key aspects of legislation and guidelines relevant to the prevention and control of infection in a health or social care setting there are many items of legistlation and guidelines which are used in health and social care in order to protect and safeguard the health and well being of all of those who work and are treated in the health and social care sector. These items of legislations work by preventing the spread and threat of infection through the use of hygienic and clean practices. Legislation
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Internal and external sources of finance for Tesco Internal sources of finance (Tesco) Retained earnings: A source of finance used by Tesco is retained earnings. Tesco re-invest a certain percentage of their end of the year profits back into Tesco‚ so they can improve it. Each year Tesco decide how much money they re-invest‚ this depends on the profit they make. Fixed assets: Another type of an internal source of finance for Tesco is fixed assets. Fixed assets are an asset that is not consumer or
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Care planning to meet the care needs of an individual (P4‚ M3‚ D2) What are the potential differences in Sally’s care needs at all the different life stages? Childhood: In Sally’s childhood‚ she grew up in mining town which may have been detrimental to her health due to the dust particles and other substance that could have been brought up from the mine‚ she has stated that when she was growing up‚ that there was ice on the inside of the window‚ that the house was cold and damp‚ and that she remembers
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Ellie Rich Unit 3 – Health‚ Safety & Security in Health & Social Care P3 – Carry out a risk assessment in a health and social care setting I will be carrying out a risk assessment to ensure it is safe for a child aged 7 with down syndrome to be taken to a outdoor local playpark by a careworker for a bit of fun. The young person may be vulnerable as they are only 7 years of age and have Down syndrome which can affect their sense of awareness. The purpose of a risk assessment is to review the potential
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UNIT 21 P1-BOOKLET UNIT 21 P1-BOOKLET Introduction In this assignment I am going to be discussing the nutrients within food and how it can affect you‚ how it can be eaten and is it good or bad. I will also be discussing why we need a healthy and balanced diet and the deficiency‚ how to make it better and overweight and obesity‚ what it can cause. FOOD Food can be processed in many different ways depending on your needs or your natural ability‚ some individuals may have to be fed by family
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Describe financial products and services appropriate to self. Features: Although there are many types of financial product‚ there are a few features that are common to several of them. Borrowing- several products enable customers to borrow money these include loans from banks and finance companies‚ overdrafts‚ credit cards and mortgages. All loans have specific requirements such as interest to be paid and a timescale to repay the amount borrowed. Saving/ investing – this is where money is deposited
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Staff changes - Staff are a key resource needed for making person-centred planning possible both in terms of the staffing levels and the skill base of a staff team. Service Users get used to regular staff members and if they have to change half way through their care‚ then that can affect their improvement and can be very upsetting for the Service User. I work in mental health and if my clients have to change their support worker then they clamp up because they feel they have to relive their
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Identifying and calculating risks You need to consider all aspects of health and safety: identifying who may be at risk‚ the possible outcomes of carrying out various tasks and any precautions that should be taken. 1. For the following examples‚ identify the possible hazards in each situation. 2. Give a point value to the risk involved: 1 = very little risk of injury‚ up to 5 = extreme risk‚ possibly fatal. Situation Hazards identified Risk value (1–5) Children aged 3–4 walking in local park‚ with
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The team which is dispatched are a doctor and a nurse or two of each. On the scene there will already be paramedics‚ police and fire services. When the doctors and nurses are dispatched they will leave the hospital with limited airways‚ breathing and circulation equipment. On arrival at the scene they should stay together and report to the Medical Incident Officer (MIO) or the Ambulance Incident Officer if a MIO is not present. They would then be updated and sent to the Casualty Clearing Station
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Unit 7 Task 4 P3 There are many different social‚ biological and social reasons women’s health differentiates to men’s. Women are shown statistically to live longer than men although men have better health then women‚ I am going to talk about the different reasons why women’s health is statistically worse then men’s. I am going to group them as Social‚ biological and emotional reasons for women’s ill health. Social Reasoning for women’s ill health First of all women are shown to be more
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