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
Premium Health care Health care provider Medicine
On Friday‚ April 7th‚ 2017 at approximately 1015 hours I was doing my daily safety and security checks in D Pod. I was doing my safety security checks‚ I noticed that inmate BLANK was quietly sitting on her bunk bed with head down. I noticed that the inmate BLANK was not her usual self; it’s a sign of depression. During my safety and security checks in D Pod‚ I noticed the inmate BLANK was acting and behaving differently than usual. Not only she was sitting in her bunk bed with head down‚ her cell
Premium
Task 2 –The needs of the client and the types of service that exist to meet their needs Matlock children’s centre is a health and social care and early years’ service that provides care and advice from clients aged 0-5 years of age who are both male and female and all seem to be the same race (white Caucasian). Usually around 10 children attend the different sessions available and the service for peeps two runs twice a week from 11am -1pm twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays every two weeks
Premium Health Leisure Learning
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE OR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SETTING Working in partnership is the process whereby members of different professions or agencies work together to provide integrated health and/or social care for the benefit of service users. Service users access quicker and better access to services‚ early identification and intervention‚ and also a reduced need for more specialist services. In my role as a manager‚ I work closely with social workers who provide great
Free Sociology Health care Professional
context of health and social care in relation to a particular health issue. The approaches and intervention strategies that needed to support the individuals with specific needs and evaluation of services and systems for supporting such individuals is the main part of the report. For this‚ the case study of Ahmed and his family is used. Ahmed is the 15-year-old British Pakistani that is suffering from the problem of cerebral palsy. Moreover‚ the parents are also suffering from health problems as
Premium Health care Health Medicine
Accountability This essay is about accountability in health and social care setting. Accountability requires the individual practitioner to take responsibility for their actions and the outcomes. The essay looks at the different areas of accountability such as‚ principles of care‚ delegation; four ethical principles. In this essay record keeping will be discussed. (RCN ‚2008) defines accountability as taking responsibility for the actions done by a health care worker or omissions in their daily work and
Premium Health care Health care provider Management
(2009) hold the view that health professionals under the mental health institutions must always respect the vast diversity of patient’s backgrounds as treatment at times greatly depends on the cultural wellbeing of the patient. Kirmayer‚ Cecile Rousseau‚ & Peter Menzie (2012) outlines guidelines on social safety encourages nurses to recognize the presence of cultural bias in their work hence it is critical to consider self-reflection skills in their work. Considering social security has the potential
Premium Nursing Health care Patient
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
Premium Obesity Nutrition Research
Introduction Throughout this assignment I am going to be looking into the health and social topic of communicable and non-communicable diseases. I will be investigating into various aspects of two specific diseases. A high level of knowledge will be demonstrated with a detailed description of both communicable and non-communicable diseases as well as an understanding of epidemiology. I will then find a communicable and non-communicable disease example and describe the biological basis of each disease
Premium Meningitis Disease Epidemiology
When she began to cough I was slightly alarmed and tried to explain that I would come back with some water. I felt anxious and uncertain I could properly care for a person who I did not have any background information on. Evaluation The task was challenging for me as I felt concerned for a patient which I did not know past history on. I was unaware she could not have fluids and may have tried to give her
Premium Food Nutrition Patient