The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c 7) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is the most extensive reorganisation of the structure of the National Health Service in England to date.[1] It proposes to abolish NHS primary care trusts (PCTs) and Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs). Thereafter‚ £60 to £80 billion of "commissioning"‚ or health care funds‚ will be transferred from the abolished PCTs to several hundred "clinical commissioning groups"‚ partly run by the general practitioners
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communication affects all aspects of own work. Communication is important as it ensures that information is clear‚ accurate‚ non-judgmental‚ and informative. This reduces the possibility of mistakes being made. Choosing the correct way of communicating with the service user is vital as some of the service users may be deaf or blind and may need other forms of communication used. 1.3 Explain why it is important to observe an individuals reaction when communicating with them. When communicating with a service
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Hicks 01/26/2010 Module 1 Health Policymaking in the U.S. by Longest Chapter 1 Discussion Questions 1. Define health. What are the determinants of health in humans? Health is defined as the “state of complete mental‚ physical‚ and social well-being that is necessary to live a meaniful and productive life. Health determinants are the physical‚ behavior along with biological‚ social factors that affects a person’s health. 2. Define public policies and health policies. Public policies is
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to work towards the best possible care of an individual. They will combine their skills and do a single assessment to assess needs of the client‚ as opposed to each professional doing an individual assessment. Working in partnerships with adults using services This is where encouragement for the use of services helps to gain trust between professionals and clients or their families. By ensuring of policies and working routines‚ then the cared for individual can feel more confident that they
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The health of an infant is intrinsically linked to their future health and well being in both childhood and into adulthood (Martyn et al.‚ 2013). The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) acknowledge the imperative role that NPs play in “assisting newborns to thrive physically‚ developmentally‚ emotionally‚ spiritually and intellectually within the family environment” (Position Statement‚ n.a.‚ 2003‚ p. 19a)‚ reinforcing the impact of the NP in the primary care setting.
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I am writing this report to explain how recent laws promote anti discriminatory practise in an health and social care environment. The first act I am going to talk about is the equality Act 2012.this act promotes anti discriminatory practise as is this act it protects people that are living in the UK from any form of harm or discrimination. These are the 9 characteristic that this act covers: age disability gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity
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Programme Unit Title: Working in Partnership in Health and Social Care Student Name Edexcel BTEC Levels 4 and 5 Higher Nationals in Health and Social Care Unit Code: 5 Date Issued: Aug 2013 Assignment Evaluation Sheet – Working in Partnership in Health and Social Care St Patrick Student ID No.: Edexcel Registration No.: Date of submission 17:00 on 26th Oct 2013 Lecturer Name: Chris Tapp Internal Verifier Name: Shirley Yearsley ACHIEVING A PASS ALL assessment criteria must
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this assignment the intention is to discuss the biological‚ psychological and social models and perspectives of care. This will be achieved through examining the influences of each model and their effects upon the practice of mental health care. Some historical information will be provided to give explanation of the background into the evolution of social and moral perspectives that have shaped mental health care practice throughout the ages. " The history of mental illness has long been a process
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1.1 Define the term ’duty of care’ Duty of care is a responsibility to put the safety and interest of service users first‚ ensuring that they are treated with dignity and respect. 1.2 Describe how the duty of care affects own work role Knowing your duty of care and the importance of practicing it‚ gives you a clear guide on how you should behave at work and how you must consider those you work with. Your duty of care is closely linked to protection and safeguarding. You have to keep the service
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Outcome based practise. Outcome based practise is an activity or process that has a beneficial impact on the individuals life. It can be an action taken or a service delivered. Another way to describe it is to say that the output is the effort made and the outcome is the effect on the individual. Outcome based approaches place the needs of the individual at the centre of service delivery‚ contrasting those designed by service providers. An outcome based practise is increasingly recognised it is important
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