25/2/12 Health and safety at work act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering work-related health and safety in the United Kingdom. It sets out a lot of your employers’ responsibilities for your health and safety at work. The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for enforcing health and safety at work. Your employer has a ’duty of care’ to ensure‚ as far as possible‚ your health‚ safety and welfare while you’re at work. They should start
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NRSCS3034 MENTORSHIP IN HEALTH CARE PRACTICE Mentorship Essay. The NMC (2005) describes the mentor as a “nurse‚ midwife or specialist community public health nurse who facilitates learning and supervises and assesses students in the practice setting”. Morton-Cooper and Palmer (1993) see the mentor as “someone who provides an enabling relationship which in turn facilitates another’s personal growth and development. They later went on to say in (2000) the mentor takes on numerous roles whilst
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Equality Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care. In this essay you will be able to identify what the meaning of Equality‚ Diversity and Rights are. This following essay will also contain how diversity can benefit the society‚ an explanation as to why promoting equality‚ diversity and rights are important within health and social care and how these can be maintained and also an explanation of given terminologies on equality. Equality is what all humans are entitled to‚ whether they
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Health Needs Assessment of Local Community In this essay I will concentrate on the profile of chosen area in order to determine its health needs. The profile will focus on the key areas of health and social care‚ and housing in relation to health and wellbeing of people over 65years of age leaving with long term conditions in the area. I will also look at the role of the health professionals and other agencies providing and promoting health and social care. My chosen area is the Royal Borough
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Occupational Safety and Health in Bangladesh Introduction The occupational health and safety service in Bangladesh is still in the developmental stage. Here the occupational health & safety refers mainly to needs of workers of industries or some manufacturing processes but does not completely cover all occupations of the country. The main laws related to occupational health & safety in this country is the Factory Act 1965 and the Factory Rule of 1979. There are a number of other laws and
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Unit 1: promoting communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings. 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate. As a care assistant effective communication is a vital skill in the workplace‚ on an everyday basis. I use all of these below to help promote and ensure the wellbeing of all service users and my colleagues. People communicate to: ➢ express needs and wishes ➢ Share ideas‚ information and knowledge ➢ reassurance
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is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974? The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 sets out the general day to day activities within the Workplace‚ that employers or employees may face when they are working. It outlines the possible hazards and risks within the workplace‚ and ways to minimise that risk or prevent the incident from recurring. This health and safety law has been reviewed in 1994 and again in 1999 and says that good management and common sense is what is needed to be able to tackle
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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 implied minimum
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self-confidence would be affected because everyone surrounding the individual would know that the individual suffers from dementia. This would also affect their social life because no one would want to associate with someone who regularly forgets what is happening around them. If the individual is taken to a residential home it becomes easier for them because care workers would be helping the person to try and recollect their memories if they can. The self-esteem of an individual who is having difficulties in
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3.1 DEMONSTRATE ACTIONS THAT MODEL INCLUSIVE PRACTISE. Inclusive practice is a process of identifying‚ understanding and breaking down barriers to participation and belonging. It ensures that everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. In an inclusive environment there is recognition‚ acceptance and celebration of differences and similarities. Medical and Social model of disability are two issues to understand of Inclusive practise for children and young people Medical model of disability This
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