1- Understand legislation‚ policies and procedures relevant to administration of medication. Legislation: Health and Social Care Act; the Medicines Act and The Misuse of Drugs Act. Guidelines could include the Nursing Midwifery Guidelines for the management of medicine administration - registered nurses have to abide by this set of guidelines and for paid carers‚ the General Social Care Council’s Code of Conduct will have something which could relate to medication. Policy - for example - consider
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investigation into current concerns the public and other health care professionals have in regards to service users being abused and how this has affected service provision and methods of working. How the issues raised have affected public opinion towards the care industry and how their views have been altered towards health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s sector. Main Body In the recent years there have been allegations made against care homes and their staff‚ reporting that the service
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Samantha Reeder. Work in Partnership in Health and Social Care. Understanding Partnership Working There are many advantages to partnership working. The main advantage being‚ that when all partnerships work together it enables the service user to have a better quality of life and sustain authority and freedom over their own lives. Good Partnership working between individuals and health and social care providers will encourage compliance with care as well as promote a positive outlook with a
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HEALTH AND SAFETY IN SOCIAL CARE IT’S NOT JUST A JOBSWORTH We as a sector have to follow many rules and regulations. These are set out by the Government and even the company you will work for. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 covers many subjects‚ and as a sector we follow this‚ as this not only protects the employer and employee but also the people we provide care for. SHOCKING FAILURES – IT’S WHY WE NEED TO OBEY THE LAW There have been many reports in the press
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Introduction to Communication in Health and Social Care Communication can be spoken‚ written and physical; some people have disabilities or difficulties that can make communication a special challenge for them. We communicate to share information and ideas it is defined as ’information transfer’. The way we transfer information is by speech‚ signals or writing. We all use a variety of communication techniques to both understand and to be understood. People communicate for different reasons:
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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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Welcome to your new role in Social Care. It is one in which you will make a difference to the lives of the people you work with. You will be looking after vulnerable people‚ who may need help physically and/or emotionally. To help you do this there is a set of values and principles that you must adhere to. The principles and values – Individuality Everyone is different the way we live‚ the way we have our tea or coffee‚ when we choose to eat or drink. What we would like to be called. Check
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ntroduction The definition of high quality care has now become enshrined in the Health and Social Care Act 2012 requiring the presence of 3 equally important pillars: • Patient safety • Clinical effectiveness • Patient experience The Department of Health (2003‚ p.19) defines a positive patient experience as: “We want an NHS that meets not only our physical needs but our emotional needs too. This means getting good treatment in a comfortable‚ caring and safe environment‚ delivered in a calm and
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how the understanding of this study‚ individuals/ citizens and social care practitioners can use from the sociologists theories and from being in society as they know it. It will explain the reasons why as human beings living within the social world‚ act differently in different circumstances and why not everyone holds the same beliefs and values. Defining Sociology According to Giddens “Sociology is the study of the human social life‚ groups and society‚ its subject matter
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and Diversity is a vital aspect within healthcare‚ it is the foundation for which effective‚ appropriate and safe person centered care is based on. It promotes fairness for all‚ and gives individuals the chance to achieve their potential‚ without prejudice or discrimination. Promotion of equality and diversity is important‚ without it the individuals who use health care services may become at risk and more vulnerable to discrimination and abuse. The Equality
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