Explain 6 potential hazards in a health and social care In this report I will be explaining 6 potential hazards that I saw in my health and social care setting. The health and social care I had my work experience in was a Nursing home. For My work experience I worked in a nursing home. The residents living in nursing home does not have many abilities to do thing for them; they are dependent on the carer’s. The residents living in nursing home are aged between 80 to 105 years old. Wheelchairs
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HEALTH and SAFETY: Professional Discussion and Questions and Answers Q 1: Who do you think are at risk within your work environment? A: The staff‚ individuals who live in the bungalow‚ visitors and other contracted people/ workers who come to work from outside. Q: 2: what measures are there/ or have you in place for the individuals before working with them? A: All the individuals are assessed and have risk assessments written up for them for all their daily living activities
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Social Policy Theories and Concepts Essay What do you understand by ‘Stigma’ and do you agree that social policies can stigmatize people? If so‚ what is the solution? In this essay I will discuss what my understanding of the word ‘Stigma’ is‚ whether I agree or not if social policies stigmatize certain groups of people and if so‚ what are the solutions to these stigmas attached to these groups. “Stigma is a mark of disgrace that sets a person apart. When a person is labelled by their illness
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identified in 1965 by Charles Berner.Then later reform by Arygale; who was a psychologist. The communication cycle is when we understand what is being said‚ reflect and check out what the person you are communicating with is saying. When communicating to people we have to make sure they understand what we are saying and respond to it accordingly. The communication cycle has 6 steps. The stages involved in this cycle are: 1. Ideas occur 2. Message coded 3. Message sent 4. Message received
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Assessment 1 – Written Assessment 1. Perform a review of diversity and how this currently stands within your workplace. Your review should include: • Identifying diversity and how this can be improved for your workplace‚ industry sector and community (4 marks) In my workplace‚ I could identify the diversity between age and gender. The most of employees are mature and has been in the organization for long years‚ and most of them are male. These diversities could be improved given opportunities
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or group of people. An example of overt 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
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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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Social inequalities in contemporary society Learning Outcomes: 1) Explore the nature of contemporary society 2) Analyse how social inequalities influence the life chances and health of individuals To completely understand our changing society‚ we must look at the history of change we have gone through. To do this we must identify the changing factors
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The World Health Organization (2011) defines social determinant of health as conditions of everyday life in which people are born‚ grow‚ live‚ work and age. It includes the system and circumstances that are beyond the control of an individual. With reference to my study about Chelsea‚ lack of family support is a problem. She is home alone mostly. Occasionally children come to visit but stay for couple of days and leave. She has always loved the company of her family and felt depressed when the husband
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Legal requirements and the policies and procedures of own organisation and awarding organisation should be followed where relevant to assessment procedures. Burton and South Derbyshire College’s health and safety policy ensures that the College complies with the Health and Safety at Work etc Act (HSWA)1974 and related Regulations. This places a legal responsibility upon the assessor‚ as well as the organisation and the learners. The health and safety of yourself‚ your colleagues and your learners
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