Health and safety in health and social care 1.1 ‘The legislation relating to general health and safety in social care work settings: The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Reporting of Injury‚ Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) Food Safety Act 1990 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (PPE) 1992 Manual Handling Operations Regulations
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CU254 1.1‚ 1.2. Bacteria Bacteria are single-cell organisms‚ they are living things that belong to a group of their own‚ and therefore they are not classed as animals or plants. They are usually only a few mm in length‚ can be spherical‚ rod or spiral shaped‚ contain a cell wall and normally exist together in millions. Bacteria can only reproduce asexually and does not contain a nucleus. Bacteria can be beneficial‚ but it can also be pathogenic (cause disease in humans). Examples of diseases
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caregiver problems‚ they are population level and public health concerns. Philosophical imperative to protect children The Nursing profession has a strong historical foundation in social justice. Social justice is a concept that has been analyzed‚ argued and debated about for decades in the nursing literature‚ but there seems to be relative agreement that nursing has demonstrated a commitment to addressing the social determinants of health‚ to advocating for the underserved and the vulnerable
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There are many theories that tend to explain different aspects in human development. According to Encarta Encyclopedia‚ 2006‚ these are system of assumptions based on limited information or knowledge‚ devised to analyze‚ predict‚ or otherwise explain the nature or behavior of a specified set of phenomena. In line with the definition‚ theories remain as conjectures explaining certain occurrences‚ but never will it attain the grounds earned by laws and principles as universal truths. In Developmental
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BTEC National Diploma in Health and Social Care Assignment 1‚ Unit 19 Sociology‚ Georgina Reed Introduction In this assignment I will be explaining the concept of an unequal society‚ be describing social inequalities that exist in society‚ also I will be discussing the impact of social inequalities on groups in society. Finally I will evaluate the impact of social inequalities in society. P1 We live in a society that is very unequal‚ in a way that people get treated differently depending
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defined health as: ‘1) the state of being free from illness or injury; 2) a person’s mental or physical conditions’. The same dictionary defined wellbeing as: ‘the state of being comfortable‚ healthy or happy‘. Both health and wellbeing combined together can be defined as the sum of physical‚ mental‚ social and emotional part of a person. These are the ‘resources’ for health according to WHO’s 1986 Ottawa Charter‚ (Earle‚ 2007). It’s also inline with the health definition of the World Health Organisation
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P1: Explain the function of research in health and social care Research can be defined as a process of collecting information about a specific topic for a purpose. The importance of research in Health and Social Care is very high. Research can take days‚ months or even years. Its aim is not only to identify in depth information but as well to find out the amount of information that is already known. Through research we can have a better understanding of what are the service user`s needs and find
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Introduction This unit develops understanding of the values and principles that underpin the practice of all those who work in health and social care. Learners will consider theories and policies that underpin health and social care practice and explore formal and informal mechanisms required to promote good practice by individuals in the workforce‚ including strategies that can influence the performance of others. The aims of this assignment are to measure the outcome of students’ learning in
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Discriminatory Practice in Health and Social Care Malaika Stafrace 331896m P2: List and describe FOUR different discriminatory practices by the staff that might take place in this residential care home. There are many ways how a person can be discriminated the four that I am going to speak about are overt and covert abuse‚ bullying‚ abuse and prejudice. Overt and Covert abuse: Overt discrimination is a discrimination which is clear‚ it is obvious that they doesn’t want to hire or provide
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Discrimination is the treating of a person‚ group or family less favourably because of their protected characteristic or because people ‘think’ a person or group may have a protected characteristic. A protected characteristic is a particular quality a person or group possesses which is recognised by law as needing to be protected. There are many different types of discrimination which include: • Direct discrimination - this is treating someone less favourably to their face or in a way that the
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