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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Step 1 I have been asked to compare and contrast my own definitions of health and illness compared to the definitions I would provide for a group of low socio-economic people living with a disability. I was told to use the Gibbs Reflective Cycle (1998)‚ for this exercise. I decided to focus on Indigenous Australians living with a disability for an example of a low socio-economic class. Step 2 My first thought on this reflection task was that I the definition of health and illness that I would
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Careers With-in Health and Social Care There are many careers with-in the Health and Social Care Sector which require different levels of experience and qualifications. Below is a list of some of the careers and their explanations and levels of experience and qualifications you need before you can carry out these roles. The list I have provided is not exhaustive and there are also many other careers that you can do within the Health and Social care sector but I hope it gives evidence that I have
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Management and leadership are equally important in the successful delivery of health and social care services‚ in some aspects the roles are very similar‚ however they do require different skill sets‚ outlooks and behaviours. Management is a process of managing the activities of the organisation. Leadership is influencing and encouraging a team toward a shared goal. Managers require some leadership skills in order to encourage service delivery to have the intended outcome and leaders need the
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behavior could be effecting the child’s development and their work. It would also help for the
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Health and Safety Law Health and Safety at work act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 also referred to as HASAW or HSW is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the United Kingdom. This Act provides a framework for ensuring the health and safety of all employees in any work activity. It also provides for the health and safety of anyone who may be affected by work activities e.g. Visitors. Section 2 places a duty on employers to ensure the health‚ safety
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would be a challenging care due to communication and language barriers. Throughout this care I was able to practice my basic nursing skills and learn the importance of nutrition and hydration‚ especially in elderly patients. E Prior to feeding Mrs. K‚ I was told by my colleague that she doesn’t eat much and it’s difficult to understand her needs. I initially felt nervous and uncomfortable to feed Mrs. K due to my previous observations of other staff members providing care for her. However‚ I carried
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have its own cell structure and can be found in the environment‚ water and air. It is the smallest type of microbe; too small to be seen directly or with a light microscope‚ and measure at 20-200 nanometres – 35x smaller than a human red blood cell and 1/100 the size of standard bacteria and do not contain the same protective layers that bacteria have – cell wall and energy production. Unlike bacteria‚ viruses need a living host and food to replicate; they do this by entering the cell of the host and
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DRAFT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY. 01 APRIL 2003. DRAFT DRAFT TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. PREAMBLE OBJECTIVES MANDATES DOCUMENTS PRINCIPLES DISCUSSION (POLICY MATTERS) 6.1 6.2 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Responsibilities of employer Responsibilities of employees 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 1 1 2 2 2 HEALTH AND SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES/COMMITTEES FIRST AID‚ EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES WORK IN ELEVATED POSITIONS PROVISIONING OF PROTECTIVE
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1. Understand why effective communication is important in the work setting 1.1 - Identify the different reasons people communicate To express needs; to share ideas and information; to reassure; to express feelings; to build relationships; socialise; to ask questions; to share experiences 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‚
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