How legislation‚ policies and procedures relating to health‚ safety and security influence health and social care settings Health and safety at work act 1974 (HASAW) - This act provides general guidance about health and safety. The duty of the employer is to make sure health and safety of their employees and show that they have taken all attainable steps to do this. The employer should also give training and safety equipment‚ employers should carry out regular checks and improve and put in place
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Health and Social Care Assignment UNIT 4 - PRINCIPLES OF SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW In this assignment you will demonstrate your understanding of safeguarding adults. You will describe different types of abuse‚ the signs and symptoms associated with them and what to do if you are aware of or suspect an individual has been abused or you note unsafe practice. You will research failings in care services and explore how best practice can help to keep
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Legislation in Health and Social care settings All of the above mentioned legislations are crucial part of health and safety. Every piece of legislation describes not only clear guidance of responsibilities but also how should we maintain health and safety to eliminate risks for the people using social care settings. It is very important for us to follow health and safety policies and procedures to eradicate risks from workplace and maintain safe working environment. Care Standard Act 2000 Safe
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D1-Explore the impact and effects that the Human Rights Act had has had on anti-discriminatory practice in health and social care environments in general as well as specifically in your work placements “Quite simply we cannot hope to improve people ’s health and wellbeing if we are not ensuring that their human rights are respected. Human rights are not just about avoiding getting it wrong‚ they are an opportunity to make real improvements to people ’s lives.” Rosie Winterton‚ Minister of State for
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CARE PLAN Patient details: Jean is 86 year old female with heart problems‚ chronic back pain‚ Alzheimer’s‚ suicide attempts and continual thoughts of suicide and depression. Activities of daily living | Assessed needs | Support and care provided | Outcome of plan | Maintaining a safe environment | Jean has had three overdoses of painkillers and been going out and forgetting where she lives and is no longer able to live on her own. | To ensure Jean’s safety she has been referred for psychiatric
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Communication Communication in a health and social care setting is important to improve a persons life and meet their needs. Communication between clients and carers form a bond so that the client can begin to trust the carer. Communication is also important for other reasons. Clients can tell carers how they feel‚ and inform them of any problems they are having. This communication usually occurs when the bond is already formed with the client and the carer. Communication helps the carer gain important
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Health and Social Care Assignment UNIT 3 - PRINCIPLES OF DIVERSITY‚ EQUALITY AND INCLUSION IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW In this assignment you will consider best practice in promoting diversity‚ equality and inclusion which does not discriminate against others. You will look at relevant legislation‚ codes of practice and regulations governing adult social care and consider the consequences for a variety of people if these are not followed. You are asked to consider your own
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Social care theory and practice. Assessment 4 Teamwork improves communication‚ it isn ’t just about exchanging information - it is about ideas‚ feelings‚ hopes and desires‚ we find this when we communicate with people we trust and respect. It is also about all those things that make us the individuals that we are. Another important reason I feel is flexibility‚ good teamwork depends upon a willingness to change‚ to be adaptable‚ open-minded and to learn from skills of others‚ the good care worker
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1.1- Identify care needs for babies and young and children’s. * Babies and young children are vulnerable and very dependent on their parents and carers. Therefore as well as provide and children’s learning and development it is also essential that we support the physical care‚ keep them safe and meet their nutritional needs. * Be able to provide respectful physical care for babies and you children. * Be able to provide routines for babies and young children that support their health and
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Unit 4222-301 Promote communication in adult social care settings. 1.1 There are two different reasons why people communicate. It is to give information and receive it. There are two types of communication; verbal and non-verbal. Verbal communication includes vocabulary which is the person’s knowledge of words. Linguistic is the meaning and pronunciation of words‚ and tone/pitch is the emphasis of sound during verbal communication e.g. a raised voice or a very quiet voice. Non-verbal
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