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 of injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 Communicable diseases and infection control Working Time Regulations 1998 Care Standard Act 2000 Control
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Social workers – A social worker will give support and guidance to children and their parents or carer’s to ensure that the correct specialist support is in place to achieve a positive outcome and well being for the child. Speech and language – a language therapist works with children and their parents together both in the home and the school environment. Parents can then work with their child at home and alongside the school to help the child develop in this area. This will make a positive impact
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Page 1 Jade Bartley Unit 201: Introduction to communication in health and social care 25.6.14 Q1) Identify the different reasons why people communicate? There are many reasons why people communicate‚ one reason why people communicate is to greet one and other and by greeting someone we are showing we take interest to who that person is and prompting them to further conversation and interaction and welcoming them into our lives. Another reason to why we communicate is to express our
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Discriminatory practices in health and social care Discriminatory practice in health and social care happens for many reasons including some important factors that are normally the cause of discriminatory practice for example a person may be discriminated against because on the basis of their diversity. One important discriminatory practice is because of culture. A person’s Culture is important to them and identifies who they are in the world. It is developed within the social group they are raised in
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Anti Oppression Valuing people Mental Capacity Act Human Rights Act 2000. No Secrets – Guidance published by the Department of Health‚ builds upon the governments respects for human rights and highlights the need to protect vulnerable adults through effective multi-agency work. National Care Standards Commission‚ now the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI). In Safe Hands: Implementing adult procedures in Wales The Human Rights Act 1998 became law in Briton in 2000 and its
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BTEC Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care | Assignment Title: Unit 4: Development through the life stages | Grade(Please circle)P/M/D | Points(Please circle) | Date Set: 25.03.2013 | Completion Date: 10.05.2013 | Learner Name | BTEC Number | | Course Leader: | IV Design Date | | Subject Tutor: Shelly Everett/ Akinola Akinyemi | IV Assignment | | IV Signature: | Date | | Purpose of the unit:This unit aims to enable learners to gain knowledge and understanding of
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Health & Safety in the Workplace Key Legislation in Health and Social care settings All of the above mentioned legislations are crucial part of health and safety. Every piece of legislation describes not only clear guidance of responsibilities but also how should we maintain health and safety to eliminate risks for the people using social care settings. It is very important for us to follow health and safety policies and procedures to eradicate risks from workplace and maintain safe working
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and various amendments cover the legal management of medication. While care staff are not expected to have detailed knowledge of the legislation‚ they do need to be aware of the legal difference between types of drugs and the legal framework that allows them to handle medicines on behalf of the service user. The following is a list of legislation that has a direct impact upon the handling of medication within a social care setting. * The Medicines Act 1968 * The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
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SHC 31 Promote communicate in a health and Social care setting 1.1 . Identify the different reasons why people communicate? The reasons for People communicating are as follows: • to express needs and wishes • to share ideas and information • to reassure • to express feelings and/or concerns • to build relationships and socialise • to ask questions • to share experiences 1.2. Explain how communication affects relationships in the work setting
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Unit 365 Understanding the Process and Experience of Dementia. A1 Describe the causes of all the different types of Dementia Alzheimer’s disease: The brain is a very complex organ and it is divided up into different areas that control bodily functions. The brain contains at least 100 billion cells. In dementia some of these cells stop working. The part of the brain this occurs in will affect how that person thinks‚ remembers and communicates. Alzheimer’s disease‚ first
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