Unit 306 Promote and Implement health and safety in social care 306.1 – Understand own responsibilities‚ and the responsibilities of others‚ relating to health and safety What it represents: All workers have the right to work in places where risks to their health and safety are properly controlled. Health and Safety is about stopping you getting hurt at work or ill through work. It is the employer’s responsibility to manage Health and Safety but employees must help too. The company I work for
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Stress is a concept that is encountered daily in every human being. It occurs when a person is faced with an opportunity‚ demand or resource stemming from the individual’s desires for which the consequence is of great uncertainly and importance (Cooper‚ Dewe & O’Driscoll‚ 2002). This article will examine and focus on the main concepts of stress‚ the contrasting views of the stress concept and address any problems to improve employee performance and behaviour in the organisation with the aid of
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IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Standards & Guidelines for Resolution & Learning 1 April 2009 SUMMARY Complaints in Health and Social Care: Standards and Guidelines for Resolution and Learning replaces the existing HPSS Complaints Procedure 1996 and provides a streamlined process that applies equally to all health and social care (HSC) organisations. As such it provides a simple‚ consistent approach for staff who handle complaints and for people raising complaints across all health and social
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individuals. • Health and safety Act – We must take safety and load into consideration • LOLER – Ensure that equipment used is safe and suitable and has had regular safety checks in line with legislation. • PCP Person centred planning- Client participation and people centred working practices as outlined in Care Standards • Care plans: Ensures uniformity for client Minimises risk • Risk assessments: Minimises any risks that may arise 2.1 Describe what health and safety factors
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mental health of service workers. Psychosocial characteristics of workplaces that give rise to health related problems in workers such as emotional anguish‚ burnout‚ and depression are evaluated in these studies. A review‚ titled Burnout and Health by Leiter & Maslach‚ explained that “research has established that burnout is a stress phenomenon that
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Within the workshop health and safety is taken very seriously. Everyone has the correct PPE on at all times‚ everything in the workshop has been risk assessed and everyone gets the correct training on how to use any new tools and equipment. The tutors also make sure that everyone is aware of what risks there are before they use something within the workshop. Before every task we do we get a brief walkthrough of how the tutor wants the job done. If we do not understand the task at hand‚ then the tutor
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Moving and handling in health and social care These pages are for employers and employees in the health and social care sectors involved in moving and handling‚ particularly those who assess moving and handling needs and carry out handling activities. Moving and handling is a key part of the working day for most employees; from moving equipment‚ laundry‚ catering‚ supplies or waste to assisting residents in moving. Poor moving and handling practice can lead to: back pain and musculoskeletal
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Unit Task 048 Outcome 1.1 Separate document Outcome 2.1 All staff can protect themselves from allegations and complains within their everyday practice by following your settings policies and procedures. You should also avoid being alone in a closed room with a child and all staff and children should be marked on a register when they arrival and depart from the building. If a child is being collected late then 2 members of staff should stay with the child until the parent/carer arrives. When
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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. Duty of care Health and social care organisations have what is called a duty of care towards the people they look after. That means that they must do everything they can to keep the people in their care safe from harm. It is not only the care establishment that needs
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Re work of understanding responsibilities and rights In health and social care. 1.2 The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 extended the RRA 1976 to cover discrimination in services provided by public bodies including HEI‟s and FE‟s. It extends protection against racial discrimination directly‚ indirectly or by victimisation. It places a number of enforceable positive duties on public authorities of which the University is one. The Employment Rights Act 1996 covers the entire contractual relationship
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