Understand legislation‚ policies and procedures relevant to administration of medication. Legislation: Health and Social Care Act; the Medicines Act and The Misuse of Drugs Act. Guidelines could include the Nursing Midwifery Guidelines for the management of medicine administration - registered nurses have to abide by this set of guidelines and for paid carers‚ the General Social Care Council’s Code of Conduct will have something which could relate to medication. Policy - for example - consider the
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Level 3 Diploma Health & Social care‚ Unit 2 1.1(Q) Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role: I have worked for Choice support for six years. I work in a homeless hostel which offers tenancy support along with signposting ‚for residents to gain more indepth support. Westview House cater for twenty nine residents around substance misuse‚ mental health and other issues they may be experiencing. My current role as project
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Understand diversity‚ equality and inclusion in own area of responsibility 1.1.1 There are two models that link with equality‚ diversity and inclusion‚ the first one is the social model of disability which views discrimination and prejudice as being embedded in today’s society‚ their attitude’s and their surrounding environment. The social model focuses on who the adult is as person not what their disability or diagnosis is‚ the focus is on how to improve and empower the individual’s life and lead a more
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Unit 306 Promote and Implement health and safety in social care 306.1 – Understand own responsibilities‚ and the responsibilities of others‚ relating to health and safety What it represents: All workers have the right to work in places where risks to their health and safety are properly controlled. Health and Safety is about stopping you getting hurt at work or ill through work. It is the employer’s responsibility to manage Health and Safety but employees must help too. The company I work for
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Organisational and legal requirements – OUTCOME 5 a. What are your responsibilities under current health and safety legislation‚ standards and guidance‚ eg the Health & Safety at Work Act (and any other relevant legislation). It is my responsibility to take care of myself and other people affected by my work. To be responsible for correct use of products and equipment. In accordance with Health & Safety at work Act 1974. b. What are your responsibilities under local authority licensing regulations
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investigation into current concerns the public and other health care professionals have in regards to service users being abused and how this has affected service provision and methods of working. How the issues raised have affected public opinion towards the care industry and how their views have been altered towards health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s sector. Main Body In the recent years there have been allegations made against care homes and their staff‚ reporting that the service
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finished‚ because the process and the end points change constantly. We live in a world that feeds from communication. We can’t get from point A to point B without communicating but when cultural differences come into play it can be a bit difficult. I will be discussing three theories that I relate to everyday at work and at home. Understanding culture‚ communicating and cultural variation‚ the function of language and using language to share information and lastly why we listen and being empathetic
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For example a leaflet‚ letter or appointment cards. These are all ways which communication can be written. An example of this in health and social care is a receptionist sending a client a letter telling them their appointment has been changed or cancelled. And advantage of this type of communication is it can be done 24/7‚ it can be formal or informal and also it can be sent in different
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Importance of communication in health and social care By: Charles Marco Tambis Topic: Page Importance of communication 1 Formal and informal communication 1 Verbal communicational 2 Non-verbal communication 2 Augmentative and alternate communication (AAC) 3 Two types of Augmentative and alternate communication (AAC) 3-4 Reading 4 Barriers 4-5 Conclusion 5 Importance of communication in Health and Social Care Communication is two or more people conveying to understand
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Communication is the imparting or exchanging of information by speaking‚ writing‚ or using some other medium. With in all health and social care settings workers have to talk to service users. It’s important that they are communicated to in the correct way to way and they are made to feel accepted and respected. Verbal communication Verbal communication is getting across a message‚ idea‚ or feeling through the use of mouth. Verbal communication is the main way of communicating face-to-face. The key
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