HEALTH AND SAFETY IN SOCIAL CARE IT’S NOT JUST A JOBSWORTH We as a sector have to follow many rules and regulations. These are set out by the Government and even the company you will work for. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 covers many subjects‚ and as a sector we follow this‚ as this not only protects the employer and employee but also the people we provide care for. SHOCKING FAILURES – IT’S WHY WE NEED TO OBEY THE LAW There have been many reports in the press
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should be for my height… I really don’t care.” However‚ her employer thinks that she should care. Ms. Raymond’s employer told her that if she didn’t lose weight‚ either on her own or through a wellness program‚ her premiums on her insurance plan would be increased by fifty dollars a month. However‚ is this practice legal? According to the same article on Observer.com‚ “Penalizing employees for pounds is perfectly legal. Under provisions in the Affordable Care Act‚ 2014‚ employers can charge employees
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Our health care system has undergone several reforms in order to improve its functionality‚ cost‚ access‚ and effectiveness. Take the evolution of hospitals‚ for instance; originally they existed to “provide shelter and care for the destitute” (Almgren‚ 2013‚ p. 50). As time passed and infectious diseases prevailed‚ more protocols needed to be instilled to increase patient’s quality of life. Florence Nightingale and other professional’s emphasis hygiene‚ proved to be the type of reform needed to
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Home Health Care and Reducing Stroke Risks The primary risk for stroke is high blood pressure. Secondary risks include age and gender. While age and gender cannot be controlled‚ high blood pressure can. According to the American Stroke Association‚ "the chance of having a stroke approximately doubles for each decade of life after age 55...Each year‚ women have more strokes than men‚ and stroke kills more women than men. Use of birth control pills‚ pregnancy‚ history of preeclampsia/eclampsia or
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Quality Improvement and Risk Management Aside from the bits and pieces mentioned throughout the paper regarding quality improvement and risk management that insurance companies‚ health organizations‚ and patients’ themselves have to do‚ this section discusses in further detail the risk management tools and quality tools that may be utilized through social‚ cultural and political impacts. Social impact from the patients’ viewpoint is accountability and increase involvement and collaboration. Organizations
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Health Care HCS 212 January 14‚ 2013 Kathy Boyden Health Care Going back hundreds of years‚ we can trace the history of health care. Although it has evolved over the years‚ it all has a common goal; to heal those who are ill. Technology is one of the major evolutions and now plays a big role in the health care system. It helps patients to be more involved with their healthcare. They can make appointments‚ follow up on test results‚ and contact their doctors. Back then‚ they didn’t even
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Questions On Health Care Systems Health And Social Care Essay Define and explain the differences between primary health care and higher level health care (secondary and tertiary). A person’s first level of contact‚ with regards to the health system is known as Primary Health Care (French‚ S.‚ Old‚ A.‚ & Healy‚ J. (2001)). It is necessary‚ usually community based‚ health care aimed to be reachable to all everywhere and delivering health care nearer to people’s homes and workplaces (Gillies A.
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Argumentative Essay 10/02/09 EN 100 Why Health Care Should Not Be Universal Unfortunately it does not appear that the problem will get any better. "National health expenditures are expected to increase faster than the growth in GDP: between 2008 and 2018‚ the average increase in national health expenditures is expected to be 6.2 percent per year‚ while the GDP is expected to increase only 4.1 percent per year." ("National Coalition On Health Care") At that rate by 2018 health care costs would
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This assignment will reflect on a scenario concentrating on ageism and will focus on valuing diversity and anti-discriminative practice. It will discuss how they are important to the delivery of care. I shall also discuss how I have developed and improved my interpersonal skills with both patients and colleagues and overcome barriers created through prejudice and labelling. Also considered is how the Johari window (Luft & Ingham 1955) allows understanding of the self and how that has an important
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I feel as if I should be accepted into the Health Care Rotations Program because I am a very hardworking person‚ who genuinely sees a future in medicine. I would like to further my education in Health Sciences because when I grow up I would like to specialize in gynecology. I know this program will teach me many new things and strengthen my foundation in Health. It will educate me about my body and also how to take care of patients with the proper etiquettes. If I am accepted into this program‚
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