Summary quality and safety in health care Chapter 1: science and knowledge foundation Two notable contributions to the industry from the Journal of American Medical Association: 1. Assessment of the state of quality serious and widespread quality problems 2. Categorization of three defects: a. Underuse: many scientifically sound practices are not used as often as they should be b. Overuse: can be seen in areas such as imaging studies for diagnosis in acute asymptomatic low back pain or
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Confidentiality Confidentiality is an important principle in health and social care because it functions to impose a boundary on the amount of personal information and data that can be disclosed without consent. Confidentiality arises where a person disclosing personal information reasonably expects his or her privacy to be protected‚ such as in a relationship of trust. The relationship between health and social care professionals and their patients/clients centres on trust‚ and trust is dependent
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1 Know how to recognise signs of abuse A Define the following types of abuse and identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse The Department of Health has defined abuse as “Abuse is a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by any person or persons” (No Secrets 2000). There are many different types of abuse and individual cases of abuse usually involve a different combination of these different types. (i) Physical abuse Refers to hitting‚ slapping‚ scratching
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Communication between care workers and service users is essential for promoting and maximising the rights of users of health and social care services. All patients and users of our service should be kept informed about their treatment. They should be able to talk to you or the workers making decisions about their treatment. It is your responsibility to overcome any problems with communication that may arise‚ not just in giving users information in a format that they can understand‚ but also in giving
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Daniel Cash- Nvq3 Health and Social Care Assignment 303 Ci Everyone is born into this world by the choice of the parents‚ no one asked for it. And so we all have no choice into which country we are born‚ who our parents are‚ what sex we are‚ and the colour of our skin. But all of these factors combined give us our culture. It makes us who we are. As we grow older our parents or peers instil us with a set of beliefs‚ moral and social‚ and this stays with us up to the age where we are able to think
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Unit 2: Communication and Values [Type the author name] Introduction: In my report I will show my understanding and knowledge of the importance of communication skills in care settings and about values involved in care practise. I have chosen to do my report on educational settings and I will focus on how individuals with specific needs communicate in both group interactions and one-to-one interactions. I will do this by working in a class on both Thursday and Friday mornings
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Social care theory and practice. Assessment 4 Teamwork improves communication‚ it isn ’t just about exchanging information - it is about ideas‚ feelings‚ hopes and desires‚ we find this when we communicate with people we trust and respect. It is also about all those things that make us the individuals that we are. Another important reason I feel is flexibility‚ good teamwork depends upon a willingness to change‚ to be adaptable‚ open-minded and to learn from skills of others‚ the good care worker
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more specialist care. Autism is a lifelong developmental disability and affects how they see the world around them. People with Autism have said that the world around them can feel like a mass of people‚ places and events‚ which they struggle to make sense of. They also find it hard relating to people‚ understanding them and taking part in everyday family life and social events. People with Autism have difficulties with the following; social communication‚ social interaction and social imagination
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Quality of Care Quality of Care Within a health system‚ quality care involves providing patients with appropriate services and accurate evaluation through competence and compassion. Additionally‚ effective communication is essential for shared decision-making within a timely manner (Campbell‚ 2000). The purpose of this paper is to address the concept of adverse events and determine the relationship between patient satisfactions along with the quality of care. In most instances‚ patients and families
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governing body of the process of making it by the acts of Parliament. Legislation in health and social care is health and safety. You need to ensure that there is always safe practice when providing care or help. There are policies and regulations that you have to follow to make sure you are safe at work as well as service users and others around you‚ this is to help protect the public. An example of legislation is the Care Standards Act 2000‚ regulations are the rules you have to follow‚ where you work
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