Unit 5 Health And Social Care Principles

INTRODUCTION.
Principles of support is an important element for a successful health and care setting, they are applied in health and social care to ensure that clients are cared for in the best possible way. This assay is going to define what principles are and how they are applied in health and social care sectors. It will also talk about protection of individuals from harm, person cantered approach, ethical dilemmas according to the scenarios given, implementation of policies, legislation, regulations and codes of practice relevant in care sectors with their impacts, and how local policies and procedures are developed to a national level. It will as well explore the learning theories, social process, inter-personal working and lastly give
It is a legal duty for care workers to protect themselves and vulnerable individuals from the risks of harm (Hargie and Dickson, et al, 2004). To achieve this staff must follow the Health and Safety Act 1974 (HSE, 2013). This may include: risk assessments, care plans, control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH regulation, 2002), Reporting of Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences, (RIDDOR, 1995 Regulation), manual handling operations 1992 , eg a hoist should not to be used by one member of staff, food safety act regulations, 1990 and others (Ireland k,1979). In belief, Staff should be able to access information and recognise signs of harm that indicate that a vulnerable person or a colleague is in danger of being harmed or abused (Stretch& Whitehouse, 2010). This must be reported, remembering to record any changes, events or occurrences that may have caused these concerns to the manager through the PCA process (Miller L, 2005). Person centred approach (PCA) refers to a family of methods aimed at empowering people who use services to plan their own expectations and to get the services that they need (Tudor L, 2004). PCA has many benefits as
in care homes, these regulations includes: control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH), Infection control and manual handling policy which ensures that staff and others are protected from the risk of injury when manual handling. The health and safety act in short requires the workplaces to avoid risks of harm from injuries as sensible as possible by following the health and safety measures in place to reduce these risks as far as reasonably practicable (Armstrong M, 2009), thus promoting national level health and safety standards of living, (equalityhumanrights, and 2013). Policies can be developed as