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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relations Act 2000‚ the minimum wage Act 1983‚ health and safety at work act 2015‚ etc. The health and safety act is twin duties because for employee’s health and safety are combined within one act. Businesses follow the legislation as it changes and they train their staffs as follows. It is essential for the business to follow all the health and safety codes in order to be open. The health and safety at work act 2015 before April 2016‚ was known as Health and safety in employment act 1992. Some of the
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cti Unit 331 Support use of medication in social care settings OUTCOME 1 1. The main legislation is the Medicines Act 1968. there area vast amount more that have a direct impact from that in the social care setting‚ these are as follows; ➢ The medicines act 1968 ➢ The misuse of drugs act 1971 ➢ The Children act 1981 ➢ The data protection act 1998 ➢ The care standards act 2000 ➢ The health and social care act 2001 ➢ The health act 2000
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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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Unit 411 - PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Working as a support worker for young adults‚ among other responsibilities‚ solely requires maintenance of a safe environment for the young adults to be cared for‚ while promoting wellbeing. Maintaining a safe environment involves a series of inter-twined activities which include monitoring and reporting the activities of the individuals in care on a day-to-day base. Considering that the activities are carried out by multiple individuals in
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PCWS 31 Task 1 People communicate to extent out to another person‚ to reach them and make them understand what they want to tell them. We communicate to pass on information‚ whether it is to chat with a friend‚ pass on information to a college or engage a service user through their given form of communication. In a social care setting communication with a service user is an integral part of their care. If a service user does not understand what is being said to them or vice versa
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In my assignment I will be looking into the following: The provision of services that provide children’s care and education in the UK; legislation‚ principles and values that underpin working with children and also the importance of a child centred approach; the importance of valuing‚ listening‚ and showing respect towards all children in the setting; how developing the professional skills and study skills will support me during my training and work; how I need to develop and maintain appropriate
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Unit 306 Promote and Implement health and safety in social care 306.1 – Understand own responsibilities‚ and the responsibilities of others‚ relating to health and safety What it represents: All workers have the right to work in places where risks to their health and safety are properly controlled. Health and Safety is about stopping you getting hurt at work or ill through work. It is the employer’s responsibility to manage Health and Safety but employees must help too. The company I work for
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Unit 4 assignment E1: Health and safety at work act 1974: This legislation provides necessary information‚ training and supervision to enable safety of environment. For childcare settings it ensures policies and procedures are in place and reports are made if anything unsafe occurs in the setting. Childcare act 2006: Within this act is the every child matters program (ECM) which focuses on children’s safety‚ health‚ economic well-being‚ that they enjoy and achieve and make a positive contribution
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Explain the function of research in health and social care What is research? Research is a process by which we find answers to questions. Research is systematic and guided by the theory and research of others. Research is finding a better way to do things and only by research can doctors and scientists learn new things to share with humanity. Functions of research The overall function of research is to gather information on subjects wherein people have little knowledge about. It is to develop and
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