The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the major piece of the health and safety legislation in Great Britain. It provides the legal framework to promote‚ stimulate and encourage high standards. The Act‚ when first introduced‚ provided an integrated system dealing with workplace health and safety and the protection of the public from work activities. By placing general duties upon employees‚ employers‚ the self-employed‚ manufacturers‚ designers and importers of work equipment and materials‚ the
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This means to apply laws in a health and social care setting. A legalisation in the work place informs employees what is and what is not legal practice. A law is the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which may enforce penalties. Regulations are the rules of work providers amongst the organisation in which you work for‚ it is important that we outline the difference and inform employee’s what is permissible and what is not
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Health Care America has a highly developed health care system‚ which is available to all people. Although it can be very complex and frustrating at times‚ it has come a long way from the health care organizations of yesterday. Previously‚ most health care facilities were a place where the sick were housed and cared for until death. Physicians rarely practiced in hospitals and only those who were fortunate could afford proper care at home or in private clinics. Today the level of health care
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environment. To keep up safe usage‚handling and storage of animals and all animal products like food. Excellent training of staff to ensure the health and safety of the customers. Sufficient welfare arrangements for staff at work.look over processes and activities to try and reduce emissions and the spreading of the substance which could be hazardous to the health of the workers and customers. Look at all the places where people could become exposed to them‚ for example by ingestion‚ inhalation‚ and skin
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donz kay Lymphatic system: main function is to make immune cells which are the white blood cells and deliver them throughout the body. The lymphatic system also works with the circulatory system to deliver nutrients‚ oxygen‚ and hormones from the blood to the cells that make up the tissues of the body. Digestive system: function is to breakdown the food we eat into smaller particles and absorbing of nutrients into the blood stream‚ so that the body can use them for energy‚ Reproductive system:
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Unit 5 P4‚ M1 and D1 This essay will explain the physiologies of the respiratory system and the cardiovascular system and how they work in the metabolism of energy in the body. The respiratory system The respiration system is the process of supplying oxygen to the cells so that cells can metabolise energy. The main functions of the respiratory system are to maintain oxygen supply to cells‚ to remove water from the body‚ and to remove carbon dioxide from the body. It is divided into four sections
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Manage health and social care practice outcomes for individuals 1. Understand the theory and principles that underpin based practice Explain outcome based practice In 1990 health care providers had just began to discover what appeared to be a very powerful tool for reducing variation in patient care practices - clinical paths. A clinical path includes descriptions of key events that‚ if performed by caregivers as described‚ are expected to produce the most desirable outcomes for patients
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implementing duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people settings. Task C Ci) Organisational requirements for dealing with complaints The setting should have Concerns and Complaints Policy in place. The main aim of it is to ensure that complaints procedure is properly and effectively implemented and that service users feel confident that their complaints and worries are listened to and acted upon promptly and fairly. When dealing with complaints the setting are to ensure
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Interview with a Health Care Professional The following summary is based on the information that was obtained from an interview of Ms. Rodriguez a Nurse Practitioner. Ms. Rodriguez has been a Nurse Practitioner for 12 years and enjoys everything about the job. To become a Nurse Practitioner one must attain a high school diploma‚ and have completed and passed a nursing program with an Associates or Bachelors degree. Once the degree is obtained the student must apply to the state licensing department
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Developing Effective Communication in Health and Social Care settings Communication is very important in any health and social setting because doctors‚ nurses‚ carers and teachers need to communicate with patients and service users as professionally and as effective as possible. This helps to give the service user the highest quality of care. CONTEXTS TO COMMUNICATION One-to-one Communication When conversing with an individual one-to-one‚ it is important to be relaxed‚ polite and try to create
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