Legislation relating to health and safety in a health or social care work setting; • Health and Safety at Work Act (HASWA) 1974 - ensures the health and safety of everyone who may be affected by work activities. • Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (MHSWR) 1999 - requires employers and managers to carry out risk assessments to eliminate or minimise risks to health and safety. • Workplace‚ (Health‚ Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 - minimises the risks to health and safety associated
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Welcome to your new role in Social Care. It is one in which you will make a difference to the lives of the people you work with. You will be looking after vulnerable people‚ who may need help physically and/or emotionally. To help you do this there is a set of values and principles that you must adhere to. The principles and values – Individuality Everyone is different the way we live‚ the way we have our tea or coffee‚ when we choose to eat or drink. What we would like to be called. Check
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Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care By Andrew Ryan Hanley Types of Abuse Physical: Physical abuse is deliberate physical force that may result in bodily injury‚ pain‚ or impairment. Both old and young people can be physically abused. Physical abuse includes the smashing of furniture and personal belongings‚ being pushed or shoved‚ being held against your will‚slapped‚ bitten‚ kicked‚ pinched‚ punched‚ choked or ducked under water‚ threatened or hurt with
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HEALTH AND SAFETY IN SOCIAL CARE IT’S NOT JUST A JOBSWORTH We as a sector have to follow many rules and regulations. These are set out by the Government and even the company you will work for. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 covers many subjects‚ and as a sector we follow this‚ as this not only protects the employer and employee but also the people we provide care for. SHOCKING FAILURES – IT’S WHY WE NEED TO OBEY THE LAW There have been many reports in the press
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(Csp.org.uk‚ 2014). Reflective practice allows us to evaluate how we provide care and to learn from both good and bad outcomes. It is important to be open‚ honest and critical when reflecting on our work. A diary may be utilised to help you reflect by yourself or you may find it beneficial to work with a colleague working through the findings together‚ (group supervision). When working within a team there are different personalities‚ Walton and McKibbin‚ (2008) identify the importance of adapting
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satisfying doctor-patient relationship.” In the healthcare setting where I work‚ we encounter many different languages‚ beliefs and cultures that have different worldviews that can lead to confusion‚ misinterpretation and misunderstanding but we have to find ways to be able to give our patients vital information regarding their health that way they are able to make decisions regarding their health. Effective communication with patients is vital to the safety and quality of care. Barriers to this communication
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Communication 1 Understand why communication is important in the work setting: 2.1 Identify different reasons why people communicate Communication are more important in different aspect of working area‚ however‚ there are one to four reason but not the last such as to: (a) Give information: (b) Make a point: (c) Outline a concern: (d) Express a need: 1a- Give information about
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1- Understand legislation‚ policies and procedures relevant to administration of medication. Legislation: Health and Social Care Act; the Medicines Act and The Misuse of Drugs Act. Guidelines could include the Nursing Midwifery Guidelines for the management of medicine administration - registered nurses have to abide by this set of guidelines and for paid carers‚ the General Social Care Council’s Code of Conduct will have something which could relate to medication. Policy - for example - consider
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little earlier than they could have saved her. In my community‚ there is a great need for health care. It includes the issues of proper sanitation‚ old age health services‚ child and maternal care. Many of the families don’t have enough knowledge to take care of their health. Some of them are not able to talk about health problems because of language barriers. Some of them still have cultural and social beliefs that prevent them from expressing their problems. One of the main goals is that I hope
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(2009) hold the view that health professionals under the mental health institutions must always respect the vast diversity of patient’s backgrounds as treatment at times greatly depends on the cultural wellbeing of the patient. Kirmayer‚ Cecile Rousseau‚ & Peter Menzie (2012) outlines guidelines on social safety encourages nurses to recognize the presence of cultural bias in their work hence it is critical to consider self-reflection skills in their work. Considering social security has the potential
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