Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings – Unit 208 1.1 List legalisation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting The settings in which you work are generally covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA). This Act has been updated and supplemented by many sets of regulations and guidelines‚ which extended it‚ support it or explain it. The regulations most likely to affect your workplace are shown in the following diagram. The Health and Safety at
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Understand health and safety in social care settings (ai) a list of key legislation are COSHH‚ RIDDOR‚ manual handling regulations‚ health and safety (first aid) regulations‚ health and safety at work act‚ Control of Substances Hazardous to Health‚ Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Hygiene Regulations (aii) All of the above mentioned legislations are crucial part of health and safety. Every piece of legislation describes not only clear guidance of responsibilities but also how should we maintain health
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CU1530 Promote Communication in Health‚ Social Care 1.1 People communicate for all types of different reasons‚ we communicate to express a need or desire‚ to share ideas and information‚ to reassure‚ to express feelings‚ socialise‚ to share an experience‚ all essential for building and maintaining relationships. 1.2 Communication in the workplace is an essential tool we use to meet the needs of individuals with ABI/LD‚ great communication skills are integral to the role of a support worker.
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Assessment task- SHC 21 Introduction to communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s setting 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate. The reasons people communicate are: To share information: exchanging information with other staff ‚ parents‚ children and regulators etc.... allows to take the best decision in each situation. It’s important to be able to identify problems and to explain them to other people. For example‚ if a child has once had an allergic
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J/601/1434 CU1530 Promote communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings TASK For each of the criteria produce a statement‚ a couple of sentences is sufficient and then give brief examples from your own work practice or life. This can be written or spoken and recorded. If you use books or websites for research purposes you must reference them within the piece of work and then in a bibliography at the end of the complete portfolio. Make sure you provide clear
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1. Which one of the following statements is true? B. Professional standards can determine if negligence has occurred 2. The major trend in health care today is characterized by B. ambulatory care 3. The Canada Health Act was passed in what year? D. 1984 4. The process of mummification was thought to help advance medicine because B. removal of organs helped Egyptians study anatomy 5. When did physicians became responsible for patient medical records? C. During the eighteenth and nineteenth
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Understand health and safety in social care settings Performance Criteria 1. Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings 1.1. Identify legistation relating to health and safety in social care setting Current legislation and subsequent amendments may include: · Health & Safety at Work Act The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety. Under this Act
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Explain why it is important in a health and social care setting to have secure systems for recording and storing information (HSC028-1.1) In a health and social care setting‚ there are a number of reasons why it is important to have secure systems for recording and storing information. Some of these reasons include: To protect service users’ and even care workers’ private information from unauthorised viewing by third parties (other people who are not supposed to have access to those information)
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Health Care Communication – E-mail HCS/490 - Health Care Consumer - Trends and Marketing April 18‚ 2011 Jean Carucci Health Care Communication – E-mail The advancement of technology has changed all areas of life as it is known in the United States. Health care is no exception to the ever-changing world. Communications between health care providers and patients and between providers within the health care community. E-mail communications have proven beneficial to both patients and health
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PROMOTE COMMUNICATION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S…… 1. – Understand why effective communication is important in the work setting 1.1 - Identify the different reasons people communicate Communication is important within the work place as it help to develop relationships with both service users and service providers. It enables services users to feel confident‚ protected and help them to trust in their carers and services providers. Communicating with colleagues and
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