This assignment will describe how legislation‚ policies and procedures are used to promote the safety of individuals in a health and social care setting. Data protection act 1998 By holding data of the students and the staff at Portland College‚ this act is very important to keeping the individuals’ information safe and secure. At Portland College there are many ways in which the college have their student’s details‚ such as written on paper‚ stored on databases on the computer and also in records
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Outcome 1 1. Diversity-means acknowledging that people can be different because of their culture‚ race‚ disability. Equality-means equal rights for people regardless of what factors they might have that are different. Equality states that because they are human they must be equal/ Inclusion-is bases upon the idea of allowing everyone equal access to a service regardless of gender‚ disability‚ religions ETC. Discrimination-treating a person or group less favourably than another in the
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assessment is a plan put in place to reduce the risk of harm occurring‚ it aims to identify potential risks to the health‚ safety or security of a care practitioner. Risk assessments have to be held under the health and safety at work act and Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999. It is a lawful document and if not carried out care organisations can face prosecution. The HSE (health and safety executive) can request risk assessments at any time to make sure they are being done and are up to
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UNDERTAKE AGREED PRESSURE AREA CARE 1.1 Pressure sores also known as pressure ulcers are injuries to the skin and underlying tissue‚ they appear when an area is under too much pressure for long periods of time‚ due to this pressure the blood flow id disrupted‚ and the area doesnt get irrigated‚ therefore the nutrients and oxygen do not reach the skin cells‚ the skin then breaks and the pressure ulcers form. Epidermis - is waterproof has no blood supply(avascular)‚ the epidermis is constantly
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planning possible both in terms of the staffing levels and the skill base of a staff team. Service Users get used to regular staff members and if they have to change half way through their care‚ then that can affect their improvement and can be very upsetting for the Service User. I work in mental health and if my clients have to change their support worker then they clamp up because they feel they have to relive their life time experiences all over again and this makes them feel that they just
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In this section I will demonstrate: the implications of duty of care. understanding the support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise. the knowledge to respond to complaints. The implications of duty of care. A duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they adhere to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeable harm others. A definition from Wikipedia Examples how we do this in my setting.Within our
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In the care profession there are regulatory requirements and codes of practice that must be adhered to. There is guidance for all aspects of the profession including how to manage complaints and concerns. In my area of work as a nurse and Manager at Carson House it is imperative that the staff and I adhere to the complaints policy. The Care Quality commission is the regulator of Health and Adult Social Care in England. The CQC have provided different Outcomes that they expect all health and Social
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Unit 1 Principles for implementing duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1 Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice (a) What it means to have a duty of care in one’s own work role A duty of care is a legal obligation to all Health and Social carers and professionals who have to act in the best interests of individuals and others‚ also not to act or fail to act in a way that results in harm. This duty of care can be a general
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patterns and trends of health and illness in two different social groups. (M2). The black report was published in 1980‚ and it included different facts about how health can be improved from all different backgrounds in different social groupings. There is still a co-relation between social class and infant mortality rates‚ life expectancy and inequalities in the use of medical services. This was such an important piece of research. This report looked at the differences between health and illness. Sociologists
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self-confidence would be affected because everyone surrounding the individual would know that the individual suffers from dementia. This would also affect their social life because no one would want to associate with someone who regularly forgets what is happening around them. If the individual is taken to a residential home it becomes easier for them because care workers would be helping the person to try and recollect their memories if they can. The self-esteem of an individual who is having difficulties in
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