patterns and trends in health and illness among different social groupings. Introduction There are many ways to measure patterns of ill health; these include mortality‚ morbidity‚ health events‚ disease incidence‚ disease prevalence and health surveillance. These are; Morbidity Rates is how many individuals suffer from the disease at a given time. Mortality Rates is how many individuals die from suffering from the disease and health events individuals being aware of health issues such as the NHS
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Unit 048 Outcome 1 1‚ It is vital that children are protected at all times. The nursery and local authorities are provided with legislations that they must abide by to ensure complete protection to all children and young people in their area. The Children Act (1989) and (2004) is set out to ensure that people who work with children have a duty to keep them safe and free from abuse. The legislation is reviewed an changed continually to ensure that there are no possibilities of child suffering
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legislations that settings have to follow in order to comply with the law. These are clearly stated in the book of National Minimum Standards for Regulated Childcare. Settings such as schools must follow all laws and acts for ensuring children ’s safety‚ health and security. Development Accidents and Injuries Standard 10 (Healthcare) 10.14 says that at all times a fully trained first aider must be available and there must be at least 1 trained first aider for every 10 children in the setting. The first
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Unit 8: Contribute to Health and Safety in Health & Social Care 1. Understand own responsibilities‚ and the responsibilities of others‚ relating to health & safety in the work setting; 1.1 My work setting is covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 which is the overall act for other regulations. It has been updated by many sets of guidelines which support and explain it. 1.2 1.3 In the work place you share responsibility with your employer for your own safety and that of all
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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‚ regulations and guidance that govern infection prevention and control: Health and
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M2- Discuss the role of teamwork in improving the health and quality of life for people with dementia There are many health professionals who provide services that are available to individuals with dementia. Health care services include home care‚ day care and services provided by doctors and nurses. The services available and the way they are organised‚ vary from area to area. Health and social care professionals have a duty to work closely with each other and communicate with each other to provide
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Henna Zafar Unit 2: P1 – Explain the concepts of equality‚ diversity and rights in relation to Health and Social Care In health and social care it is essential that there is an equal chance for everybody to use the services. It is also vital for the people working within a health and social care service to treat everybody equally despite their age‚ gender‚ sexuality‚ background‚ disability and ethnicity. There is a wide range of terms which need to be understood and respected
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will determine the health effects of working nights. The findings served as bases for a proposed action plan. Specifically‚ this study will answer the following questions: 1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of: 1.1 age; 1.2 gender; 1.3 civil status; 1.4 length of service; 1.5 employment status; and 1.6 time of shift and rest days 2. What are the health effects of working on a night shift in terms of: 2.1 physical; 2.2 emotional; 2.3 cognitive 3. Is there a significant
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Unit 18 E1 There are a number of factors that can influence a babies health and development in their first year of life. The mother’s health is one of these factors. If the mother has a healthy pregnancy and takes folic acid then the baby will be more likely to be born healthy and develop in order to meet their milestones in the first year of life. If a mother chooses to smoke‚ drink or take drugs during her pregnancy then the baby may develop learning difficulties and they can be born prematurely
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Work Placement Portfolio On Health And Safety. This is a summary of how my placement at field house‚ meets health and safety to make sure that the working environment if safe for staff and residents also visitors. Food Safety Act‚ This act ensures that nothing extra is included in food‚ or remove anything from food or treat food in any way this could damaged to the health of people eating. It should be served to the quality which consumers would expect their food to be‚ that all food is labelled
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