administration of medication. The Medicines Acts 1968 and various amendments cover the legal management of medication. While care staffs are not expected to have detailed knowledge of the legislation‚ they do need to be aware of the legal difference between types of drugs and the legal framework that allows them to handle medicines on behalf of the service user. The following is a list of legislation that has a direct impact upon the handling of medication within a social care setting. The Medicines
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CT235 Introduction to Duty of Care in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings. Understand the implications of duty of care. Define the term ‘duty of care’. All health and social care organisations have a duty of care towards any one that they may look after no matter what their age may be. This basically means that we must do what we can to keep a person of any age in our care safe from harm. Describe how the duty of care affects own work role. I must at all times
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criminal. The staff whose jobs were to care and help patients were shown to be abusing them. Six former members of staff at Winterbourne View hospital were jailed for the terrible crimes they committed * The patients experienced emotional abuse. For example – shouts of abuse to a point where; the content of words used were so harsh‚ hurtful and the only way to describe such words are as such as that they were an expression of anger administered to vulnerable people to a point that the staff worked themselves
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Level 2 Certificate for the children & Young People’s Workforce Introduction to Communication in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings. To be able to understand why communication is important in the work setting I will have to look at the different areas of communications and in this section I will identify the different reasons why people would communicate with each other‚ look at how effective and adverse communication affects all the aspects of my work and finally
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International Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Module Overview This module introduces you to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). This is the idea that‚ in addition to their primary function of making money for the benefit of shareholders‚ businesses have a wider responsibility to the society in which they exist. Although some business people and economists continue to argue that this in not what businesses are for‚ and quote Adams Smith’s dictum that ‘I have never known much good done by
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7 The Road to Revolution‚ 1763–1775 Chapter Themes Theme: The American Revolution occurred because the American colonists‚ who had long been developing a strong sense of autonomy and self-government‚ furiously resisted British attempts to impose tighter mercantilist imperial controls and higher taxes after the French and Indian War in 1763. The political ideals of “republicanism” and “radical Whiggery” (the latter focused especially on liberty) caused Americans to see British actions in the worst
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also be helpful‚ if possible‚ to vary the times at which food is provided‚ so that people can choose the tome at which they wish to eat rather than having to fit in with the arrangements of their care setting. Of course‚ this is not easy as there are always considerations about staffing and running any care facility. Knowing the types of food and drink a person likes will help to build a trusting relationship. Some people choose not to eat meat because of their concern for animals. Some people have
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Social Care Theory for Practice DH3K 34 Tutor’s Support Pack Angus College Dundee College John Wheatley College North Glasgow College May 2006 © COLEG Social Care Theory for Practice Tutor’s Support Pack First published November 2005 © Colleges Open Learning Exchange Group (COLEG) – Material developed by Angus College‚ Dundee College‚ John Wheatley College and North Glasgow College. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior written consent of COLEG‚ except
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Health and Social Care Assignment UNIT 1 - PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW In this assignment‚ you will complete tasks to demonstrate your understanding of the importance of communication in adult social care settings‚ and ways to overcome barriers to meet individual needs and preferences in communication. You will also address the issue of confidentiality. TASKS There are two task to this assignment. TASK 1 2 EVIDENCE Short answer questions
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SCH 31: Promote communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1.1 There are many different reasons why we communicate. One of the main reasons we communicate is to express are needs. This starts from when we are babies crying to alert those who are caring for us that we are hungry‚ tired‚ scared‚ hungry or simply want some comfort. As we get older the reasons for communication increase‚ we use communication to socialise ‚ build relationships and maintain those relationships
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