and various amendments cover the legal management of medication. While care staff are not expected to have detailed knowledge of the legislation‚ they do need to be aware of the legal difference between types of drugs and the legal framework that allows them to handle medicines on behalf of the service user. The following is a list of legislation that has a direct impact upon the handling of medication within a social care setting. * The Medicines Act 1968 * The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
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Unit 365 Understanding the Process and Experience of Dementia. A1 Describe the causes of all the different types of Dementia Alzheimer’s disease: The brain is a very complex organ and it is divided up into different areas that control bodily functions. The brain contains at least 100 billion cells. In dementia some of these cells stop working. The part of the brain this occurs in will affect how that person thinks‚ remembers and communicates. Alzheimer’s disease‚ first
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Anti Oppression Valuing people Mental Capacity Act Human Rights Act 2000. No Secrets – Guidance published by the Department of Health‚ builds upon the governments respects for human rights and highlights the need to protect vulnerable adults through effective multi-agency work. National Care Standards Commission‚ now the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI). In Safe Hands: Implementing adult procedures in Wales The Human Rights Act 1998 became law in Briton in 2000 and its
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Discriminatory practices in health and social care Discriminatory practice in health and social care happens for many reasons including some important factors that are normally the cause of discriminatory practice for example a person may be discriminated against because on the basis of their diversity. One important discriminatory practice is because of culture. A person’s Culture is important to them and identifies who they are in the world. It is developed within the social group they are raised in
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BTEC Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care | Assignment Title: Unit 4: Development through the life stages | Grade(Please circle)P/M/D | Points(Please circle) | Date Set: 25.03.2013 | Completion Date: 10.05.2013 | Learner Name | BTEC Number | | Course Leader: | IV Design Date | | Subject Tutor: Shelly Everett/ Akinola Akinyemi | IV Assignment | | IV Signature: | Date | | Purpose of the unit:This unit aims to enable learners to gain knowledge and understanding of
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that their own health and hygiene not pose a risk to service users and colleagues To ensure effective hand washing is carried out when working with service users‚ giving personal care‚ handling/preparing food. To ensure they use protective clothing provided when needed and appropriate. 1.2 Explain employers responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control infection Employers’ roles and responsibilities include: * making sure employees are aware of the health and safety
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Understand potential hazards in Health and Social Care Assignment Introduction In this unit I will explain six potential hazards in a Health and Social Care setting. These hazards in the Health and Social Care setting can all affect the people working in that environment; there are a lot of hazards which can be found in every surface of the setting. In a residential or day care setting‚ much is done to ensure that service users‚ and therefore staff as well‚ are protected from harm. The group of users
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Health & Safety in the Workplace Key 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
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Introduction P1. One to one Effective one to one communication in a health and social care requires‚ listening skills‚ information- giving skills and questioning skills. Care workers communicate one to one on a daily basis in informal communication and formal communication. Informal communication can take place when a care worker is communicating with another work colleague who is also a friend‚ or when they have built a relationship with a patient or relative that they have known very well.
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SOCIAL LEARNING‚ P1 Social learning theory posits that knowledge acquisition is a cognitive process that takes place in a social context and can occur purely through observation or direct instruction‚ even in the absence of motor reproduction or direct reinforcement. In addition to the observation of behaviour‚ learning also occurs through the observation of rewards and punishments‚ a process known as of vicarious reinforcement. Role Model Theory Social learning theory states that people learn
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