All nurses and midwives have to comply with the legislation relating to confidentiality. Data Protection Act came into place in 1998‚ the purpose of the Act is to protect individuals by how data is controlled‚ store‚ obtained and disclosed. Data Protection Act is designed to make sure and put in place what personal information may or may not be shared and also what can be with the information. Confidentiality has been described as central to preserving the human dignity of patients. All nurses and
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Convention on Human Rights came into force in England and Wales in 2000. It allows everyone the right to a fair trial‚ and to seek protection of their rights worldwide through the European Court of Humans rights in Strasbourg. Personal information and privacy are protected by the DATA Protection Act 1998. It frees people from slavery and degrading treatment or punishment. THE Children Act 1989 The aims of the legislation are to make sure all the authorities make equal provision to support children‚ young
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Annotated Bibliography: Health care reform‚ insurance‚ and privacy law Bragdon‚ T.‚ & Allumbaugh‚ J. (2011‚ July 19). Healthcare reform in maine: reversing "obamacare lite". Retrieved from http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/11/health-care-reform-in-maine-reversing-obamacare-lite This is a research article mentioning the problems with a government run health insurance program‚ specifically in the state of Maine. Information is provided pertaining to the effects (premiums actually
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U.S. Health Care Settings There are so many health care settings in the world to help patients with their health. With so many health care facilities their have to people behind them that are devoted to their job‚ and is willing to help out any body that walk through the door. Hospital categories are a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals are usually funded by the public sector‚ by health organizations‚ health insurance companies‚ or
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Health Care America has a highly developed health care system‚ which is available to all people. Although it can be very complex and frustrating at times‚ it has come a long way from the health care organizations of yesterday. Previously‚ most health care facilities were a place where the sick were housed and cared for until death. Physicians rarely practiced in hospitals and only those who were fortunate could afford proper care at home or in private clinics. Today the level of health care
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Introduction This unit develops understanding of the values and principles that underpin the practice of all those who work in health and social care. Learners will consider theories and policies that underpin health and social care practice and explore formal and informal mechanisms required to promote good practice by individuals in the workforce‚ including strategies that can influence the performance of others. The aims of this assignment are to measure the outcome of students’ learning in
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Health and Social Care Essay ‘The uses of verbal and non-verbal communication in care settings’ Communication skills are defined as; verbal and non-verbal words‚ phrases‚ voice tones‚ facial expressions‚ gestures and body language that you use to interact with another person. Effective communication is essential in all care settings as part of building and maintaining good patient-colleague relationships. These skills help both patient and colleague to learn about each other and understand
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Engage in personal development in health‚ social care or children’s and young peoples setting (SHC 32) 1.Understand what is required for competence in own work role 1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role. In my current role as a senior care assistant it’s my duty to maintain standards of care within the organisation by following guidelines set out from the organisations that inspect and govern the home. As a senior/shift leader it is my duty to ensure that staff
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The privacy of personal information‚ and health information continues to be an issue for many. Federal rules governing the use and disclosure of health information is addressed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act. While the privacy rule does not directly regulate researchers‚ it does restrict the way health care providers may use and disclose health information for health research. The term “privacy” can mean several different things to different people. Privacy can be “experienced
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discuss the structure of organized public health in the United States. Public health activities are performed at many levels from local to national to global. The organizations and agencies devoted to public health at these different levels share many of the same functions including dis- ease surveillance‚ policy development‚ and provision of access to health care. Local health departments are the point of contact with the individual residents‚ and care and data collection occur primarily at that
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