Unit 8: understand health and safety in the social care sector Outcome 1 A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting- · Health and Safety at work Act 1974 · Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 · Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulation 1981 include amendment on 2009 · The Electricity at Work regulations 1989 · Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 · Reporting
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|Assignment 055 Principles for Implementing Duty of Care in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings | | | |Task A | |1 |What does duty of care mean in children and young people settings? | | |Duty of care can be defined as "an obligation‚ recognised by law‚ to avoid conduct fraught with unreasonable
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Principles of diversity‚ equality and inclusion in adult social care settings Understand the importance of diversity‚ equality and inclusion What is Equality? Equality is about making sure people are treated fairly and given fair chances. Equality is not about treating everyone in the same way‚ but it recognises that their needs are met in different ways. Equality focuses on those areas covered by the law‚ namely the key areas of race‚ gender‚ disability‚ religion or belief‚ sexual orientation
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the children‚ to help them getting the schuss changed and the coats tacked off‚ to record the time they came in and some information from parents if applicable. It is my responsibility to prepare the food for children and in the meantime to get involved in their activities. We support the children in their personal development in different ways: explaining situations‚ setting some interesting activities for them‚ support their routine‚ being a good example‚ by assessing the risks to keep them safe
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Discrimination Diversity‚ Equality and Inclusion To understand what discrimination is‚ we first have to understand the meanings of diversity‚ equality and inclusion within our society and social health care. Diversity outlines difference and variety; we are all different we have characteristics that make us individual‚ these come from and include: race‚ religion‚ age‚ gender‚ beliefs‚ appearance‚ abilities‚ talents and sexual orientation. These characteristics give us our uniqueness in society
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risk assessment is a plan put in place to reduce the risk of harm occurring‚ it aims to identify potential risks to the health‚ safety or security of a care practitioner. Risk assessments have to be held under the health and safety at work act and Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999. It is a lawful document and if not carried out care organisations can face prosecution. The HSE (health and safety executive) can request risk assessments at any time to make sure they are being done and
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Page 1 Unit 505 Working in Partnership in Health and Social Care 1 Understand Partnership working Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) – We have inspectors who keep a check on our home they are responsible for inspecting social care and social services to make sure that they are safe for the people who use them. They are the regulator for social care and social services in Wales‚ from child minders and nurseries to homes for older people. They aim to: Provide independent assurance
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value: 10 9 Values and planning in social care This unit looks at how social care services need to acknowledge the uniqueness of each individual‚ and plan and deliver support services in a holistic way to ensure that all the individual’s needs are met. By completing a range of activities you will develop an understanding of the diverse nature of the people who are receiving care and some of the ethical issues that can arise in health and social care settings. This will involve recognising the rights
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Health and Social Care Assignment UNIT 1 - PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW In this assignment‚ you will complete tasks to demonstrate your understanding of the importance of communication in adult social care settings‚ and ways to overcome barriers to meet individual needs and preferences in communication. You will also address the issue of confidentiality. TASKS There are two task to this assignment. TASK 1 2 EVIDENCE Short answer questions
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Unit 4222-301 Promote communication in adult social care settings. 1.1 There are two different reasons why people communicate. It is to give information and receive it. There are two types of communication; verbal and non-verbal. Verbal communication includes vocabulary which is the person’s knowledge of words. Linguistic is the meaning and pronunciation of words‚ and tone/pitch is the emphasis of sound during verbal communication e.g. a raised voice or a very quiet voice. Non-verbal
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