L.O.1. Explore how communication skills are used in health and social care settings 1.1 Apply relevant theories of communication to health and social care contextsAccording to George Gerbner‚he describes the three main branches of communication studies as; 1.”semiotics” The study of signs and symbols and how they combine to convey meaning in different social contexts‚This branch is mainly concerned with how verbal‚non verbal and aural signs and symbols combine to create messages. 2.Media effects
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(3) there is discrimination against them in other areas of the city. Rents paid are a very high percent of peoples’ incomes. (a) Would the demand for apartments in this area be relatively inelastic or relatively elastic? State why. (b) Would the supply of apartments in this area be relatively inelastic or relatively elastic? State why. 1 (c) Draw the demand and supply curves as you have described them‚ showing the initial equilibrium price and quantity. Label carefully. (d) Now assume the government
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been implemented by a legislature or another governing body of the process of making it by the acts of Parliament. Legislation in health and social care is health and safety. You need to ensure that there is always safe practice when providing care or help. There are policies and regulations that you have to follow to make sure you are safe at work as well as service users and others around you‚ this is to help protect the public. An example of legislation is the Care Standards Act 2000‚ regulations
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“What is the definition of health?” When I was first asked this question at the start of the semester‚ my initial thoughts jumped to a more direct answer that encompassed a person’s physical and mental health; observations of weight‚ musculature‚ neural defects‚ acumen‚ and mental clarity were some of the gauges I considered in determining a person’s measure of health. While I do not consider this definition wrong by any means‚ the defining of a person’s health should not cease on the surface level
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ODETTE SANTOS-FERREIRA Does a full-time wardbased clinical pharmacist increase the quality of care and improve the value for money in Paediatrics? Redesigning‚ monitoring and evaluation of health services Sílvia Figueiredo Title of Project Redesigning‚ monitoring and evaluation of health services Does a full-time ward-based clinical pharmacist increase the quality of care and improve the value for money in Paediatrics? Project Investigator Sílvia Maria dos Reis Figueiredo - Farmacêutica
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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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Understand health and safety in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting Health and Safety at work Act 1974 - An Act to make further provision for securing the health‚ safety and welfare of persons at work‚ for protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of persons at work Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 - any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting‚ putting down
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The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born‚ grow‚ live‚ work and age. These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money‚ power and resources at global‚ national and local levels. Social determinants relate to this issue because it is one of the key things that is influencing teen pregnancy and/or parenthood. It has been proven that teenage girls who have either not done well at school‚ dropped out‚ or do not have a clear idea for their future are the ones
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between maintaining an individuals confidentiality and disclosing concerns. confidentiality means keeping information private. the difference is that if someone told you something that may cause concern you would have to explain to the person that you would have to tell somebody wise for there own safety. if they told you something that was private but didn’t concern a health problem the you would keep it to yourself if they asked you to. explain what is ment by :- equality people are all
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CONFIDENTIALITY THE HISTORY OF CONFIDENTIALITY IN 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
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