RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY THIS IS COVERED BY THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 1974 (HASAWA) THIS ACT IS LIKE AN UMBRELLA THAT IS UPDATED AND THE LEGISLATIONS AROUND IT CONSIST: * MANUAL HANDLING OPERATIONS REGULATIONS 1992 (AMENDED 2002) * CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH REGULATIONS 2002 (COSHH) * REPORTING OF INJURIES‚ DISEASES AND DANGEROUS OCCURRANCES REGULATIONS 1995 (RIDDOR) (AMENDED 2008) * HEALTH AND SAFETY FIRST AID REGULATIONS 1981 * MANAGMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY
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People use different ways to communicate with other people‚ depending on the situation in a health and social care setting. Informal is mostly used between people who know each other very well and formal for individuals who do not know others to well or have not met before. People who are expected to talk in a formal language in a health and social care setting are the care workers. Care workers should ensure they know the difference between the two different conversational languages and use the
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maximized quality of care. Answer | A. | Clinical practice guidelines are implemented | | B. | Interpersonal aspects of caregiving are emphasized | | C. | Processes are improved | | D. | Desired outcomes are achieved | 2 points Question 3 People _____ years of age and older are generally categorized as elderly. Answer | A. | 65 | | B. | 80 | | C. | 70 | | D. | 55 | 2 points Question 4 Example of an intramural service. Answer | A. | Respite care | | B. | Assistive
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important not only in homes but also in the work place because it helps the job to be more successful. Effective communication is essential in health care because it allows individuals and teams to have access to adequate and timely information necessary to perform their role effectively and appropriately. Effective communication is essential in health care. Information sent from one party to the next must be properly interpreted or else there will be errors in the communication process. The elements
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evaluation by an independent board or commission. Certification is essentially the process of publicly attesting that a specified quality or standard has been achieved or exceeded. We see this in an informal way all around us nearly every day. For example‚ when a product has the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval‚ it means that the item has been attested to meet the standard set for it. Whenever we make a recommendation or referral to a colleague or client we are informally certifying the competence of the
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When does health become a factor in the making of money? This is a question Susan Taggert‚ who is the head technical writer and oversees product information at Diversified Construction‚ needs to ask herself concerning the safety of Diversified’s current new product. Susan Taggert lives in Acton‚ Ohio with the population of 6500. It’s a town that the youth leave to find better jobs. Diversified Construction Materials is a company that supplies over 1000 jobs. Even though Diversified is known for their
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Spencer Peck Pol 204 March 22‚ 2010 Health Care of Egypt The Egyptian health care system faces many challenges in improving and secure the health and well being of the Egyptian population. The system faces not only thwarting illnesses associated with poverty and lack of education‚ but it also must respond to diseases and illnesses associated with the modern and urban lifestyles of its people. The increased access to global communication and trade is raising the expectations of the population
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Health Care Robots Team A HCS/483 December 2‚ 2014 John Honaker Introduction • Types of Health Care Robots • Uses of Health Care Robots • Anticipated Effects of this Technology • Privacy Risks and Security Safeguards • • • • Strategies for Effectiveness System Evaluation Management’s Role in Technology Initiatives Benefits of this New Technology Educational and Training Needs Types of Health Care Robots • Surgery Robots • Rehabilitation Robots • IV Robots • Hospital Robots • Therapeutic Robots
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Unit 2: Health and Social Care Values Task 2B Confidentiality Confidentiality Is vital as it protects a individual from personal information being shared. Trust is really important between the service user and the service provider. It depends on whether the user is confident that the personal information will be kept confidential. An example of confidentiality in a health and social care setting is adhering to the data protection act which means that any data that is related
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Our health care system has undergone several reforms in order to improve its functionality‚ cost‚ access‚ and effectiveness. Take the evolution of hospitals‚ for instance; originally they existed to “provide shelter and care for the destitute” (Almgren‚ 2013‚ p. 50). As time passed and infectious diseases prevailed‚ more protocols needed to be instilled to increase patient’s quality of life. Florence Nightingale and other professional’s emphasis hygiene‚ proved to be the type of reform needed to
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