generally is responsible for the health and safety of staff in the work environment. AC2.1 – Outline current legislation and regulatory body standards which are relevant to the prevention and control of infection. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations The Food Safety Act The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Reporting of Injury‚ Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) There are regulatory bodies such as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
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American citizens with disabilities began to join forces in the 1960’s. They all saw the same problem; disabled people were not treated equally. Disabled and non-disabled people nationwide began to band together for the common cause demanding equal treatment‚ equal access‚ and equal opportunity for all. Although this movement began in the 1960’s‚ nothing happened until 1990. In 1990‚ the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) expanded the freedoms and hopes of individuals with impairments through
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either bites‚ scratches‚ puncture wounds by needles this is an increase the risk of infection. * Other way is down the digestive tract‚ food‚ drink or any other infected products that can be swallowed and infect the stomach or the bowls. Most people would have experienced an upset stomach‚ which reveals itself in the form of diarrhea or vomiting. * You could also get an infection‚ up the urinary and reproductive systems. The infectious agent could remain localized or may have entered the
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in Health & Social Care (Care Practice) HD5HHS/HC5HHS Learner Name: Rachel Gillespie Class Session Code: NFF1A/ NFD1A Assessor: Edith Lavelle / Fiona McAleenan Unit No(s): 4 Unit title(s): Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care Assessment Title/No: TASKS 1‚ 2‚ 3 Task Submission Date 1 Week beginning 18/11/2013 2 Week beginning 24/2/2014 3 Week beginning 28/4/2014 Learning Outcomes LO 1. Understand how personal values
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Nutrition in Children and Young People Within this essay I am going to discuss nutrition in children. The definition of nutrition is (Oxford‚ 2013) the process of providing or obtaining food necessary for growth and development. I will consider why nutrition is important; looking at how it benefits children‚ how we get nutrients from food and what nutrients we get from our food‚ as well as looking at a balanced diet. I will then focus my research down into looking at breastfeeding and the composition
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of the president no longer has the support of the other people in the same position around them and they develop a scheme of mutual support and help each other out if necessary. There are a variety of different types of advocacy. These are: Citizen advocacy – this is a one tone partnership between two people. The citizen advocate is a volunteer who usually forms a long term relationship with their partners and then they take an personal interest in their partner and ensure their partners interest
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Fiona Sutherland carried out on 29/11/12 Fiona Sutherland interview/primary research:- Our service is commissioned by the Public Health Dept of the local Primary Care Trusts (City and County). We are the Leicester‚ Leicestershire and Rutland Chlamydia Screening Programme funded by two separate PCTs. These hold the funding for all manner of public health services‚ depending on evidence of need and national direction. The purpose of the NCSP is to reduce case of Chlamydia and transfer cases
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of Obesity in Children and Young People Introduction Fat adults are fat because they eat too much fatty food and do not get enough exercise. Fat children are healthy and cute. Fat teenagers are not. Fat people are funny. Fat people can lose weight if they really wanted to. These are just a few common perceptions the public have of people who are over their ideal body weight. What most people do not know is that being overweight or obese carry with it a myriad of health risks‚ economic
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individual‚s choice of food and drink. It is important to give people some choice in the food thay eat. This will make mealtimes more enjoyable. Just imagine being unable to prepare meals for myself and having to sit down day after day to eat boring‚ unappetising or badly cooked food. Choice should be offered in the type of food‚ he way it is cooked and the quantity of food that is provided. It may also be helpful‚ if possible‚ to vary the times at which food is provided‚ so that people can choose
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interruptions or noise from other ’patients or residents’ who may be confused‚ more likely to get visits from friends and family - some people don’t like hospitals also more one on one with the individual. Also to be more independent. 1.3 The support that individuals might need could be home care workers‚ health visitors‚ nurses‚ doctors‚ social services eg social worker‚ voluntary services‚ meals. This is just as it sounds. The individual has the right to know what support is available and
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