Public health Methods of promoting and protecting public health P5 P6 The main aims of public health are to improve the health of the nation‚ this has many benefits as it reduces the amount of illness and disease in the population‚ reduces the cost of healthcare provision to the NHS‚ it improves life expectancy‚ and also educates individuals to take responsibility for their health. Another aim of public health is to reduce health inequalities‚ this is done by targeting those who are vulnerable
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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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Edexcel GCSE 2009 Health and Social Care Unit 4: Health‚ Social Care and Early Years in Practice Practical support to help you deliver this Edexcel specification Scheme of work This scheme of work has been produced to help you implement this Edexcel specification. It is offered as an example of one possible model that you should feel free to adapt to meet your needs and is not intended to be in any way prescriptive. It is in editable word format to make adaptation
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any infection. Anything that penetrates the skin or for that matter the mucous membrane that lines the mouth or nose provides a route for infection to enter. This would be either bites‚ scratches‚ puncture wounds by needles this is an increase the risk of infection. * Other way is down the digestive tract‚ food‚ drink or any other infected products that can be swallowed and infect the stomach or the bowls. Most people would have experienced an upset stomach‚ which reveals itself in the form of
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Risk Pooling in Health Care Finance Kiran Charania April 26‚ 2012 Risk pooling is a mechanism where revenue and contributions are pooled so that the risk of having to pay for health care is not borne by each contributor individually. Risk pooling is a form of risk management practiced by the health industry especially insurance companies. While risk pooling is necessary for insurance to work‚ not all risks can be effectively pooled. Pooling risks together allows the costs of those higher risks
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Unit 11 Principles for implementing duty of care in health ‚ social care or childrens and young peoples settings Duty of care in own work role As a nursery assistant my role within the setting is to provide a safe and secure enviroment for all children. By doing this i help to complete a health and safety checklist every morning to ensure all equipment and facilities are clean and safe in order for children to access and use independantly. I also make sure that all activities are safe for
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Health and Social Care Assignment UNIT 1 - PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW In this assignment‚ you will complete tasks to demonstrate your understanding of the importance of communication in adult social care settings‚ and ways to overcome barriers to meet individual needs and preferences in communication. You will also address the issue of confidentiality. TASKS There are two task to this assignment. TASK 1 2 EVIDENCE Short answer questions
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work together to make our society a positive place to live. | Equality | Equality is often defined as treating everyone the same. But I believe true equality means treating everyone differently in order to accomplish equality. In the health and social care setting every client has the right to equality of opportunity; it means each client would be given the same chances as each other to achieve all aspects of leading a as normal life as possible. Treating each client as an individual allows
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state‚ the employers and the workers play in establishing the contemporary occupational health and safety regime? health and safety movement In the 1960s workers in the United States sought state laws to compensate their disabilities due to poor working conditions that lead to Black lung disease. The workers were successful and this win was instrumental in passing the 1970s United States Occupational Health & Safety act‚ and subsequent policies in other countries including Canada. This paper will
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Unit 2 Principles of Personal Development in Adult Social Care settings. Name of Candidate: Learning outcomes | Assessment criteria 1.1 | | Question: Identify standards that influence the way adult social care job roles are carried out.National Minimum StandardsNational Occupational StandardsGood codes of practice and adhering to these codes of practice are a requirement.The policies of the organisation‚ How the structures work and the people who manage or supervise you. | 1. understand
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