we think of a ‘Carer’ people often assume it is somebody that works in a retirement home‚ somebody that looks after somebody who needs care in a profession. What it really means is somebody that looks after a relative‚ friend or neighbour who needs the support because of a disability‚ on-going illness or simply because of their age. In the United Kingdom most care for people with long term conditions‚ such as arthritis‚ diabetes‚ heart disease or who are too old or disabled to manage without help
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program‚ was adopted in 1965 to provide health coverage and services to the elderly seniors (over 65) and disabled citizens without regard to income or medical history. Its funds come directly from federal governments and beneficiaries. Medicare revenues come from interest‚ taxation of social security benefits‚ state payments‚ payroll taxes‚ beneficiary premiums and general revenue. The government uses money generated from taxes to reimburse providers who take care of patients enrolled in these programs
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BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL (HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE) L5 Unit 2: Principles in Health and Social Care Practice Centre Name: East End College of Business & Computing Centre No: 10562 Learner’s Name: Assessor’s Name: Miss O Okuwobi Assessor’s Signature: Date: 04/02/2013 Date Issued: 04/02/2013 First Submission Date: Final Submission Date Feedback Date: 10/04/13 20/10/13 19/03/2013 (Task 1 and Task 2 23/09/2013 (Task 3 and Task 4) 01/04/2013(Task 1 & 2) 01/10/2013 (Task 3&4) Learner Declaration
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Duty of care in health social care or children and young people settings 1.Understand the implications of duty of care 1.1 Duty of care is‚ ‘Do everything you can to keep the people in their care safe from harm looking after their safety welfare and interests’ 1.2 Describe how the duty of care affects own work role‚ To always act in the best interest of the clients and their care and needs‚ keep my knowledge and skills up to date‚ provide a service at the standard that fulfills the clients
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LHS4 Develop health and safety and risk management policies procedures and practices in health and social care or children and young people’s settings Health and safety Legislation is designed to make sure that work places are as safe as they can be so that no one is put in unnecessary risk of harm. As a manager I have a responsibility to ensure that: The work place is safe Procedures in place are safe to follow Ensure that all employees understands the obligations they have to protect themselves
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Health Care Health Care: Right or Privilege Veronica Rosborough SOC 120: Introduction to Ethics and Social Responsibility Instructor Monica Jones January 13‚ 2013 Health Care 2 Healthcare is a hot topic in our nation right now. With the Presidential election and the recent Supreme court ruling upholding the health care reform
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socio-cultural factor that will fundamentally affect health and social care organisations in Malta is the media. Media is the means of communication. It is a communication channel through which several types of information such as news and data‚ are circulated. The media is one of the main factors that will have a huge impact on health and social care organisations as it can be a way of amending the patient’s familiarity with the health and social care organisation he or she is treated in. Due to more
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spirituality with connection between the body‚ soul and mind (Narayanasamy‚ 2007)‚ while others may identify the physical environment‚ past times or music as part of their spirituality (Paley‚ 2008). In palliative care‚ spirituality has been identified as key component in patient care (Puchalski 2012). Patients in this setting may explore the concept of spirituality to search for understanding in their lives or to instil faith‚ during these difficult times (Blaber et al. 2015). Often‚ spirituality
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1) What role does Congress play in the formulation of health policy? Congress plays a major role in development of health policy: * Medicare * Medicaid * Veterans affairs * National institutes of health * Health care reforms * Authority spread across several committees * Involvement includes regulatory‚ programmatic‚ financing‚ and oversight 2) How does Congress operate? The United States Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress
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giving a couple of examples that could be used within the Care Home environment. There are 6 main forms of communication that I will explain and give examples of. Electronic communication:- Telephone –Definition: A telephone is a system used to send speech over distances. So you can talk to someone in Japan while in England using a telephone which works as a transmitter and a receiver. There are many ways you could use a telephone in the care home‚ e.g. as one of the elderly people could be ill one
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