My opening para- In the UK‚ there are legislative powers that establish the code of conduct for all health care professionals. These laws are very important as they guide hsc professionals in relation to their roles‚ rights and responsibilities. Every hc professional will have a code of conduct that gives them a code of practice that they have to follow. I have studied the code of practice for nurses and midwives in the NHS. This document clearly states expectations and very clear guidance on behaviour
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worked‚ Discrimination‚ Health and safety‚ Holiday entitlements‚ Redundancy and dismissal‚ Training‚ Disciplinary procedures‚ Union rights and consultation‚ among many others. Labour law covers the deal between employee and employer. Health and safety laws cover the work conditions‚ and minimum wage and other laws set basic compensation levels. We also have the Disability Act‚ Manual Handling Operations and Regulations‚ Data Protection Act‚ The Medicine Act‚ General Social Care Council code 2001‚ RIDDOR
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Promoting diversity within a health and social setting and the effectiveness In this report I am going to outline The Mental Health Act alongside this‚ the procedures and codes of practise and how both of these aim to promote diversity and assessing the effectiveness of these measures in place. The Mental Health Act aims to safeguard the vulnerable‚ by ensuring they are treated fairly and equally by services and given permission to health care‚ for example hospital treatment if required. The
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BTEC NATIONAL Subsidiary Diploma Level 3 in Health and Social care UNIT 48 Exploring Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care. Teacher Name: Ms C Jumpp-Graham Guided Learning Hours: 60 hours Assessment Type: Internal 2012-2013 UNIT 48 ASSIGNMENT – Exploring Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care. IntroductionThis assignment is made up of a number of tasks which‚ when successfully completed‚ are designed to give you sufficient
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| | | | 1.explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ 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 | | | | | | | 2. describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementiatemporal lobe = responsible for vision‚ memory‚ language‚ hearing‚ learningfrontal lobe = responsible for decision making ‚ problem solving‚ control behaviour and emotionsparietal
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South Thames College Unit 2: Equality and Diversity Bianca Palas P2P3M1 | 1319936 Report by: Bianca Palas Aim: My aim for this report is to be able to identify the discriminatory practices based on three different true-to-life scenarios. I also intend on exploring into further details the possible effects of the discriminatory practices that has been done on the elderly people involved in the three different situations. The three major types of discriminatory practice I will be focusing
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-Describe how practitioners should apply values of care in health or social care service In this task I will describe how practitioners should apply values of care within a health or social care service. Care values are standards that should be met within a health and social care setting; they are designed to improve the quality of care which is given to people. Promoting care values within a care setting. The care values which are applied in a health care setting consist of; maintaining confidentiality
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L.O: Understand concepts of equality‚ diversity and rights in relation to health and social care D1: Analyse the benefits of understanding diversity in relation to health and social care Diversity is something described between the differences of two individuals. Diversity means that all individuals showed be respected and valued‚ therefore you must be aware of the individual’s differences and must not barricade the way they have been cared for. It is you knowing and looking after an individual with
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be put first. This principle also states that there should be no delay when accounting for the childâs future. Courts should also not make an order unless they are absolutely in the childâs best interest to do so. This also applies to other health and social care settings as they work with children. For example a school always need to make sure the subjects they are educating the pupils in it is in their best interest and will help them in the future. This links to justifying the response to abuse
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discrimination I could support equality and inclusion in my day to day work by involving everyone in activities and and making them feel included. I could also have chats with the service users to make them feel comfortable and feel that someone cares and is there for them when they feel down and know that they can talk to me when ever they want. I could reduce discrimination by challenging it and making sure that the person that discriminates realises it is the wrong thing to do and that they
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