Social policy in the health and social care sector The aim of this unit is to enable learners to investigate the origins of social policies and their impact on health and social care services. Social policy relates to guidelines for the changing‚ maintenance or creation of living conditions that are conducive to human welfare. Thus social policy is that part of public policy that has to do with social issues. Social policy aims to improve human welfare and to meet human needs for education‚ health
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Summary Nightingale Home Health Care Services is a new home health care agency that will offer a unique combination of premier home health care and community-based social services to the Bryn Mawr area in Philadelphia. Our office will be located will be established in quality office space on Main Street in Bryn Mawr‚ Pennsylvania and will provide the following services to clients and patient in that demographic. * Skilled Nurses * Nursing Aide * Some Social Work * Occupational‚ Physical
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BTEC Level 3 Nationals Health and Social Care Unit 1- Task 2- Theories of communication Merit Tutor- Jude Good and effective communication is important in a health and social care setting as it: Reduces conflict Poor communication creates misunderstanding for the service user. This can be solved when you communicate effectively by making people understand and fill in the gaps of poor communication. You could also use your good communication skills to solve conflict between any
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M1- Assess the effects on those using the service of 3 different discriminatory practices in health and social care setting. There are many forms of discrimination for example ageism‚ sexism‚ racism. All of these discriminatory practices can have an effect on people especially those who use health and social care provision. Racism- In a health centre a women wanting to see a specific gender of doctor‚ but there is no doctor there which she wants to see so then maybe this women will not be seen
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REGULATIONS 1995 (RIDDOR) (AMENDED 2008) * HEALTH AND SAFETY FIRST AID REGULATIONS 1981 * MANAGMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK REGULATIONS 1999 THERE ARE PRINCIPLES FOR SAFE MOVING AND HANDLING BY FOLLOWING THEM IT PROTECTS THOSE IN THE SOCIAL CARE SETTING FROM INJURY AND HARM. THIS WILL ALSO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY AND IT WILL MAKE YOU LOOK AND IDENIFY WHETHER IS A HAZARD OR A RISK HAPPING‚ IT ALSO GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUITY FOR ALTERNATIVE WORKING PRACTICES THIS COULD BE TRAINED FOR
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UNIT 11: Principles of personal development in adult social care Learning outcome 1 – Understand how to reflect on practice in adult social care 1.1 To practice reflectively involves being able to think about an event after it happened‚ critically evaluate your actions and make adjustments if necessary. In reality the people you work with are all different. Some find it harder than others. This is largely connected to the need to be seen to be doing the right thing. Reflective practice is
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Within a health and social care setting; quality‚ quality assurance and accountability are crucial factors that require both the service provider and all employees to ensure exceptional delivery of care to the service user. Legislative and non-legislative requirements improve the working practices of all employees who work within a supported learning environment by adhering to policies and procedures within the setting. Relevant Legislative requirements: The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001:
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human growth and developments their various attempts have there have been made to explain the process of ageing and identify the key influential factors. Health and social care practitioners of somewhat with all the people I need to understand how individuals adapt to life during old-age. What is disengagement theory Planning and Henry would process the disengage is meant theory as a way of explaining different behaviour and development in old age. They would suggest that when people reach
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Unit 7 P3: explain patterns and trends of health and illness among different social groupings. Government findings According to the January 2007 report by the parliamentary office of science and technology why are some ethnic minority groups at more risk of ill health than others. Black and minority ethnic (BME) groups generally have worse health than the overall population‚ although some BME groups fare much worse than others do‚ and patterns vary from one health condition to the next.
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UNIT 209: HANDLE INFORMAION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS OUTCOME 1: Understand the need for secure handling of information in health and social care settings 1.1.Identify the legislation that relates to the recording‚ storage and sharing of information in health and social care A medical record in paper or electronic format provides a written account of a patient’s medical history‚ containing information about diagnosis‚ treatment‚ chronological progress notes and discharge recommendations
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