Introduction Throughout this assignment I am going to be looking into the health and social topic of communicable and non-communicable diseases. I will be investigating into various aspects of two specific diseases. A high level of knowledge will be demonstrated with a detailed description of both communicable and non-communicable diseases as well as an understanding of epidemiology. I will then find a communicable and non-communicable disease example and describe the biological basis of each disease
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Elsie is a woman at the life stage of later adulthood‚ being 68 years old she was involved in an accident leaving her unable to do many of her routine jobs and continue in the same way of living. Physical Elsie has had her hip bone replaced leaving her not able to walk very well‚ living with modifications became hard for her‚ being unable to cook‚ provide stable and sufficient security for herself and clean to the standard which needed was also inconvenient. Supplying our own physical needs
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Research Methods in Health and Social Care Critical review of quantitative research Majid‚S.Foo‚S.Luyt‚B.Ahang‚X.Theng‚YL.Chang‚YK.Mokhtar‚IA.(2011) Adopting and evidence-based practice in clinical decision making: nurses’ perceptions‚ knowledge ‚ and barriers. Journal of the Medical Library Association 99(3) PP229-236. This essay will be a critical review on the study conducted by Majid et al (2011). The article which is titled ‘Adopting evidence-based practice in clinical decision making: Nurses’
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administered by the government (Department of Health & Department of Children‚ Schools and Families). Anything that falls into the statutory sector means they have a legal duty to provide the services that they do (such as a school). Funding for services within the statutory sector comes from various forms of taxation (income tax‚ national insurance and council tax). Services are run by NHS Trusts and local authorities‚ they employ doctors‚ nurses‚ social workers‚ care workers‚ teachers etc. Independent
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Why is a communication skill important to have in a health and social care sector? Communication skills are important as different service users may communicate differently to you there are different reason that can stop people from communicating to you. Communication is skills are important as service users are vulnerable so to have effective communication you will be able to put them at ease and reassure them. It sometimes helps to be clear and calm as it helps the service users to understand
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duty of care in health and social care or childrens and young peoples settings Task A1 Q what is ment by the term duty of care A Health and social care organisations have what is called a duty of care towards the pople in there care. That means that they must do everything within there power to keep the pople in their care safe from harm. It is not only the care establishment that needs to prioritise the safety ‚ welfare and interests of the people it cares for‚ but also the care workers
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developments are physical changes. M1) Physically about two weeks after a woman’s menstrual period the ovary releases an egg‚ which then travels down the fallopian tube. Sperm travels through the cervix and swims into the fallopian tube
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Assignment 1: • INTRODUCING WRITING FOR COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ACTION In my first Semester of Master of Arts in Community Development in the subject Unit of COD545 Community Development Theory and Practice I need to work on Assignment on Volunteer service provider at Community development organization. I am trying to contact and build relationships with‚ NGOs and convincing to them for volunteer service which I can provide to them during their community outreach project implemented for the development
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Certificate L3 Communication. Outcome 1. Understand why effective communication is important in adult social care settings. 1. Use the box on the left to identify people that you communicate with. Use the box on the right to state why you communicate with them. |Parents |To update them on service users weeks/days. | |GP’s |In case
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depression. In rare cases‚ dementia-like symptoms can be caused by vitamin deficiencies or a brain tumour.If an individual is depressed‚ he or she will often lose interest in things that they used to enjoy. Depression commonly interferes with work‚ social and family life. In addition‚ there are many other symptoms‚ such as Continuous low mood or sadness• Feelings of hopelessness and helplessness• Low self-esteem• Tearfulness• Feelings of guilt• Feeling irritable and intolerant of others• Lack of motivation
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