- Understanding health and safety in adult social care settings Standard purpose and aims This standard is aimed at those who are interested in‚ or new to‚ working in a social care setting. It introduces knowledge and understanding of areas of health and safety required to work in a social care setting. Main area Roles and responsibilities relating to health and safety in the work setting/situation Outcome: 1.1 Be aware of key legislation relating to health and safety in your work setting/situation
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Introduction The author will discuss within the essay‚ the introduction of the Emergency Care Standard and the effects on patient flow within the NHS. Also‚ the many changes which have implications for the author professional practice and how if possible they maybe overcome. Background Queuing is feature of our daily life‚ whether in an airport‚ a post office or Emergency Departments(ED)‚ few of us wishes to wait too long for service. The clinical cost of waiting too long for urgent treatment
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Standard 1 Role of the health and social care worker | Questions: |1.1 Know your main responsibilities to an individual you support | What are your main responsibilities to the individuals you support and in your role? 1. Maintain contact with the clients to make sure that they are alright. 2. Prompt clients to live independently and maintain a tenancy. 3. Supporting
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Hicks 01/26/2010 Module 1 Health Policymaking in the U.S. by Longest Chapter 1 Discussion Questions 1. Define health. What are the determinants of health in humans? Health is defined as the “state of complete mental‚ physical‚ and social well-being that is necessary to live a meaniful and productive life. Health determinants are the physical‚ behavior along with biological‚ social factors that affects a person’s health. 2. Define public policies and health policies. Public policies is
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Give 3 examples of what you can do in your day to day work to support equality and inclusion and reduce discrimination I could support equality and inclusion in my day to day work by involving everyone in activities and and making them feel included. I could also have chats with the service users to make them feel comfortable and feel that someone cares and is there for them when they feel down and know that they can talk to me when ever they want. I could reduce discrimination by challenging it
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QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care Learner Name: ROBERT OTSUKE AKAIGHE ...................................................................... This Workbook Covers: ASM 34 - Administer medication to individuals‚ and monitor the effects Assessment Criteria: 1.1‚ 2.1‚ 2.2‚ 2.3‚ 2.4‚ 3.1‚ 3.2‚ 4.2‚ 5.3‚ 5.5‚ 5.7 Unit reference number: ASM 34 Level: 3 Credit value: Guided learning hours: Unit accreditation number: Administer
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Media Perspectives on Health and Social Care The objective of this essay is to understand the representations of the media in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/AIDS issue on gays and bisexual persons within health and social care setting. The importance of the mass media will be discussed to gain insight in promoting awareness on HIV/AIDS. It will clarify some specific theories and models of approach as they relate to mass media context in relation to the case studies and conclude. Irwin
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Conception Pituitary gland signal to ovaries‚ release ovum Ovum travels down fallopian tubes (24 hours until it dies) can be fertilised From ejaculation sperm reaches & enters egg. Nuclei fuse together (½ genes mum‚ ½ genes dad) Fertilised egg travels to swelled/thickened lining of uterus Neonate: newborn baby – helpless‚ not control movement or care for self Cephalo-Caudal development: from ‘head-to-tail’‚ organs‚ limbs‚ bones Bones and limbs develop quickest during infancy (after organs)
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“Health is a universal human aspiration and a basic human need. The development of society‚ rich or poor‚ can be judged by the quality of its population’s health‚ how fairly health is distributed across the social spectrum‚ and the degree of protection provided from disadvantage due to ill-health. Health equity is central to this premise. Strengthening health equity—globally and within countries—means going beyond contemporary concentration on the immediate causes of disease to the ‘causes of the
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Promote Communication in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings Communication is one of the most essential parts of working in the early years sector‚ and there are several ways to communicate. It helps build bonds with children as well as work colleagues‚ which will then gain trust. When a young child starts Havercroft House‚ they may be shy‚ unconfident and not want to separate from their parents/carers‚ so we welcome them and make them feel as comfortable as possible
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