Social inequalities in contemporary society Learning Outcomes: 1) Explore the nature of contemporary society 2) Analyse how social inequalities influence the life chances and health of individuals To completely understand our changing society‚ we must look at the history of change we have gone through. To do this we must identify the changing factors
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Communication between care workers and service users is essential for promoting and maximising the rights of users of health and social care services. All patients and users of our service should be kept informed about their treatment. They should be able to talk to you or the workers making decisions about their treatment. It is your responsibility to overcome any problems with communication that may arise‚ not just in giving users information in a format that they can understand‚ but also in giving
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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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legislations 1.Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 ‚ also referred to as HASAW or HSW‚ is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment. 2.Health and Social Care Act 2008 The Health and Social Care Act 2008 established the Care Quality Commission
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built a foundation to help us understand health disparities and health equity‚ as well as why health equity is important for everyone. Considering that the United States spend more per capita on healthcare than any other developed nation‚ yet continues to have subpar overall health scores throughout our populations (David Squires‚ Chloe Anderson‚ U.S. Healthcare from A Global Perspective)‚ describes a deep-seeded health inequality‚ which results in fewer health benefits throughout. It has been researched
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Effects of Discrimination Marginalised Marginalisation is the social process by which a person or a group of people are made marginal or become relegated to the edge of society. It is when someone feels isolated from society‚ pushed to the edge of a group and is seen as a less important being. There are many different people who are marginalized for who they are for example‚ people who are experiencing Mental Health problems‚ children in care‚ the homeless‚ travellers‚ disabled‚ the frail‚ elderly‚ people
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understand the ethical considerations of a nurse’s job. “As a nurse at Kings College Hospital you have to take into account Ethical Considerations…”in my interview with Sister Malcolm we will be discussing ethical considerations like right to life‚ social justice‚ person-centred approach‚ the expectations of individuals receiving the service‚ empathy‚ honesty and adherence to codes of practice and policies and seeing how they impact her job. Right to life means the right to live‚ as a
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1.1 & 1.2 - define the following types of abuse and the signs and symptoms associated with each. Physical abuse The term physical abuse is applied to the act of a person/s causing physical pain or injury to another person. The types of abuse that could be put into this category are: · Hitting · Slapping · Punching · Kicking · Pinching · Biting · Burning/Scalding The signs of physical abuse could include unexplainable marks to the skin including bruising‚ grazing‚ blisters from
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relationships is treating a friend and/or family members which can be known | | |as a social group or an interpersonal relationship with romace that can involve love likeing or having that family | | |bond or other socail commitment. | |2. |Describe the different working relationship in health and social care settings‚ for example in your own site? | | | There are different relationships
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service provision as well as social preparation. In the same way‚ it is dependent on practitioner providing good service. It is vital for nurses and other practitioners to form a partnership; through acknowledging the social‚ psychological and cultural heritage of the patient. The way a person sees themselves is dependent on factors such as their personal meaning‚ beliefs and values. Through forming a partnership with the patient‚ it will be easier to provide services and care that are well suited to
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