legislations 1.Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 ‚ also referred to as HASAW or HSW‚ is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment. 2.Health and Social Care Act 2008 The Health and Social Care Act 2008 established the Care Quality Commission
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important to maintain enthusiasm and momentum. It is important any conflicts are resolved quickly‚ fairly and appropriately and that staff have regular performance reviews so they are clear on how they are performing and credit is given for good performance and also for good team working. 1.4 Explain how challenges to effective team performance can be overcome It can be difficult to maintain effective team performance. It is important to select and support appropriate people who are capable of
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built a foundation to help us understand health disparities and health equity‚ as well as why health equity is important for everyone. Considering that the United States spend more per capita on healthcare than any other developed nation‚ yet continues to have subpar overall health scores throughout our populations (David Squires‚ Chloe Anderson‚ U.S. Healthcare from A Global Perspective)‚ describes a deep-seeded health inequality‚ which results in fewer health benefits throughout. It has been researched
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Safeguarding in Health and Social Care Under the Health and Social Care Act (2008)‚ abuse is defined as: “Single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress including physical‚ emotional‚ verbal‚ financial‚ sexual‚ racial abuse‚ neglect and abuse through misapplication of drugs.” Abuse can happen to anyone‚ anywhere‚ at any time. However‚ it is so alarming that more and more elderly
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Principles for Implementing Duty of Care in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work roleI work in adult residential care for individuals with learning disabilities and mental illnesses. All residents should be supported and enabled to live in an environment which is free from prejudice and safe from any type of abuse. My responsibilities under the duty of care are to do everything reasonable within the definition
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In the care home for adults there are different principle in health and social care practise which we applies irrespective of gender‚ race‚ disability‚ age‚ sexual orientation‚ religion‚ belief. health and social care service intention is to identify the nature on illness ‚to treat and improve both physical and mental health. It has a duty to each and every individual that it serves and must respect their human rights (act 1998 ) it also has a wider social duty to promote equality service and help
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|Assignment 055 Principles for Implementing Duty of Care in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings | | | |Task A | |1 |What does duty of care mean in children and young people settings? | | |Duty of care can be defined as "an obligation‚ recognised by law‚ to avoid conduct fraught with unreasonable
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* We have an equality and human rights legal framework covering employment practices and service delivery and qe need to ensure we work within this and avoid discrimination. What is equality? Equality is ensuring individuals or groups of individuals are treated fairly and equally and no less favourably‚ specific to their needs
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crime has been alleged‚ suspected or committed by a parent/carer: If practitioners suspect or have been told by a child that their parent/carer is possibly committing a crime or is committing a crime‚ it depends on the seriousness of the crime as to how practitioners should deal with it. Crime can consist of many things such as; theft‚ benefit fraud‚ fraud‚ prostitution‚ dvd piracy‚ murder‚ drug taking etc. It depends on the seriousness of the crime as to whether practitioners breach confidentiality
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Effects of Discrimination Marginalised Marginalisation is the social process by which a person or a group of people are made marginal or become relegated to the edge of society. It is when someone feels isolated from society‚ pushed to the edge of a group and is seen as a less important being. There are many different people who are marginalized for who they are for example‚ people who are experiencing Mental Health problems‚ children in care‚ the homeless‚ travellers‚ disabled‚ the frail‚ elderly‚ people
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