This assignment will describe how legislation‚ policies and procedures are used to promote the safety of individuals in a health and social care setting. Data protection act 1998 By holding data of the students and the staff at Portland College‚ this act is very important to keeping the individuals’ information safe and secure. At Portland College there are many ways in which the college have their student’s details‚ such as written on paper‚ stored on databases on the computer and also in records
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CQC report (2012) outlined that in order to safeguard the health‚ safety and welfare of service users‚ there must at all times be sufficient staff levels for the purposes of carrying out regulated activities. Backing this up is research findings from Royal College of Nursing (2012) which summarized that staffing levels impact patient’s outcomes and experiences. Regulation 20 (1) (a) of The Residential Care Homes Regulations (2005) explains the registered person shall ensure that at all times suitably
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Outcome 1 1. Diversity-means acknowledging that people can be different because of their culture‚ race‚ disability. Equality-means equal rights for people regardless of what factors they might have that are different. Equality states that because they are human they must be equal/ Inclusion-is bases upon the idea of allowing everyone equal access to a service regardless of gender‚ disability‚ religions ETC. Discrimination-treating a person or group less favourably than another in the
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P3 – in this task I will be planning my campaign and explain the reasons for the approaches‚ methods and models of behaviour change. This task will include SMART targets and planned approaches to education‚ I will be stating what models of behaviour change I will be using and also include who my audience is and what resources I will use and any cost incurred. The campaign we will be presenting is about obesity. In Sandwell‚ especially Smethwick; the number of children who are considered obese is
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UNDERTAKE AGREED PRESSURE AREA CARE 1.1 Pressure sores also known as pressure ulcers are injuries to the skin and underlying tissue‚ they appear when an area is under too much pressure for long periods of time‚ due to this pressure the blood flow id disrupted‚ and the area doesnt get irrigated‚ therefore the nutrients and oxygen do not reach the skin cells‚ the skin then breaks and the pressure ulcers form. Epidermis - is waterproof has no blood supply(avascular)‚ the epidermis is constantly
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In this section I will demonstrate: the implications of duty of care. understanding the support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise. the knowledge to respond to complaints. The implications of duty of care. A duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they adhere to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeable harm others. A definition from Wikipedia Examples how we do this in my setting.Within our
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Fiona Sutherland carried out on 29/11/12 Fiona Sutherland interview/primary research:- Our service is commissioned by the Public Health Dept of the local Primary Care Trusts (City and County). We are the Leicester‚ Leicestershire and Rutland Chlamydia Screening Programme funded by two separate PCTs. These hold the funding for all manner of public health services‚ depending on evidence of need and national direction. The purpose of the NCSP is to reduce case of Chlamydia and transfer cases
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patterns and trends of health and illness in two different social groups. (M2). The black report was published in 1980‚ and it included different facts about how health can be improved from all different backgrounds in different social groupings. There is still a co-relation between social class and infant mortality rates‚ life expectancy and inequalities in the use of medical services. This was such an important piece of research. This report looked at the differences between health and illness. Sociologists
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self-confidence would be affected because everyone surrounding the individual would know that the individual suffers from dementia. This would also affect their social life because no one would want to associate with someone who regularly forgets what is happening around them. If the individual is taken to a residential home it becomes easier for them because care workers would be helping the person to try and recollect their memories if they can. The self-esteem of an individual who is having difficulties in
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9JQ M: 07534576932 E: stelladike@gmail.com PERSONAL SUMMARY A well-mannered‚ polite and hardworking care assistant who is able to work closely with other health care professionals in any pressurised environment. I have an awareness‚ understanding and commitment to the protection and safeguarding of clients under my care‚ and a long track record of not only maintaining service standards but also improving them. I have the hands on experience and technical expertise
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