Healthcare Consent legislation applies to everyone above the age of 18 (some places 16) and has the following rights (Ref 1) 1) The right to give or refuse consent 2) The right to choose a particular form of healthcare on any grounds including moral or religious grounds 3) The right to revoke consent 4) The right to expect that a decision to give‚ refuse or revoke consent will be respected 5) The right to be involved to the greatest degree possible in all case planning and decision making
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Unit 2: Health and Social Care Values Task 2B Confidentiality Confidentiality Is vital as it protects a individual from personal information being shared. Trust is really important between the service user and the service provider. It depends on whether the user is confident that the personal information will be kept confidential. An example of confidentiality in a health and social care setting is adhering to the data protection act which means that any data that is related
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Social care values and principles and their influence in practice INTRODUCTION In this essay I will explain the importance and relevance of values to social care‚ while describing how they impact on care practice. I will also offer my interpretations of ‘Social Justice’ and ‘Individual Worth’‚ considering the influence of psychology and sociology on these social care values. IMPORTANCE AND RELEVANCE OF VALUES In social care‚ ‘values’ can be regarded as particular types of beliefs that people
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BTEC NATIONAL Subsidiary Diploma Level 3 in Health and Social care UNIT 48 Exploring Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care. Teacher Name: Ms C Jumpp-Graham Guided Learning Hours: 60 hours Assessment Type: Internal 2012-2013 UNIT 48 ASSIGNMENT – Exploring Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care. IntroductionThis assignment is made up of a number of tasks which‚ when successfully completed‚ are designed to give you sufficient
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Informed consent is when a patient gives permission for a treatment or procedure with knowledge of all possible consequences. In the case of Canterbury vs. Spencer‚ Canterbury was given all of the information about the procedure. In this particular case it seems that even though the patient did not have all the information‚ there really was not any type of unwanted effects after the surgery. The court ruled in favor of the doctor‚ however if this case is judged only on issues of informed consent‚ there
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HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. One of the oldest documents we can find about confidentiality is the Hippocratic Oath what was written in the 4th century BC. We all know that nurses are not taking this oath‚ but we are bound to the same confidentiality regulations as doctors and other health professionals including social workers. Untrained or ancillary workers should not have access to patient’s records and there is no need for them to know certain confidential information. A famous author in social work‚
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Informed consent is the permission the client gives to the therapist or professional to disclose information to another party regarding personal information of the client (Pope‚ & Vasquez‚ 2011). This would also include if the parent’s give informed consent for the therapists or professional to disclose information of a minor. Another important aspect of informed consent is the information given to the client; like what the client is there to accomplish‚ the type of therapy or assessment instruments
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Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Task A Booklet Create a booklet about safeguarding‚ which can be used as a reminder for people who work in the care profession. The booklet must: Ai Describe in your own words what is meant by the following types of abuse: • Physical abuse – Body harm. Bruising‚ fear… • Sexual abuse – Forcing sexual behaviour. Bruising around genital areas‚ fear from p/care… • Emotional/psychological abuse –Verbal abuse to maintain
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in health and social care as they help them to: develop positive relationships with people using services and their families and friends‚ so they can understand and meet their needs develop positive relationships with work colleagues and other professionals share information with people using the services‚ by providing and receiving information report on the work they do with people. Oral/verbal method of communication Effective communication is essential in all care settings as part
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Monitoring report on the Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce November 2010 Ofqual/10/4792 Monitoring report on the Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce Contents Executive summary .................................................................................................... 2 Recommendations ................................................................................................
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