There is legislation in place outlining the statutory duties of employers and employees relating to health‚ safety and welfare. This includes primary legislation via the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974 (HASAWA) which has six parts to it: Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999‚ Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992‚ Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 Work place (Health‚ Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992. There are other regulations‚ as
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Promote good practice in handling information in health and social care settings. 1.1 Organisations that handle confidential health and social care information have to ensure that it is held securely and shared appropriately. A number of laws‚ principles and obligations govern how organisations should handle this information. The Health and Social Care Act 2012 gave us powers to advise organisations on how to handle confidential information securely. The Data Protection Act 1998 is a piece of legislation
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Promote equality and Inclusion in health and social. Diversity‚ Equality and Inclusion. Diversity Diversity is the difference between individuals and groups. This can be the differences in culture‚ nationality‚ ethnic origin‚ religion‚ beliefs‚ sexual orientation‚ gender‚ age‚ social class or abilities. Equality Equality is the promotion of individual’s rights; it is giving the individual choice and opportunity. It is giving the individual respect and treating them fair. As a health
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initiatives are key legislations that are laws to aim to protect people in society so that they can live a normal life without being discriminated against. Legislation is a law that has been put in place by the governing body in order to regulate or restrict. There are a range of legislations put in place to help promote diversity‚ rights and equality within society and in organisations. Such as the following: Data Protection Act‚ 1998 The information heel in a health and social care sector can ruin
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CU1530 Promote Communication in Health‚ Social Care 1.1 People communicate for all types of different reasons‚ we communicate to express a need or desire‚ to share ideas and information‚ to reassure‚ to express feelings‚ socialise‚ to share an experience‚ all essential for building and maintaining relationships. 1.2 Communication in the workplace is an essential tool we use to meet the needs of individuals with ABI/LD‚ great communication skills are integral to the role of a support worker.
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PROMOTE GOOD PRACTICE IN HANDLING INFORMATION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS LEARNING OUTCOME 1 UNDERSTAND REQUIREMENTS FOR HANDLING INFORMATION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS The following are current legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care. They also summarise the main points of legal requirements for handling information. • THE DATA PROTECTION ACT 1998 – The Data Protection Act 1998 is a piece of legislation which defines
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by Filipino workers)‚ is the original and exclusive jurisdiction of this agency. The Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) is the government agency also under the Department of Labor and Employment‚ tasked to protect the interest and promote the well being of Filipino overseas contract workers‚ including their dependents. It was created as a Welfare Fund on May 1‚ 1977 administered by a Secretariat by virtue of PD No. 1604 and 1809. The Welfare Fund was renamed OWWA by virtue of Executive
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regard to the values and practice which are part of all aspects of school life. All work with children should be underpinned by the principles and values as stated in the National Occupational Standards in Children’s Core Learning and Development. These principles and values are stated below: Principles 1. The welfare of the child is paramount 2. Practitioners contribute to children’s care‚ education and learning‚ and this is reflected in every aspect of practice and service provision.
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1) Define the following terms: Diversity: Diversity literally means difference. Even though people have things in common with each other they are also different in all sorts of ways. The diversity may be visible and non-visible‚ for example‚ personal characteristics like background‚ religion‚ culture‚ personality‚ age‚ gender‚ disability‚ size‚ accent‚ language and so on. When diversity is used as a contrast or addition
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Diploma in HSC Unit TitleEquality‚ Diversity Rights in HSC Level3Unit Number2Unit Credit10Assignment Title Equality‚ Diversity RightsPart UnitWhole UnitYes AssessorStart DateSubmission DateFeedback Date Vocational ContextTask 1 (P1‚P2‚P3‚M1) A local hospital has sent out a poster to local schools and colleges giving details of a competition to produce a presentation/leaflet on The concepts‚ description and effects of discrimination within health and social care The poster is to publicise an NHS
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