Unit 1 Principles for implementing duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1 Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice (a) What it means to have a duty of care in one’s own work role A duty of care is a legal obligation to all Health and Social carers and professionals who have to act in the best interests of individuals and others‚ also not to act or fail to act in a way that results in harm. This duty of care can be a general
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Hours worked‚ minimum wage‚ discrimination‚ redundancy and dismissal‚ health and safety‚ training‚ holiday entitlements‚ union rights and consultation‚ disciplinary procedures and 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
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Ethical Principles Within the healthcare field‚ a worker will have to make some ethical decisions. These decisions may be easy‚ but most will be hard to make. There are certain code of ethics a healthcare worker needs to follow in order to create the best work environment for them and for the patients. These are set so that everyone has an equal understanding of the ethics. One example from the code of ethics is‚ “the health care worker provides adequate and continuous care for all patients regardless
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Marginalisation‚ means being pushed to the margins of society‚ this means that you are unable to participate in the health and care services that are available. In health and social care no one should be marginalised no matter what their background is circumstances‚ sexual orientation on health status. * Disempowerment means that a group of people are discriminated‚ by the health professions it could be the nurses in the hospital discriminating against the group of people; this also means that
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current job role is as a care assistant. When I started this job management gave me a clear guidance and what is expected from me. They described the duties and responsibilities of the role to me. I am responsible for providing support to the service users‚ which includes : personal care‚ assisting with eating and medication‚ assisting in toileting‚ supporting to use services and facilities. I attend regular refresher courses and training‚ which help me how to do my work and duties better. I receive
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Questions On Health Care Systems Health And Social Care Essay Define and explain the differences between primary health care and higher level health care (secondary and tertiary). A person’s first level of contact‚ with regards to the health system is known as Primary Health Care (French‚ S.‚ Old‚ A.‚ & Healy‚ J. (2001)). It is necessary‚ usually community based‚ health care aimed to be reachable to all everywhere and delivering health care nearer to people’s homes and workplaces (Gillies A.
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composition Assignment overview In this assignment‚ you will complete tasks to demonstrate your knowledge of the importance of effective communication in adult social care settings‚ and ways to overcome barriers to meet individual needs‚ wishes and preferences in communication. You will also address the principles and practices relating to confidentiality. Tasks There are two tasks to this assignment. A Short answer questions B Case study This
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Social Class Influence on the Individual “Poor as a church mouse” vs. “born with a silver spoon in your mouth” are contrasting themes in this book of hardships and life trials. In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ the main character Pip interacts with characters of various social groups. These groups directly or indirectly‚ help Pip understand his own opportunities and purpose in life. From these interactions‚ it becomes clear that social class influences how people interact and view one another
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Value is a word that has long instigated apprehension among specialists who speculate it of being a “cost reduction. Nevertheless‚ a growing number of health care organizations now describe it as a value for patients as a central goal. As mentioned by (Eenennaam‚ V. (2010)‚ ‘Value-Based Health Care promotes health management‚ clinical management and decision making.’ As healthcare sectors progressively focus on a comprehensive level of factors that influence health outcomes - drugs‚ medical technology
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Engage in Personal Development in Health and Social Care 1. Research two different reflective models. Examples are Gibbs‚ Kolb and Christopher Johns. Briefly describe and compare them. I looked at all three reflective models and chose to describe Johns and Kolb. The Johns model is very in-depth and seems to target a wider area of thought and contemplation. It would also be a good tool to discuss with another more senior member of staff‚ who would have their own emotional response to each situation
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