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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clients. It is a basic requirement of my job role to communicate with individuals and their families‚ other members of staff on a daily basis. Communicating with other staff members ensures effective team working and continuity of care. It also ensures any health and safety issues are recognised and reported. All carers attend hand over at the beginning of each shift and also complete communication books after attending an individual‚ thereby keeping other staff informed and aware of current situations
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Standard 1 Role of the health and social care worker | Questions: |1.1 Know your main responsibilities to an individual you support | What are your main responsibilities to the individuals you support and in your role? 1. Maintain contact with the clients to make sure that they are alright. 2. Prompt clients to live independently and maintain a tenancy. 3. Supporting
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Level 3 Diploma Health & Social care‚ Unit 2 1.1(Q) Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role: I have worked for Choice support for six years. I work in a homeless hostel which offers tenancy support along with signposting ‚for residents to gain more indepth support. Westview House cater for twenty nine residents around substance misuse‚ mental health and other issues they may be experiencing. My current role as project worker
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administered by the government (Department of Health & Department of Children‚ Schools and Families). Anything that falls into the statutory sector means they have a legal duty to provide the services that they do (such as a school). Funding for services within the statutory sector comes from various forms of taxation (income tax‚ national insurance and council tax). Services are run by NHS Trusts and local authorities‚ they employ doctors‚ nurses‚ social workers‚ care workers‚ teachers etc. Independent
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Mendoza HCS/335 4/13/2015 Robert Vella Administrative Ethics Paper There are many issues that trouble the health care industry. The technological revolution that has been taking place the last 20 years has not only taken the healthcare industry by storm‚ and revolutionized it‚ but it also has made it take a closer look at its privacy laws. “Patient’s rights are those basic rule of conduct between patient and medical care givers as well as institutions and people that support them” (Davis 2013).Being
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(2009) hold the view that health professionals under the mental health institutions must always respect the vast diversity of patient’s backgrounds as treatment at times greatly depends on the cultural wellbeing of the patient. Kirmayer‚ Cecile Rousseau‚ & Peter Menzie (2012) outlines guidelines on social safety encourages nurses to recognize the presence of cultural bias in their work hence it is critical to consider self-reflection skills in their work. Considering social security has the potential
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depression. In rare cases‚ dementia-like symptoms can be caused by vitamin deficiencies or a brain tumour.If an individual is depressed‚ he or she will often lose interest in things that they used to enjoy. Depression commonly interferes with work‚ social and family life. In addition‚ there are many other symptoms‚ such as Continuous low mood or sadness• Feelings of hopelessness and helplessness• Low self-esteem• Tearfulness• Feelings of guilt• Feeling irritable and intolerant of others• Lack of motivation
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Health and social care is a massive part of our daily lives; 1) it impacts on our children 2) it impacts on our well being 3) it impacts our capabilities as a person by limiting the skill set we have for daily life Page 1 of 2 7.1 STRUCTURE AND PROVISION OF SERVICES The four sectors of health and social services are the public (statutory) sector‚ the private sector‚ the voluntary sector and informal care. Sometimes‚ the private and voluntary sectors are called the independent sector.
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essay focusses on the importance of effective communication in caring for people with dementia and their families/cares in the residential setting. Firstly‚ it identifies and discusses the effectiveness of different forms of communication. Secondly‚ it will be Identifying and discussing factors that affect communications with health and social care service users‚ their families‚ care teams and other professionals as well as explaining the influences of Diversity‚ language and culture responsibilities
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