Unit 8: understand health and safety in the social care sector Outcome 1 A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting- · Health and Safety at work Act 1974 · Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 · Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulation 1981 include amendment on 2009 · The Electricity at Work regulations 1989 · Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 · Reporting
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daughter had moved out she moved back to India to see her friends and family a couple of years after living there she began to lose her mobility due to this she began to lose contact with some of her friends and didn’t go out as much this represents the social disengagement theory. The activity is when an individual still has routine and is still able to go out
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1.1+1.2 It is important to maintain good personal hygiene so not to cause any infections as may lead to health problems e.g. if to don’t brush your teeth it may cause in infection in your mouth and this could lead to eating problems and possible malnutrition. It can also have an effect on a person’s confidence and also social life this may lead to social isolation due to people not wanting to associate with them. If you don’t have good hygiene this may cause cross contamination leading to other
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children from potential harm or abuse. Caring for children ensuring that you protect their wellbeing and welfare. Reporting any concerning issues that may indicate harm‚ abuse or neglect through correct child protection procedures adopted within the care setting to guard them from ill treatment that poses a threat to them. Part 2 Abuse can be identified in various forms some examples of these are: Unexplained cuts and bruises can identify physical Abuse and the failure of preventing physical abuse
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harm. Do not accept gifts or money from individuals or their family members. Be honest and trustworthy. Comply with policies and procedures or agreed ways of working. Cooperate with colleagues and treat them with respect. 1.2 In the health and social care setting there are many different working relationships. These relationships will include: colleagues‚ managers‚ other professionals such as doctors/district nurse‚ service users and their family and friends. For each you develop a different
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Equality – Treating everyone equally regardless of their age‚ gender‚ ethnicity‚ sexual orientation‚ colour‚ disability etc. There are laws in place to ensure that this happens. An example of this in health and social care is a doctor treating patients differently because of the colour of their skin. Diversity – Understanding‚ recognizing and accepting that everybody is unique and has individual differences‚ whether it is gender‚ ethnicity‚ age‚ colour
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Unit 1- Business Environment Task: P1 Range of different businesses and their ownership You work as a junior researcher for a business magazine and you have been asked to prepare background material for a reporter. The reporter wants you to carry out Investigation into 2 contrasting businesses- one in private sector and the one in public sector or in voluntary sector like charity. You need to write a report covering all your investigation. Note: The private sector company must be a large supermarket
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Engage in personal development in health‚ social care or children’s and young peoples setting (SHC 32) 1.Understand what is required for competence in own work role 1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role. In my current role as a senior care assistant it’s my duty to maintain standards of care within the organisation by following guidelines set out from the organisations that inspect and govern the home. As a senior/shift leader it is my duty to ensure that staff
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Riverglade House induction sheet on Health‚ Safety and Security for new staff members. A hazard is things that can cause harm to someone. A lot of hazards are potential dangers that can be avoided. Dementia is a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders‚ personality changes‚ and impaired reasoning. (https://www.google.co.uk/#q=definition+of+dementia‚ 20/1/14). Dementia is a progressive disease which means that it gets
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M2&D1 I identified many hazards when doing the risk assessment but these are the ones I choose to asses. Wet floor in the canteen. Chairs not in the right place. Tables and cutlery not clean. Food poisoning. Heated utensils and Appliances. Heavy doors. Wet floor in the canteen is a hazard because if somebody slips on the water that has be spilt they could seriously injure themselves they could end up with a broken back or leg this is why it is important for staff to look out for this hazards
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