National Health Priorities. -What are National Health Priorities in Australia? (NHPA) Throughout Australia there are 8 health priorities which include: -Arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions -Asthma -Cancer -Cardiovascular health -Diabetes -Injury -Mental health - And obesity. The Governments plan is to raise awareness throughout the country about these fairly common illnesses amongst Australians and identify these key health areas. Cardiovascular health! * Cardiovascular health
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Describe how and when to seek additional guidance about an individual‚s choice of food and drink. It is important to give people some choice in the food thay eat. This will make mealtimes more enjoyable. Just imagine being unable to prepare meals for myself and having to sit down day after day to eat boring‚ unappetising or badly cooked food. Choice should be offered in the type of food‚ he way it is cooked and the quantity of food that is provided. It may also be helpful‚ if possible‚ to vary
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9JQ M: 07534576932 E: stelladike@gmail.com PERSONAL SUMMARY A well-mannered‚ polite and hardworking care assistant who is able to work closely with other health care professionals in any pressurised environment. I have an awareness‚ understanding and commitment to the protection and safeguarding of clients under my care‚ and a long track record of not only maintaining service standards but also improving them. I have the hands on experience and technical expertise
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pondering how could anyone do that to another human being?. What happened at Winterbourne View hospital was horrifying for both the patients and their families. The abuse that took place at Winterbourne View was criminal. The staff whose jobs were to care and help patients were shown to be abusing them. Six former members of staff at Winterbourne View hospital were jailed for the terrible crimes they committed * The patients experienced emotional abuse. For example – shouts of abuse to a point where;
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HSC Core 1 – Health Priorities in Australia 1. Using measures of epidemiology‚ investigate the health status of Australians. Health status is a holistic concept that is determined by more than the presence or absence of any disease. It is often summarised by life expectancy or self-assessed health status‚ and more broadly includes measures of functioning‚ physical illness‚ and mental wellbeing. Epidemiology is the study of disease in groups or populations through the collection of data and information
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Roles and responsibilities relating to Health and Safety in the work Setting 1.1 What legislation relates to Health and Safety in your work setting? The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Other key pieces of legislation that sit alongside and support the Health and Safety at Work Act are: • The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992. • The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (known as COSHH). • The Manual Handling Regulations 1992 . • The Reporting
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and family as its all private and confidential. 1/2 Relationship in health and social care setting comes in three types policy making‚ adminidtrive and the hand on staff working relationship. 2/1 Enable you to know your job role and responsibility. If you have had no training you could ask your team leader or manager to show you are ask for full training‚ so you don’t put yourself or other at risk of injury. 2/2 there are care plans in place which I read for the needs of the client and commotion
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Unit 13 –Dementia Awareness 1) 1.1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is a set of symptoms that affect the way people think and interact with each other. It is not a disease‚ but can often be linked to a disease or damage done to the brain. Short-time memory‚ mind‚ speech and motor skills are affected. Certain forms of dementia cause a change in the personality of the individual. A person suffering from dementia will lose certain skills and knowledge they already had. This
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P1 – Explain the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in a health and social care setting. Effective communication is a way to interact and give each other information without any misunderstanding or confusion. It’s a way of building relationships and trust between a professional and a service user. Health and social care professionals have to communicate professionally to make sure that the service users have a clear understanding of what is being said and to make
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practice in health and social care Unit 2- Equality‚ diversity and rights in health and social care. M. Ugiagbe O.Chowdhury Infringement Infringement of rights is when we are not respecting an individual’s rights and not letting them practise their religion or culture. This may then lead an individual feeling devalued and unhappy‚ which can then affect . their health. Covert abuse of power Covert abuse of power is when an individual uses a hidden power to discriminate in terms of health and social
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