Know how legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures promote health‚ safety and security P2‚ M1 Legislation and Guidelines Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) The UK has one of the lowest accident rates in the world. This act is one of the main reasons for this. Legislation over the last 30 years has helped bring about significant improvements in health and safety in the workplace‚ including a reduction of fatalities of nearly 2/3 since the act was introduced. However even now
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Weighing the Risks of Medications There are remedies for any symptoms nowadays. Patients can be prescribed a variety of medications to cure or treat any given illness. Although many great results stem from ground-breaking innovations in the pharmaceutical industry; those innovations often come with harmful side-effects. Many people have stated that some prescription medications are unsafe and need more stringent regulations. They claim that some drugs are highly addictive and potentially deadly.
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Outline Current Legislation‚ Guidelines‚ Policies and Procedures Within Own UK Nation Affecting Safeguarding of Children and Young People Unit 025 Outcome 1 1. Policies and procedures for safeguarding and child protection in settings for children and young people in England and Wales are the result of legislation passed in parliament‚ including: In England and Wales‚ The Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004/in Northern Ireland‚ Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 - These acts were brought
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Ques. Review current legislation and organisational practices and policies for partnership working in health and social care. Ans. Legislation is‚ ‘’Law which has been promulgated (or "enacted") by a governing body’’ or ’’ The process through which statutes are enacted by a legislative body that is established and empowered to do so‚’’ as defines by BusinessDictionary.com . A Policy is a statement of agreed intent that clearly and unequivocally sets out an organisations’ views with respect
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The current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people includes the following. The Children Act 1989 (legislation) – this act focus on safeguarding children and the duties of local authorities. It identifies the responsibility of parents and anyone working with children to ensure the safety and welfare of the child is paramount. Local Authority has a ‘duty to investigate when there is a reasonable cause to suspect that a child is suffering or likely
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work - Duties and responsibilities - Hours of work 2a) List three key points of legislation that affect employers in a business environment. In the UK‚ the law applies to businesses and organisations of all sizes and in all sectors. Legislation which can affect employers are - Health and safety - Data protection - Pay and pensions 2b) List three key points of legislation that affect employees in a business environment. - Pension - Pay - Employment
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Anticoagulant Medications Cherie Hubbard St. Petersburg College Anticoagulant Medications As our population ages‚ patients are living longer as a result of advances in medical technology‚ surgical procedures‚ and drug development(Bressler MD & Bahl PhD‚ 2003). The average older person is taking two to five prescription medications daily and one in five of this age group has a medication related hospitalization annually (McLean & LeCouteur‚ 2004). In my eighteen years of nursing
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confidential information). Employer’s name Employee’s name Date of commencement of employment Main place of work 2a) List three key points of legislation that affect employers in a business environment. Data Protection Pay and Pensions Health and Safety 2b) List three key points of legislation that affect employees in a business environment. Pay Pensions Employment Rights and Responsibilities 3. Identify a range of places where a person
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Essay 1 Response to a Reading ADHD and Medication A five year old boy comes home with a note from the teacher stating “Johnny has been acting up again in class for third time this week. In my professional opinion Johnny has ADHD. Please take him to the pediatrician to get him evaluated.” That was a scenario that many parents have had as a reality. “74% of youth who sought mental health treatment received prescription medications” (National 13). Are our youth being medicated too much because
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Definition of Subsidiary legislation in section 2 of the Interpretation Act 1948 and 1967 to mean‚ any proclamation rule‚ regulation‚ order‚ notification‚ by-law or other instrument made under any Ordinance‚ Enactment or other lawful authority and having legislative effect. This category of law has become important as the business of government to gets more complicated. Subsidiary Legislations are made by the people or bodies who are authorized by the legislatures. The Interpretation Act 1967
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