different laws or legislations 1.Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 ‚ also referred to as HASAW or HSW‚ is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment. 2.Health and Social Care Act 2008 The Health and Social Care Act 2008 established the Care
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After much consideration‚ I believe the Health Belief Model (HBM) is the best possible tool when addressing the rationale that some college students simply believe they are invincible. While we condone abstinence‚ we know that in reality not everyone is practicing it. As mentioned before‚ the HBM is constructed of six components: perceived susceptibility‚ perceived severity‚ perceived benefits‚ perceived barriers‚ action cues‚ and self-efficacy. In order for change to occur we would have to use
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myself or another care worker moves or supports the weight of a resident‚ we are manually handling that person. Unsafe moving and handling techniques can result in injury to either the care worker or the person we are assisting to move. [ According to Health and Safety Executive statistics‚ almost 50 per cent of all accidents reported each year from
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Effects of Discrimination Marginalised Marginalisation is the social process by which a person or a group of people are made marginal or become relegated to the edge of society. It is when someone feels isolated from society‚ pushed to the edge of a group and is seen as a less important being. There are many different people who are marginalized for who they are for example‚ people who are experiencing Mental Health problems‚ children in care‚ the homeless‚ travellers‚ disabled‚ the frail‚ elderly
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Life expectancy in Sunderland There are many different problems throughout England which have caused many problems health wise‚ In Sunderland the health of people is mixed compared to the national average. The life expectancy throughout England is 78.6 years for men and 82.6 years for women‚ In Sunderland the life expectancy is lower‚ the male average life expectancy is 76.3 years while the females is 80.6. There are many things that can cause this. In Sunderland there are many different industrial
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watching the Discovery Channel on television. While watching‚ I was particularly in awe of how boundless the discovery of Science is. At the age of seventeen‚ I read “Exploring the Biomedical Revolution” by Howard Hughes Medical Institute. For me‚ the most intriguing part of the book were the stories behind every great biomedical discovery. I felt privileged to have an in-depth knowledge about symptoms of diseases like cystic fibrosis‚ Lyme disease and Malaria that I never knew existed. All the eye-catching
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SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE HND – HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE MANAGEMENT GROUP: XXX MANAGING FINANCIAL RESOURCES REPORT ON CARE TECH HOLDINGS PLC‚ FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2013 STUDENT NAME STUDENT ID Lecturer: Theresia Vughosu CONTENT INTRODCUTION…………………………………………………………………………………………… TASK 1: SYSTEMS USED TO MANAGE FINANCIAL RESOURCES IN CARE TECH 1.1 Principles of costing and business control systems………………………………………………….. 1.2 Information needed to
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Health and social care settings Everyone is an individual and when they need to use the health and social care services it is import they have access to the setting which precisely meets their needs‚ different setting are designed to do just that and the trained staff within those settings have the skills and knowledge to meet those particular needs. Key elements: If everyone who needed support turned up at the same place‚ things would become rather crowded; more importantly‚ not everyone would
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Confidentiality Confidentiality is an important principle in health and social care because it functions to impose a boundary on the amount of personal information and data that can be disclosed without consent. Confidentiality arises where a person disclosing personal information reasonably expects his or her privacy to be protected‚ such as in a relationship of trust. The relationship between health and social care professionals and their patients/clients centres on trust‚ and trust is dependent
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Communication between care workers and service users is essential for promoting and maximising the rights of users of health and social care services. All patients and users of our service should be kept informed about their treatment. They should be able to talk to you or the workers making decisions about their treatment. It is your responsibility to overcome any problems with communication that may arise‚ not just in giving users information in a format that they can understand‚ but also in giving
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