Princples in Health and Social Care Management
Learning outcome 1.4 – Explain ethical dilemmas and conflicts that can arise when providing care, support and protection to users of HSC.
Alternatively explain what you would do if you are in any of the following situations, and show your understanding of what a dilemma is.
You need to use this case scenarios in order to answer LO 1.4.
1. A pregnant woman is killed from injuries sustained in a car wreck, but the foetus may still be able to sustain life by keeping the mother on life support. The wife had always said she would not want to be kept alive on life support if there was no reasonable expectation of full recovery. Should she be put on life support when her family knew she did not want that and it would be at great expense to the family, and when the woman is already clinically dead?
LO3 Understand the theories that underpin health and social care practice
3.1 Explain the theories that underpin health and social care practice.
a.
3.2 Analyse how social processes impact on users of health and social care services.
b.
3.3 Evaluate the effectiveness of inter-professional working
Learning Outcome 4.1 – Explain own role , responsibilities, accountabilities and duties in the context of working with those within and outside the health and social care workplace.
Please link your answer with the following scenario, and imagine you’re in this situation as a carer and what would your role and responsibility will be in dealing with these situations.
Learning Outcome 4.2 – Evaluate own contribution to the development and implementation of Health and social care organisational policy.
Again use the same scenario and talk about if you were in that situation how you would ensure that the policies are implemented and followed.
Example of policies: Staff training and monitoring and updates on knowledge
Case Study for 4.1 & 4.2
Rio Ross was found dead clutching a Winnie the Pooh toy in July 2007.
An inquest
Alternatively explain what you would do if you are in any of the following situations, and show your understanding of what a dilemma is.
You need to use this case scenarios in order to answer LO 1.4.
1. A pregnant woman is killed from injuries sustained in a car wreck, but the foetus may still be able to sustain life by keeping the mother on life support. The wife had always said she would not want to be kept alive on life support if there was no reasonable expectation of full recovery. Should she be put on life support when her family knew she did not want that and it would be at great expense to the family, and when the woman is already clinically dead?
LO3 Understand the theories that underpin health and social care practice
3.1 Explain the theories that underpin health and social care practice.
a.
3.2 Analyse how social processes impact on users of health and social care services.
b.
3.3 Evaluate the effectiveness of inter-professional working
Learning Outcome 4.1 – Explain own role , responsibilities, accountabilities and duties in the context of working with those within and outside the health and social care workplace.
Please link your answer with the following scenario, and imagine you’re in this situation as a carer and what would your role and responsibility will be in dealing with these situations.
Learning Outcome 4.2 – Evaluate own contribution to the development and implementation of Health and social care organisational policy.
Again use the same scenario and talk about if you were in that situation how you would ensure that the policies are implemented and followed.
Example of policies: Staff training and monitoring and updates on knowledge
Case Study for 4.1 & 4.2
Rio Ross was found dead clutching a Winnie the Pooh toy in July 2007.
An inquest