demonstrate: the implications of duty of care. understanding the support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise. the knowledge to respond to complaints. The implications of duty of care. Duty of care Health and social care organisations have what is called a duty of care towards the people they look after. That means that they must do everything they can to keep the people in their care safe from harm. It is not only the care establishment that needs to prioritise the safety
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Manage health and social care practice outcomes for individuals 1. Understand the theory and principles that underpin based practice Explain outcome based practice In 1990 health care providers had just began to discover what appeared to be a very powerful tool for reducing variation in patient care practices - clinical paths. A clinical path includes descriptions of key events that‚ if performed by caregivers as described‚ are expected to produce the most desirable outcomes for patients
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working and continuity of care. It also ensures any health and safety issues are recognised and reported. All carers attend hand over at the beginning of each shift and also complete communication books after attending an individual‚ thereby keeping other staff informed and aware of current situations within the workplace. Individuals communicate with carers to express their needs and preferences and to ensure they are met. As a carer I would discuss the options and choices available to the individual
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welfare state with social security‚ NHS‚ free education‚ council housing and full employment. After the war‚ the labour government tried to make this vision come true. The issues that needed to be tackled were want‚ disease‚ ignorance‚ squalor‚ idleness. Class notes During my lifetime I have used many services that provide health and social care such as hospitals‚ nursery‚ doctors‚ playgroups‚ schools‚ health visitors‚ etc. We have all used some of these health care providers and found
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(1998) ‘ ‘people who are overweight have told their doctors that they eat no more and sometimes even less that their friends but they still get fat. He argued that is not true because he tested thousands of overweight people and every single one had a normal metabolism’’. This belief or myth has interested me to do research on obesity and find out whether “we are what we eat or whether genetics is to blame for being overweight as well as obesity”. Obesity has always been a controversial topic and this
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comfortable to talk to you about their personal issues. For example in a profession like counselling‚ the service user will need to meet and become acquainted with the counsellor before they will feel at ease and ready to open up. In some health or social care settings‚ such a counselling‚ you may have a mentor whom you see if you
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LO1 Understand perceptions of health‚ disability‚ illness and behaviour 1.1 analyse concepts of health‚ disability‚ illness and behaviour in relation to users of health and social care services 1.2 assess how perceptions of specific needs have changed over time 1.3 analyse the impact of legislation‚ social policy‚ society and culture on the ways that services are made available for individuals with specific needs LO2 Understand how health and social care services and systems support
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CORE CONCEPTS OF HEALTH 1 What might be the impact of socio economic status or gender or ethnicity (the social determinants of health) on the ’experience ’ of health and illness‚ focus particularly on those of older people? Disparities in health exist in various forms due to age‚ gender‚ socio economic status or other lifestyle factors and are often referred to as ‘the causes of the causes’. This short essay
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worked‚ Discrimination‚ Health and safety‚ Holiday entitlements‚ Redundancy and dismissal‚ Training‚ Disciplinary procedures‚ Union rights and consultation‚ among many others. Labour law covers the deal between employee and employer. Health and safety laws cover the work conditions‚ and minimum wage and other laws set basic compensation levels. We also have the Disability Act‚ Manual Handling Operations and Regulations‚ Data Protection Act‚ The Medicine Act‚ General Social Care Council code 2001‚ RIDDOR
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A guide for social care workers How the environment promotes well being To promote good wellbeing through the environment that service users live in is really important as it includes the surroundings that they live in and also the personal property of the service users. Some examples of how to do this are; Consulting with the service user on how they would like their room to be decorated and where they want their own personal belongings. Ensuring that any cultural needs are met whether this
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