legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting. The legislation relating to general health and safety is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974‚ it outlines that everybody has a duty of care for others. It also provides a framework which has been set by codes of conducts for the standard and quality of care provided in health and social care. Other legislation may include: Manual Handling Operations Regulations (1992) Managements of Health & Safety at Work Regulations
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HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK REGULATIONS 1999. These Regulations have no civil liability. They impose only criminal liability. A breach of these Regulations may lead to prosecution in the Magistrateʹs Court or the Crown Court. Their main purpose is to provide a broad framework within which the remaining Regulations are set by creating General Duties on employers‚ employees and the self‐employed. Outline the main health and safety responsibilities of: • Self All employees have a duty under Section
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talking. Other ways of communication is through your body language‚ facial expressions and or touch. Communication is a great way to express yourself especially with facial expression as people would be able to see if you are happy or sad‚ if you are in pain‚ not very well or have a problem with may need help. Communication is also a great way that you can learn about different people especially in the care setting. You will find that using your communication skills you will be able to build a good relationship
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Unit 4222-265 OUTCOME 1. 1. Bacteria are a single cell micro-organism that can only be seen from under a microscope. It survives off the nutrients from its surroundings. Viruses are disease producing agents far smaller than bacteria. They are enclosed in a protein coating which makes them more difficult to destroy. The basic unit of Fungi is a hypha which is a hollow tube. The hypha threads spread out over and into the food material making a visible mesh or mycelium. Some fungi form together
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Unit 4222-616 (AMS 34) Administer medication to individuals‚ and monitor the effects Outcome 1 1 Current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and protocols relevant to administering medication are:- The Medicines Act 1968 – requires that local pharmacist or dispencing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 – controls dangerous and harmful drugs‚ I.e. controlled drugs (CD’s) The Misuse of Drugs and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2007 – specifies about handling
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Unit 12: IT Technical Support Unit code: J/601/7279 QCF Level 3: BTEC National Credit value: 10 Guided learning hours: 60 Aim and purpose The aim of this unit is to enable learners to use their understanding of technical support tools and techniques and organisational policies and procedures to source technical information and communicate advice and guidance to resolve technical problems. Unit introduction Developments in technology have created a demand for technical
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physical needs such as pain and discomfort. Also looking at the emotional‚ mental‚ social and spiritual needs. There are various ways of managing pain and discomfort; these may be from a medical perceptive‚ but also by self-help. Every individual has a different pain threshold and this will determine what is tolerable and what pain intervention will be needed to keep it under control. Conventional medicine‚ alternative and complementary therapies can be used as an option to relieve pain and other symptoms
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Support positive risk taking for individuals 1.1 Explain ways in which risk is an integral part of everyday life Risks are an important part of everyday life as without doing risk assessments and preventing the risk an accident will happen. 1.2 Explain why individuals may have been discouraged or prevented from taking risks. Bill has recently come into care due to having a fall‚ he walks with a zimmer frame and likes to be independent. Due to bill having a fall a risk assessment has been
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Unit 4222-371 Understanding and enable positive interaction and communication with individuals who have dementia Outcome 1 Understand the factors that can affect interaction and communication of individuals with Dementia 1 Explain how different forms of dementia may affect the way an individual communicates Alzheimer’s disease is a combination of genetic and environmental factors which during the course of the disease a number of chemical and structural changes happen within the brain. Alzheimer’s
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UNIT 4222-223 SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS TO MEET PERSONAL CARE NEEDS 1.2 Establish the level and type of support an individual needs for personal care To establish the level and type of support an individual needs I would ask the individual how much help they need‚ what they are comfortable with and anything they may be worried about. I would read the risk assessment‚ as it would give me information on my client’s ability to participate and highlight any possible risks. I would promote independence‚ encouraging
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