Amy Lockett Unit 4229 208- Understand health and safety in social care settings Task A plan Ai) A description of four different examples of accidents and/or sudden illnesses that might occur Stroke- where arteries that connect to the brain become blocked resulting in reduced blood flow‚ these blockages are usually caused by blood clots. Falls- They may fall due to a slip. Asthma attack- This is when an individual suffers shortening of breath due to the tightening of muscles around the airways. Heart
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Unit 5 Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in health and social care 1.1‚ 1.2 Physical Abuse Physical abuse is abuse involving contact intended to cause feelings of intimidation‚ pain‚ injury‚ or other physical suffering or bodily harm.. Physical abuse includes... * Hitting / slapping / kicking * Pushing * Pinching * Force feeding * Burning / scalding * Misuse of medication or restraint * Catheterisation for the convenience of staff * Refusing access to
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Unit 6 1.1 Explain how and why person centred values must influence all aspects of health and social care work Some of the person centred values that influence aspects of health and social care are; Good communication How By using good communication you can give a person centred approach to care. Giving a patient/individual as information as possible is a way of good communication‚ inform them what you are doing before you do it and while you are doing it‚ explain why you will be doing
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UNIT 62: 1.1 The Legislation‚ guidelines‚ organisational policies and protocols which inform my own role‚ responsibilities and accountability when monitoring and management the environment and resources are: • Infection control policy – Ensure hands are washed using the hand washing technique‚ using personal protective equipment when needed. Waste is disposed of in to the correct bins. • Control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH) – ensure the correct substance is being used to clean the
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Social policy in the health and social care sector The aim of this unit is to enable learners to investigate the origins of social policies and their impact on health and social care services. Social policy relates to guidelines for the changing‚ maintenance or creation of living conditions that are conducive to human welfare. Thus social policy is that part of public policy that has to do with social issues. Social policy aims to improve human welfare and to meet human needs for education‚ health
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The serious failures to protect individuals from abuse were striking even more so knowing that 38 safeguarding alerts were raised about 20 patients from the unit from as early as 2006. There were many accounts of poor practices by the owners‚ Castlebeck. Their priorities were to make profits before taking responsibilities and good care for their patients at the hospital. The local authorities such as South Gloucestershire council can only acknowledge the findings. The patients were put at risk
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Assessment Task SHC 21 Introduction to Communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1.1 Identify the different reasons why people communicate: 1.2 Explain how effective communication affects all aspects of your work: In our role as an early years practitioners we need to communicate with people all the time. First and foremost are the children we are supporting‚ but there are also their parents and guardians‚ who are likely to be involved
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Unit HSC 2028 Move and position individuals in accordance with their plan of care This unit is primarily concerned with those people who are most dependent upon your assistance. The level of assistance they need can vary from needing help to get out of a chair to being completely dependent on others to move them‚ to turn them over and to alter their position in any way‚ for example‚ if they are unconscious or paralysed. It is essential that people are moved and handled in a sensitive and safe way
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restricted‚ complaints procedures made unavailable. Self-Neglect: Lack of personal hygiene‚ lack of care regards appearance‚ failure to eat or buy food‚ failure to maintain a cleaning living environment‚ refusing or not obtaining medical help‚ unwilling to accept support‚ unwilling to see people or go out. Neglect by others: Not assisting with eating when required‚ not ensuring receiving personal care or adequately clothed‚ leaving individual alone‚ not assisting individual with communication and mobility
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The Morley Academy A2 Level Health & Social Care Unit 9- Investigating Diseases A01 In my unit 9 assignment I will be looking at and comparing communicable and non-communicable diseases. I will also be looking at two different diseases and the differences between them and their signs and symptoms. Section A (AO1): I will be focusing on communicable and non-communicable diseases are‚ how they are caused‚ types of them and the signs and symptoms of one of each and also how they are diagnosed
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