Issue in Health and Social Care Contents Introduction Social media has played and has been playing a crucial role in the development of health and social care in United Kingdom (UK). Since the emerge of the health and social care sector‚ social media has been performing a tremendous role as the health and social care is becoming an industry and without this industry social and economic development of UK would not be possible. This report covers the role of media for the development of health and social
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ntroduction The definition of high quality care has now become enshrined in the Health and Social Care Act 2012 requiring the presence of 3 equally important pillars: • Patient safety • Clinical effectiveness • Patient experience The Department of Health (2003‚ p.19) defines a positive patient experience as: “We want an NHS that meets not only our physical needs but our emotional needs too. This means getting good treatment in a comfortable‚ caring and safe environment‚ delivered in a calm and
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the things I have learnt and achieved and feel good about. In my role as a Support Worker‚ taking into consideration the impact I can have on Service Users lives‚ reflection is a vital part of maintaining and improving the quality of Support and Care I
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change of address and change of name. Biv The procedure to follow when you want to raise a grievance at work is try solving the problem by talking to your line manager. If you feel you cant talk to your linemanager about the problem you can talk to a care service coordinator but if you’re not satisfied with how they deal with it‚ you can make a formal grievance complaint. The grievance procedure should also include the following steps: * writing a letter to your employer setting out the details
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ANSWER (PART A) QUESTION 2 a) Labor force is defined as people from the total population between the age of 16 & 64 who are not in institutions and who are either employed or unemployed but seeking work. Those who are not in labor force are either in institutions or are voluntarily unemployed. Unemployment is made up of people who are currently not working but are looking for a job. b) Structural unemployment The portion of unemployment that is due to changes in the structure of the economy that
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that indicators of abuse are known‚ and that staff act on concerns by reporting in the agreed way. It is important to understand that anyone can be abused in any situation but to understand the level of safeguarding required‚ we must consider mental capacity and vulnerability to abuse. Individuals in care‚ the elderly‚ the young‚ and the disabled are more vulnerable to abuse because they require support in aspects of their lives. The more support an individual requires‚ the greater the opportunity
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Discrimination is the treating of a person‚ group or family less favourably because of their protected characteristic or because people ‘think’ a person or group may have a protected characteristic. A protected characteristic is a particular quality a person or group possesses which is recognised by law as needing to be protected. There are many different types of discrimination which include: • Direct discrimination - this is treating someone less favourably to their face or in a way that the
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of infections 1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection * To ensure that their own health and hygiene does not pose a risk to service users and colleagues. * To ensure effective hand washing is carried out when working with service users‚ giving personal care‚ handling/preparing food. * To ensure they use protective clothing provided when needed and appropriate. * Attend relevant courses * Report any
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increased risk of complications and the need for extra equipment and staff. http://news.aol.co.uk/bigstorynews/fat-pregnant-women-burden-on-nhs/article/20070307070509990004 (17/04/08). The study found out that obese pregnant mothers need more one to one care‚ which can have an impact on waiting tomes for the patients. This also means that the NHS will have to spend a lot of money for these services. I chose this topic because my younger sister she overweight. By comparing the information
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independence‚ non-participation and social exclusion for vulnerable users of services in health and social care? 3 2.2 Analyze how organizational systems and processes are managed to promote participation and independence of users of health and social care services 5 2.3 Analyze the tensions that arise when balancing the rights of the individual to independence and choice against the care provider’s duty to protect users of services in health and social care 6 3.1 Use a case study above on MR
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