of high quality care has now become enshrined in the Health and Social Care Act 2012 requiring the presence of 3 equally important pillars: • Patient safety • Clinical effectiveness • Patient experience The Department of Health (2003‚ p.19) defines a positive patient experience as: “We want an NHS that meets not only our physical needs but our emotional needs too. This means getting good treatment in a comfortable‚ caring and safe environment‚ delivered in a calm and reassuring way; having information
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information important? •How will you use this information in the future? On April 14‚ 2003 the Health Insurance portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) took effect‚ and these federal regulation have had an impact on the field of healthcare. It affords certain protections to persons covered by health care plans‚ including continuity of coverage when changing jobs‚ standards for electronic health care transactions‚ and primary safeguards for the privacy of individually identifiable patient information
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Hnc Care and Administrative Practice Principles of Professional Practice (H29S 34) The purpose of this essay is to compare the professional journeys undertaken by student nurses to become a mental health nurse‚ and a pediatric nurse. Another purpose is to also explain the registration process necessary for both professions and what is required to remain registered. To qualify as a mental health nurse‚ a student nurse is required to undertake a BSc in mental health nursing. The duration
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Environmental influences- The environment that people are brought up influences are a great deal and money and social class. The area the people may live affect the access to health care provision. In the health care professionals must do their best to provide the same level of care‚ regardless of the environment. (Stretch and Whitehouse‚ 2010) Health and well-being- The health and well-being influences the way we develop‚ how people are seen by others‚ and how we feel about ourselves. If people are extremely
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Media Perspectives on Health and Social Care The objective of this essay is to understand the representations of the media in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/AIDS issue on gays and bisexual persons within health and social care setting. The importance of the mass media will be discussed to gain insight in promoting awareness on HIV/AIDS. It will clarify some specific theories and models of approach as they relate to mass media context in relation to the case studies and conclude. Irwin
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reach their full potential through providing physical intervention‚ advice and support. Physiotherapists aim to improve the quality of life of children and young people by promoting independence and encouraging physical fitness and wellbeing. Physiotherapists work in close partnership with the child and their family‚ education‚ social work‚ other healthcare professionals and the voluntary sector. Together they have a shared responsibility for meeting children’s needs. Physiotherapists work in hospitals
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COMMUNICATION IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS TASK A Ai Identify four different reasons why people communicate People communicate in order to establish and maintain relationships with others‚ to give and receive information and instructions‚ to understand and be understood‚ to share opinions‚ knowledge‚ feelings‚ and emotions‚ to give encouragement and show others they are valued. Aii Describe two ways how effective communication can affect relationships in an adult social care settings between individuals
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Standard 8 - Understanding health and safety in adult social care settings Standard purpose and aims This standard is aimed at those who are interested in‚ or new to‚ working in a social care setting. It introduces knowledge and understanding of areas of health and safety required to work in a social care setting. Main area Roles and responsibilities relating to health and safety in the work setting/situation Outcome: 1.1 Be aware of key legislation relating to health and safety in your work setting/situation
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–Lo2) To understand how principle of support are implemented in health and social care practice it starts from analysing equal opportunities ‚independence ‚ individuality respect ‚partnership and having a lot of respect for different cultures and value also providing care support and a lot of attention for individual for friends and family . Also understanding how the principle of support are implemented in health and social care involved a lot of confidentiality (policies about sharing information)
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Accountability This essay is about accountability in health and social care setting. Accountability requires the individual practitioner to take responsibility for their actions and the outcomes. The essay looks at the different areas of accountability such as‚ principles of care‚ delegation; four ethical principles. In this essay record keeping will be discussed. (RCN ‚2008) defines accountability as taking responsibility for the actions done by a health care worker or omissions in their daily work and
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