence. Common private-sector workplaces in a town or city include factories‚ warehouses‚ stores‚ banks‚ restaurants‚ and hotels. Common public-sector workplaces include government offices‚ schools‚ and libraries. There are also non-profit workplaces such as hospitals and soup kitchens. In rural areas‚ a workplace may be a farm or a ranch. The term "workplace" is also used to describe the work environment
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Q: Explain legal issues‚ policies and procedures relevant to assessment‚ including those for confidentiality‚ health‚ safety and welfare. Ans: For the smooth running of organization or/and to meet the internal and external requirements of awarding bodies‚ it is must to have some legal policies and procedures ready at hand in assessment. If‚ at one hand‚ it helps us go through the whole process of assessment smoothly‚ at the other‚ it builds a confidence among the learners who feel secure in
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Health and Safety Act 1974 The health and safety act provide security for the health‚ safety and well-being of individuals at work‚ this protect them against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of individuals at work‚ this is for controlling and preventing illegal possession or use of dangerous substances also to make more provision with respect to the employment medical advisor. This act also provides a safe working environment. The health safety act has influenced health
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Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) • Sets out duties that employers have to employees and what duties employees have to themselves and others. • Steps employers must take; - Carry out assessments of H & S risks - Make arrangements for any risks found in assessment to be mended. - Keep a record of assessments & adjustments made as a result. - Draw up a H & S Policy and drawing the employees attention to it. - Appointing competent people to carry out H & S adjustments. - Provide clear emergency procedures
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