CONFIDENTIALITY THE HISTORY OF CONFIDENTIALITY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. One of the oldest documents we can find about confidentiality is the Hippocratic Oath what was written in the 4th century BC. We all know that nurses are not taking this oath‚ but we are bound to the same confidentiality regulations as doctors and other health professionals including social workers. Untrained or ancillary workers should not have access to patient’s records and there is no need for them to know certain confidential
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Social Institutions: Health Care Heather Richardson SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology Dr. Christine Nortz Social Institutions: Health Care America has a highly developed health care system‚ which is available to all people. Although it can be a very complex and trying subject‚ it has come a long way from the health care systems of yesterday. Most health care facilities of yesterday‚ the sick were housed and cared for until death. Doctors rarely practiced in the hospital setting and
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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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communication and interpersonal interaction in a health and social care context for a new member of staff (using a hospital or care home setting) to include: Communication: text messaging‚ written‚ oral‚ signing‚ technology. Interpersonal interaction: language‚ non-verbal (choose 2 issues under each heading from unit specification page 3). Effective communication The role of effective communication is important in any work setting especially in any health care setting. Effective communication is when
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Reflective Account “End of Life” Last year 23 September 2012. I had a resident called “Mrs X” she was a 72year-old widowed living at ---‚ a Nursing Care Home. She’s not a religious type of person as she was Atheist. She has lived in the home for the past two years‚ and during that time I was assigned as her key worker. Mrs X had One Son and 3 grand daughters they are all regular visitors to the home. She has recently been diagnosed with renal failure‚ and her life expectancy is only a couple of
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In any health and social care setting communication is extremely important. The way we communicate with people depends on the situation and the environment; there are different types of health and social care settings some of these include‚ residential nursing homes‚ hospitals‚ doctor’s surgery and schools and many more. There are a huge range of people that use these services and we call these the service users‚ each service user has different needs that must be met. Health and social care professionals
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Unit 3 – Supporting Children E1 – Five pieces of current legislation: Human Rights Act 1998 United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child 1989 Children Act 1989 Children Act 2004 Disability Discrimination Act 1995 E2 – Each piece of legislation has affected the protection and the rights of children and their families in settings‚ as different policies and procedures stem from all of them. “The Human Rights Act 1998 came in to force in October 2000 and had a big
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This sample unit is taken from Heinemann’s NVQ/SVQ Level 3 Teaching Assistant’s Handbook: Secondary Schools‚ 2nd edition - 9780435449391. Find out more or order online at www.heinemann.co.uk/teachingassistants. 31 Prepare and Maintain the Learning Environment This unit looks at some of the different areas in which you will work within the school environment. It considers how you will need to familiarise yourself with different locations within the school and be able to work safely in them
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Health and social care settings Everyone is an individual and when they need to use the health and social care services it is import they have access to the setting which precisely meets their needs‚ different setting are designed to do just that and the trained staff within those settings have the skills and knowledge to meet those particular needs. Key elements: If everyone who needed support turned up at the same place‚ things would become rather crowded; more importantly‚ not everyone would
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THE HIGHFIELD LEVEL 3 Health & Safety TRAINING PACK Lecture programme designed and written by Kirstie Trasler and Ian Fisher Disclaimer The information provided in this training package has been carefully compiled to ensure its relevance and accuracy. However‚ no liability or legal responsibility is accepted for the content or any errors or omissions. ©Highfield.co.uk Ltd Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or the purpose permitted under the UK Copyright‚ Designs
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