trends of health and ill health among different social groupings. I will talk about each pattern and trend in its own paragraph‚ Social class‚ Gender‚ Ethnicity‚ Age and Geographical location. I will talk about the links between these to health issues. I will back these up through the use of evidence such as statistics. I will then conclude what I have found out. Firstly I will talk about each pattern and trend. Social Class Social class helps to deter the reasons for individual’s health and ill
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on the health and safety legislation in relation to employee protection for accidents at work. Introduction Health and safety law at UK The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering work-related health and safety in the United Kingdom. It sets out employers responsibilities for employee’s health and safety at work. Employers and employees must comply with the duties set out in out which are as follows: Section 2 places a duty on employers for the health‚ safety
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Amanda Williams Unit 504 Develop Health and Safety and risk management policies procedures and practices in Health and social care or children and young people’s setting. 1.1 The framework which we work to within the home for health‚ safety and risk management are based around the Health and Safety at work act 1974. Within this act it states that we need to follow the health and safety policies which as a company we have and also risk assessments. The HSE states that there are several things
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Change management. Building on the analysis of a problem in your organisation (used in assignment 1)‚ analyse what changes are needed. What processes will you use to implement changes? The issue I discussed in assignment 1 involved the implementation of a project that‚ although the clear aim was never articulated‚ could be assumed to be an attempt to streamline the operational processes.1 Solutions to this problem were multifaceted‚ …………clear goals‚ communication However creating a structure
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Anyone working with food must know about the importance of food hygiene and safety. It is a good idea for them to have a food hygiene certificate. Different ways that food can be kept safe are: To be assured that all foods free from contamination by harmful bacteria. This is done by protecting the bacteria from multiplying‚ so the level of risk is not too high By cooking food you can destroy the harmful bacteria The basic rules of food hygiene: Before you start to cook or prepare foods you
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Unit 1: Health‚ Safety and Welfare in Construction and the Built Environment L/600/0211 BTEC Nationals 10 Unit code: QCF Level 3: Credit value: Guided learning hours: 60 Aim and purpose This unit enables learners to understand the responsibilities of employers and employees and the control measures used to reduce risk and meet legal requirements. They will gain knowledge of how to undertake risk assessments and accident recording and reporting procedures. Unit introduction The construction
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discrimination that could potentially occur within a health and social care maybe that a member of staff is constantly giving someone less attention and not meeting their needs or even purposely serving them last because they do not agree with their religious beliefs. However covert is a more closed and covered up type of discrimination where it is harder to prove that the person has discriminated against another at all‚ in a health and social care setting an example of this maybe if job applications for
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PURPOSE AND ROLE OF RESEARCH IN HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE Research is wide and diverse. It may focus on people (eg. why men are more aggressive than women) on the structures of society‚ (eg. the family) or may study hidden structures (eg‚ memory). The word "research" has several meanings: 1. Research is a systematic‚ formal rigorous and precise process employed to gain solutions to problems and/or to discover and interpret new facts and relationships. (Waltz and Bausell‚ 1981‚ p.1). 2. Research
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entering the care proffession as a support worker. As a support worker we all have a duty of care to clients. The duty of care is to ensure that we act in the best possible way to keep our clients safe from harm‚ while at the same time not taking away their independence or their right to make individuaal choices.It is to make sure they have the risks & consequences explained to them in whichever manner they understand (written‚ verbal‚flash cards‚ brail etc) Our duty of care ranges from helping
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Rights of a service user at the Sutton Primary Care Trust. Name: Service: Provider: Date 15th June 2013 BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care ------------------------------------------------- Assessor: Kofi Freeman Amponsa-Dadzie Contents Rights Welfare Equality Act Data Protection Act Age Discrimination Sexual Orientation Religious Beliefs Privacy Respect and Dignity People who come to the Sutton Primary Care Trust use our services on a day to day basis
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