Explain why it is important in a health and social care setting to have secure systems for recording and storing information (HSC028-1.1) In a health and social care setting‚ there are a number of reasons why it is important to have secure systems for recording and storing information. Some of these reasons include: To protect service users’ and even care workers’ private information from unauthorised viewing by third parties (other people who are not supposed to have access to those information)
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Contribute to Children and Young People ’s Health and Safety. 1.1 Outline the health and safety policies and procedures of the work setting; Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) is an essential piece of legislation to have within a work setting. Employers are legally obliged to follow all regulations of the HSWA in order consistently maintain a safe setting‚ and ensure all employees and service users are protected. The HSWA states that employees must
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Safeguarding children in Wales the Children Act 1989 legislates for England and Wales. The current guidance for Wales is Safe guarding children: working together under the Children Act 2004 (Welsh Assembly Government‚ 2006). The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Act 2001 created the first Children’s Commissioner post in the UK. The principal aim of this position is to safeguard and promote the rights and welfare of children. In June 2010‚ the Welsh Assembly Government laid down the Proposed Rights of Children
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Unit 302 Engage in personal development in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s setting 1.1 Obtain a copy of your job description to submit as evidence and describe your duties and responsibilities. My duties and responsibilities as a foster carer are many‚ i must have child A best interests at heart at all times‚ i provide a safe and stimulating environment for child A to develop to the best of her ability‚ to keep her safe from harm and abuse. I must make sure all her appointments
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individual in a health and social care setting Compare and contrast the range and purpose of different forms of assessment The assessment process is the back bone to any package of care and it is vital that it is personal and appropriate to the individual concerned. Although studies have found that there is no singular theory or understanding as to what the purpose of assessment is‚ there are different approaches and forms of assessment carried out in health and social care. These different
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CU2470 – Handle Information in Health and Social Care Settings 1.1 The Data Protection Act 1998 is an Act of Parliament which defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living people. It is the main piece of legislation that governs the protection of personal data in the UK. In practice it provides a way for individuals to control information about themselves. The Act defines eight data protection principles which are: 1. Personal data shall be processed fairly and lawfully
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Promote communication in health and social care settings. Introduction. Within this assignment I will describe the importance of communication in working with service users. To do this I will answer the following criteria.
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Outcome 1 – Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice. 1. Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role. To have a duty of care in my own work role is to ensure that the young people and other colleagues I work with are kept safe and free from harm. This is from the basic needs of the young people I support; to ensuring that they are well provided and looked after‚ to making sure they have their medication that they need at the right time and dose etc. For each
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Sabiha Zaman SHC 33: Promote equality and inclusion in health‚ social care or childrens and young peoples setting. 1.1) Diversity- Diversity mean difference‚ it recognises that even though people have things in common with each other they are also unique and different. Everyone is unique and different for example; skin colour‚ race‚ disability‚ gender and religion. Equality- Equality mean treating everyone equally in a way that is appropriate for their needs. Inclusion- Inclusion
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and procedures that are in place for safeguarding children and young people. ./3.3.11 Explain the policies and procedures relevant to your organisation that are in place to protect children‚ young people and the staff who work with them. We currently have in place at the moment; Safeguarding Procedures and Safeguarding Benchmarking‚ protection of Children‚ Vulnerable Adults and Safeguarding Procedures‚ risk assessments‚ Missing Learners Policy‚ Health and Safety Policy For Lone Working‚ Guidelines for
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