Unit 208 - Contribute to health and safety in health and social care Candidate: Rebecca Wright Assessor: Elaine Wilmot Workplace: Scene hull city council Outcome 1 - Understand own responsibilities‚ and the responsibilities of others‚ relating to health and safety in the work setting 1.1 – Identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational
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key aspects of legislation and guidelines relevant to the prevention and control of infection in a health or social care setting there are many items of legistlation and guidelines which are used in health and social care in order to protect and safeguard the health and well being of all of those who work and are treated in the health and social care sector. These items of legislations work by preventing the spread and threat of infection through the use of hygienic and clean practices. Legislation
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Unit 74 1.1 Explain the importance of meeting an individual’s communication needs. Service users who have communication problems need support to enable them to express themselves effectively. It is therefore important for the carer to be aware of the individuals preferred method of communication and also to support the individual to use their preferred method. Service users have the right to communicate through their chosen method and their choice should be acknowledged and respected by supporting
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Graded Homework #8 1. A candy bar manufacturer is interested in trying to estimate how sales are influenced by the price of their product. To do so‚ the company randomly chooses 6 small cities and offers the candy bar at different prices. Using the candy bar sales as the dependent variable‚ the company will conduct a simple linear regression on the data below: Prics ($) | Sales | 1.30 | 100 | 1.60 | 90 | 1.80 | 90 | 2.00 | 40 | 2.40 | 38 | 2.90 | 32 | | | What is the estimated
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Staff changes - Staff are a key resource needed for making person-centred planning possible both in terms of the staffing levels and the skill base of a staff team. Service Users get used to regular staff members and if they have to change half way through their care‚ then that can affect their improvement and can be very upsetting for the Service User. I work in mental health and if my clients have to change their support worker then they clamp up because they feel they have to relive their
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Social care is conveyed by a wide range of associations and experts‚ and inside families and societies. Those that provide social care are the ones that work in the health and social care sector such as social workers‚ nurses‚ registered managers‚ supervisors and occupational therapist. Many people who provide social care aren’t paid. “Carers provide all sorts of practical support: help cooking meals‚ help with the washing‚ just keeping someone company; they also help with benefits and other financial
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VICKI HARMES ( CHERRYCROFT ) UNIT 8 PROMOTE AND IMPLEMENT HEALTH & SAFETY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 1‚ Understand own responsibilities‚ and the responsibilities of others‚ relating to health & safety 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health and social care setting. Listed below is some of the legislation realating to health or social care work enviroment. Health and Safety at work Act 1974 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 Health
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feel they are making a contribution to their communities. But if this is not the cause it can make people feel that they are just a drain. Social Development P1) During old age individuals start to consider retirement‚ this means that most of the elderly become less social in the community‚ however it gives them more social time with individuals who care about them such as friends and family. If the individual had strong connections with family and friends this would be the stage where an individual
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Maritza Tinoco Mrs. Bowers HNC Disease Project 16 March 2017 Severe Combined Immune Deficiency is a primary immune deficiency that has a defining characteristic of a severe defect in both the T- and B- lymphocyte systems. This deficiency results in the onset of one or more serious infections within the first couple months of life. It may include pneumonia‚ meningitis‚ and bloodstream infections. This disease was first reported in 1950 in Switzerland and is best known from 1980s news stories about
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P5 Unit 11 Outline working strategies and procedures to reduce the risk of abuse Multi agency working This is where professionals from multiple agencies meet together to work towards the best possible care of an individual. They will combine their skills and do a single assessment to assess needs of the client‚ as opposed to each professional doing an individual assessment. Working in partnerships with adults using services This is where encouragement for the use of services helps to
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