CU2470 – Handle Information in Health and Social Care Settings 1.1 The Data Protection Act 1998 is an Act of Parliament which defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living people. It is the main piece of legislation that governs the protection of personal data in the UK. In practice it provides a way for individuals to control information about themselves. The Act defines eight data protection principles which are: 1. Personal data shall be processed fairly and lawfully
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Task 2 Scenario As a manager of a health and social care organization i would like to present to you the effectiveness of the service when supporting people through significant life event. 1. Providing the right care and support * Rehabilitation and early supported discharge An element of the national stroke strategy is the implementation of early supported discharge (ESD). ESD provides a greater proportion of rehabilitation in the community rather than in hospital. It is not suitable
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HSC024 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care ALL OUTCOMES IN RED ARE OBSERVATIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT BY YOUR ASSESSOR. THE INFORMATION GIVEN INDICATES THE TYPES OF THINGS YOUR ASSESSOR WILL BE LOOKING FOR Know how to recognise signs of abuse OUTCOME 1 1. Define the following types of abuse 2. Identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse. Physical abuse - Punching‚ Kicking Scratching‚ Slapping‚ Biting‚ Scalding‚ Pulling hair
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Health is defined as the absence of illness and disease in people’s daily life (Press‚ n.d.) . It is a natural depiction of our bodies‚ and we considered ourselves ill when something is not right. There two ways on how we perceived health and illness‚ the biological and the sociological construction. Biological structure of our health examines our bodies through biomedical representation of health‚ exercised by medical specialist in diagnosing and treating diseases. Illness and disease that are diagnosed
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National Public Health Partnership Legislation Reform Working Group Endorsed by the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council November 2000 National response to passive smoking: Background Paper Acknowledgments The National Public Health Partnership would like to acknowledge the input to the development of this paper that was provided by a number of people. In particular‚ we acknowledge the contribution by Margo Goodin of the ACT Department of Health and Community Care who was seconded
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Employment responsibilities and rights in health‚ social care or children and young people’s settings Unit Purpose This unit is aimed at those working in a wide range of settings in the health‚ social care or children and young peoples settings The unit covers Statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers Awareness of own occupational role and how it fits within the sector Agreed ways of working with employer Career pathways and progression
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PIES AO4 – A3 How does the Derby Health Service meet the needs of Sophie? Individual service users have a range of needs‚ which must be met‚ including physical‚ intellectual‚ emotional ad social needs. In my case study‚ a care worker‚ a nurse and a doctor who in turn identified Sophie’s range of needs carried out Sophie’s care assessment. They then developed a plan to meet Sophie’s needs. This next section covers a range of approaches used in Health and Social Care to help services and practitioners
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Assignment 055 Task A When looking after children you have a duty of care to them‚ this means it is your responsibility to keep the child safe and free from harm. The younger the child the greater the duty of care is‚you need to be vigilant and pay attention to keep children safe. Mentally risk assessing situations as they arise will help you see any potential dangers to the child and help you plan to avoid any risk. You also need to be aware of a child’s feelings and help them develop them
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what is meant by: diversity‚ equality‚ inclusion & discrimination. Diversity means differences in ethnicity‚ heritage‚ customs‚ beliefs and values. It could be someone’s physical appearance‚ mental capabilities‚ etc. I teach the children in my care that their personal identity which is formed from a young age allows them to realise they are their own person. Diversity is positive and should be respected and valued because nobody is completely the same as anyone else. Telling them that being
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The United States spends more of its gross domestic product on health care than any other county‚ and yet the American Journal of Public Health estimates that nearly 45‚000 Americas die each year due to lack of adequate healthcare. In fact‚ our healthcare system ranks 37th out of the 191 countries graded by the World Health Organization. Given these grim facts‚ I certainly agree that America needs to reform its healthcare system. However‚ I do not believe that the current healthcare reform enacted
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