Unit 304 Outcome 1 1. Duty of Care is defined simply as a legal obligation to: •always act in the best interest of individuals and others •not act or fail to act in a way that results in harm •act within your competence and not take on anything you do not believe you can safely do. As a care worker you owe a duty of care to the people you support‚ your colleagues‚ your employer‚ yourself and the public interest. Everyone has a duty of care – it is not something that you can opt out of. When
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P2 – Task 3 Health and Social care settings - Describe the following settings. Residential Care Residential care home is a place where a person leaves their home to be cared for in a safe environment. People who use this kind of care may not be able to live on their own or either it might be their own decision to leave their home to be cared for in a health and social care setting. Sometimes with that kind of decision come up their own family members‚ who decide for them to be cared not
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L.O: Understand concepts of equality‚ diversity and rights in relation to health and social care D1: Analyse the benefits of understanding diversity in relation to health and social care Diversity is something described between the differences of two individuals. Diversity means that all individuals showed be respected and valued‚ therefore you must be aware of the individual’s differences and must not barricade the way they have been cared for. It is you knowing and looking after an individual with
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Unit 303 – Principles of Diversity‚ equality and inclusion in adult social care settings Outcome 1 – Understand the importance of diversity‚ equality and inclusion. 1.1 – Diversity – Diversity is all about difference‚ everyone is different Equality – Equality is about everyone being equal and so not treated differently to someone else because of their preferences. Inclusion – Inclusion is where you ensure that there is nothing that would exclude the person to fully participate in the
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| Black African – 376‚000 | Black other – 308‚000 | Chinese – 137‚000 | Bangladeshi – 268‚000 | Indian – 930‚000 | Pakistani – 663‚000 | Aldworth‚ C & Billingham‚ M & Lawrence‚ P & Moonie‚ N & Talman‚ H. (2010). BTEC Level 3 Health
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BTEC National Diploma in Health and Social Care Assignment 1‚ Unit 19 Sociology‚ Georgina Reed Introduction In this assignment I will be explaining the concept of an unequal society‚ be describing social inequalities that exist in society‚ also I will be discussing the impact of social inequalities on groups in society. Finally I will evaluate the impact of social inequalities in society. P1 We live in a society that is very unequal‚ in a way that people get treated differently depending
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AST20211 Environment and Health UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Definition of Environment‚ Health and Disease Environmental Problems Food Borne Diseases Intervention and Control AST20211 Environment and Health What is environment…? • The sum total of our surroundings‚ including all the living and nonliving things with which we interact. • Living things • Animals‚ plants‚ forests‚ fungi‚ etc. • Nonliving things • Continents‚ oceans‚ clouds‚ soil‚ rocks •
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Case study 1 Case study-outbreak of MRSA in a neonatal hospital unit 4P: explain possible priorities and responses when dealing with two particular incidents or emergencies in a health and social care setting. 3M: explain why it is important to maintain respect and dignity when responding to incidents and emergencies. 2D: Justify the need to review policies and procedures following critical incidents. Neonatal: Neonatal means new-born it’s a specialised unit for premature babies who
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Bonnie McGregor 2/8/14 Unit 5 1.1 Define the following types of abuse. Physical abuse. Physical abuse is when someone is being hurt/harmed‚ by physical actions like hitting‚ biting‚ burning‚ force feeding‚ shaking and pushing. Sexual abuse. Sexual abuse is when an individual is forced to perform sexual acts or watch sexual acts‚ such as penetrative sex‚ touching in a sexual way and watching pornography. Emotional/psychological abuse. Emotional abuse is when you make someone feel worthless
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Unit 6 1.1 A working relationship differs from a personal one in many ways. In a working relationship we are accountable for what we do and must follow procedures and rules set out by the authority and employer. We must not allow our own opinions to cloud our judgement. 1.2 The different working relationships in health and social care settings are; care of the resident‚ professional with other workers‚ managers and rco’s‚ friends and family members and other professionals like doctors
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