Support use of the medication. 1. Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in the social care settings. The Medicines Act 1968‚ the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments)‚ the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments)‚ the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)‚ COSHH‚ the Mental Capacity Act (2005) the Access to health records Act (1990)‚ the Data Protection Act (1998) plus equality legislation. 2. Outline the legal classification system
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practice in handling information in health and social care settings Please refer to unit assessment criteria when answering these questions. What legislation and codes of practice relate to handling of information in health and social care? (1.1) Data Protection Act 1998‚ Human Rights Act 1998‚ GSCC Code of practice‚ Summarise the main points of legal requirements and codes of practice for handling information in health and social care. (1.2) Data Protection Act 1998 Personal data
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In this assignment I will be discussing the influences on different dietary intakes and how it affects the health of a person‚ I will also recommend how to minimise negative influences in a health and social care setting. Health factors resulting in specific nutrient needs‚ influencing the dietary intake: The way in which you feed yourself is very important as after you eat or drink‚ your body breaks down the sugars in your blood and turns it into glucose. The glucose then travels through your
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Unit 2 - Engage in personal development in Health and Social Care 2.1.1 Think about your role‚what are your duties and responsibilities? Duties: To me the main duty of Personal Assistant is to facilitate a service user to lead life in the way they want to‚to enjoy independence and freedom of choice. When I’m working with the client and helping him with personal care‚I’m always follow service user plan. This include: assistance with washing‚bathing‚changing‚dressing helping in and
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Communication and Sensory Loss ( units 301& 393) Explain the methods of communication used by individuals with hearing loss Individuals with hearing loss may use a variety of methods to communicate‚ depending on their preference. Often individuals may compensate for hearing loss by relying on their sight or responding to cues from others‚ therefore non verbal and written communication methods can be used. Non verbal methods include the use of eye contact‚ facial expression‚ touch‚ gestures
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Unit 303 Outcome 1 Understand the importance of diversity‚ equality and inclusion 1.1 Diversity Diversity is about variation. The fact that everyone is different and as unique as a fingerprint. The way in people differ such as in appearance or gender. The way in people differ from one another such as ; appearance‚ gender‚ race‚ age‚ culture‚ ability or beliefs. Equality Equality is about treating everybody with the same dignity and respect no matter what your personal beliefs are and/or what
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Equality means treating everyone with fairness and respect and recognising the needs of the individuals and given equal opportunites without discrimination of sex age or religion. Inclusion means to include everyone within the group or in your care and not leave anybody out because of there age race religion or abilities. Discrimination means many different ways that people can discrimante against another person e.g you could be discriminated against because of your age (to old or to young)
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Denise O’Brien - Assignment 303 Assignment Composition Assignment overview In this assignment you will consider best practice in promoting diversity‚ equality and inclusion which does not discriminate against others. You will look at relevant legislation‚ codes of practice and regulations governing adult social care and consider the consequences for a variety of people if these are not followed. You are asked to consider your own attitudes and beliefs and how these may impact on how you treat
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Unit 6 1.1 Explain how and why person centred values must influence all aspects of health and social care work Some of the person centred values that influence aspects of health and social care are; Good communication How By using good communication you can give a person centred approach to care. Giving a patient/individual as information as possible is a way of good communication‚ inform them what you are doing before you do it and while you are doing it‚ explain why you will be doing
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Vocational Qualifications EDI Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England Support Pack Learner Pack Effective from: 1 January 2011 Effective from: 1 September 2008 Accreditation number: 501/1819/5 Accreditation Number: QCFS0252C 500/4380/8 Version 1 For further information contact us: Tel. +44 (0) 8707 202 909 Email. enquiries@ediplc.com www.ediplc.com 2 Contents Introduction 1 What is the QCF? 3 Assessment 5 Sample Questions 7 Claims to Competence 11 Qualification
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