Health and Safety in the Health and Social Care Workplace Student Name: Lecturer: Group: Health and Safety This essay will show an understanding of how health and safety legislation is implemented in the workplace and its impact on customers and the work of practitioners. I will do this by; analysing health and safety priorities and risk assessments‚ discussing the encountering of dilemma’s in the workplace and by analysing the effects of non-compliance and a positive
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patterns and trends in health and illness among different social groupings. Introduction There are many ways to measure patterns of ill health; these include mortality‚ morbidity‚ health events‚ disease incidence‚ disease prevalence and health surveillance. These are; Morbidity Rates is how many individuals suffer from the disease at a given time. Mortality Rates is how many individuals die from suffering from the disease and health events individuals being aware of health issues such as the NHS
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routinely scheduled sessions under the Agenda for Change and Knowledge and Skills Frameworks8 ‚ the Service of Diagnosis of Illness provided to the employing NHS Trust under Section 3(1) and Section 5(1)(b) of the NHS Act 197728. Furthermore the RCR29 stipulate that any reporting practice involves direct clinical care and should be allocated appropriately defined and scheduled reporting sessions to adequately support service provision.
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Unit 3 Test Nutrition Name: Answer the questions in the boxes provided. 1. Describe the causes‚ characteristics‚ and physical problems that result from having Anorexia. 2. What three food groups add fiber to the diet? 3. Explain where cholesterol comes from and why it is harmful to our bodies. 4. What are three qualities about fast food that make the food nutritionally unhealthy? 5. Define a calorie. 6. Describe the behavior
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What is dementia? If you‚ or a friend or relative‚ have been diagnosed with dementia‚ you may be feeling anxious or confused. You may not know what dementia is. This factsheet should help answer some of your questions. The term ’dementia’ is used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by specific diseases and conditions. These include Alzheimer’s disease and sometimes as a result of a stroke. Dementia is progressive‚ which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. How
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Unit 8: Contribute to Health and Safety in Health & Social Care 1. Understand own responsibilities‚ and the responsibilities of others‚ relating to health & safety in the work setting; 1.1 My work setting is covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 which is the overall act for other regulations. It has been updated by many sets of guidelines which support and explain it. 1.2 1.3 In the work place you share responsibility with your employer for your own safety and that of all
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The field of Social work is broad in terms of service delivery. Social workers can work in several institutions like Hospitals‚ Schools‚ Communities‚ Day care centers‚ with families‚ in government established re-habilitation centers etc. My focus in this write-up is to highlight the theoretical perspectives of social work practice in the hospital. A social worker who specializes in this aspect of social work can work in other health care settings. In the hospitals‚ social workers can work in several
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Unit Title: Move and position individuals in accordance with their plan of care. Unit Sector Ref: HSC 2028 1.1 Outline the anatomy and physiology of the human body in relation to the importance of correct moving and positioning of individuals The anatomy and physiology of the human body explains that muscles are attached to the skeleton. They work like hinges or levers to pull or move particular joints when a muscle contracts‚ pulling the joint in the direction it is designed to move. Parts
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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 516: understand safeguarding of children and young people 2.1 Safeguarding is the concept of protecting individuals from unnecessary harm which includes; ensuring the environment is safe‚ that rights and wishes are respected‚ that indicators of abuse are known‚ and that staff act on concerns by reporting in the agreed way. It is important to understand that anyone can be abused in any situation but to understand the level of safeguarding required‚ we must consider mental capacity and vulnerability
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