Legislations Health and safety: It’s important for everyone to be in a safe environment so they can do daily tasks without feeling scared and uncomfortable of something will happen to them for certain so that’s why in every health care setting the health and safety at work act 1974 has been introduced so they can safe guard vulnerable patients in their care. Providers in health care settings need to provide some of the following services to ensure that the service users and the employees themselves
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Amy Lockett Unit 4229 208- Understand health and safety in social care settings Task A plan Ai) A description of four different examples of accidents and/or sudden illnesses that might occur Stroke- where arteries that connect to the brain become blocked resulting in reduced blood flow‚ these blockages are usually caused by blood clots. Falls- They may fall due to a slip. Asthma attack- This is when an individual suffers shortening of breath due to the tightening of muscles around the airways. Heart
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went to St Georges Residential Home‚ while I was there I witnessed how important and how effective communication can be in terms of a health care setting. In extreme cases it could be a matter of life and death. For example if a senior carer is giving tablets to a service user and they don’t watch them taking them this will affect the service user in terms of health and medical reasons. All these service users need is some company. Environmental factors effecting communication – Factors like setting
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QUALIFICATION HANDBOOK Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (England) (3978-51/52/53/54/55/56) December 2011 Version 2.1 (July 2011) Qualification at a glance Subject area City & Guilds number Age group approved Entry requirements Assessment Fast track Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (England) 3978 19+ There are no entry requirements Portfolio of Evidence‚ Practical
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of creation (The concept of stewardship in health policy‚ 2000). At its best stewardship can provide an establishing principle for power in society exceeding economics to base itself on common interest (The concept of stewardship in health policy‚ 2000). It can also bolster the sense of social purpose in the community among sector administrators and help restore a sense of trust and legitimacy to the role of the state (The concept of stewardship in health policy‚ 2000).
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of children. It is a basic requirement of my job role to communicate with individuals and their families‚ other members of staff on a daily basis. Communicating with other staff members ensures effective team working and continuity of care. It also ensures any health and safety issues are recognised and reported. All carers attend hand over at the beginning of each shift and also complete communication books after attending an individual‚ thereby keeping other staff informed and aware of current situations
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Based Assignment M3.23 | Review of health and safety roles and responsibilities • Two pieces of legislation relating to health‚ safety and welfare at work are identified The most important piece of Legislation with relevance to Health and Safety in the workplace is The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. A large number of Regulations have been made under this Act including: • The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 as amended 2003.
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to compare and contrast my own definitions of health and illness compared to the definitions I would provide for a group of low socio-economic people living with a disability. I was told to use the Gibbs Reflective Cycle (1998)‚ for this exercise. I decided to focus on Indigenous Australians living with a disability for an example of a low socio-economic class. Step 2 My first thought on this reflection task was that I the definition of health and illness that I would provide for myself compared
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January 19‚ 2010 Mental Health: Deficiencies in Treatment of Depression Depression is defined as a feeling of sadness‚ feeling blue‚ unhappy‚ and miserable or down in the dumps. True clinical depression is defined as a mood in which feelings of sadness and anger interfere with your everyday life for an extended period of time. The news article dated January 12‚ 2010 in the New York Times‚ Titled; Mental Health: Deficiencies in Treatment of Depression reports that antidepressant drugs used for the
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Communication in health and social care Seeing‚ hearing Feelings Expression Feeling Expressing oneself Seeing‚ hearing Understanding Understanding Communication cycle Idea occur- think of something you want to communicate e.g. pass on info or persuade someone to do something. Message coded- think how you are going to say what you are thinking. Message sent- send the message verbally or otherwise. Message received- the other person sees/hears your message. Message is decoded
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