Duty of care Duty of care means providing care and support for individuals within the law and also within the policies procedures and agree ways of working of your employer‚ it is about avoiding abuse and injury to individuals‚ their friends and family and their properties. People do not have their needs met by others‚ so you have care of duty to them. This involves doing your job to best of your ability‚ safe guarding them‚ respecting their uniqueness and worth as a person‚ maintaining their dignity
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Ellie Rich Unit 3 – Health‚ Safety & Security in Health & Social Care P3 – Carry out a risk assessment in a health and social care setting I will be carrying out a risk assessment to ensure it is safe for a child aged 7 with down syndrome to be taken to a outdoor local playpark by a careworker for a bit of fun. The young person may be vulnerable as they are only 7 years of age and have Down syndrome which can affect their sense of awareness. The purpose of a risk assessment is to review the potential
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Written Questions The role of the Health and Social Care worker. 1. Describe why is so important to work in partnership with others. It is very important that I work in partnership with my colleagues and all other people. This will include carers‚ families‚ doctors‚ nurses‚ occupational therapists‚ other health professionals‚ social workers‚ voluntary organisations and other people. Others people may be able to provide useful information to support me in my work and I may be
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1.1 Apply relevant theories of communication to health and social care context The major cause of medical errors in the healthcare service is breakdown of communication between patients and practitioners. According to Murphy & Dunn (2010)‚ human failures‚ misrepresentation‚ misperception‚ misassumption etc. are products of miscommunication. Hence‚ in order to have a good medical practice‚ team communication infrastructures must be centred in policies and practices. Communication is not limited
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Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 clarify in more general terms what employers are required to do to manage health and safety. If there is falls or injuries in the workplace it highlights the hazards and protects the employee against discrimination in the workplace. Exposure to hazardous agents such as dust‚ fumes‚ noise‚ vibration‚ radiation or harmful micro-organisms must be eliminated or adequately controlled. All work equipment must meet essential safety requirements and safe
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to identify potential risks to the health‚ safety or security of a care practitioner. Risk assessments have to be held under the health and safety at work act and Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999. It is a lawful document and if not carried out care organisations can face prosecution. The HSE (health and safety executive) can request risk assessments at any time to make sure they are being done and are up to standard and are being held out correctly. It is an examination of the work
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HNC Social Care Booklet of Assessments This document contains all the assessment information you will need for the HNC Social Care. They are collated in chronological order with the lecturer responsible (where this is known) identified on the assessment. It is up to the learner to ensure that the assessment is handed in by the deadline. The assessment schedule will be posted on the moodle site. All work should be word processed and include appropriate references both in main
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Unit 1- communication Reflect on my one-to-one interaction During my one-to-one interaction I played the role of a nurse working in the A&E department of a hospital‚ my role was to find out the cause for my patients abdominal pains‚ to find out the cause of my patients pains I did a series of tests that would give me possible answers to her problem‚ in the end as a nurse it was my duty to inform the teenager that she is pregnant‚ but to do so in a calm and supportive manor. At the start
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to keep an entire society in poverty in order to benefit others? Social classes have always put others beneath more fortunate people. Can a person seem inferior due to their social class? In George Orwell’s‚ 1984‚ a person’s placement in the Party effects what social standards they will live with. 1984 is Orwell’s warning to what will happen if society continues to apply social standards to people. The Inner Party‚ the highest social class‚ is a direct line to the will of the omnipotent Big Brother
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comes to chiropractic care‚ the benefits aren’t simply limited to individuals who are experiencing back pain. In fact‚ athletes of all levels will reap advantages from visiting a chiropractor‚ whether they’ve recently been injured or want to step up their game. Here‚ the team at Total Health Spine & Nutrition‚ in Lansing and Westphalia‚ Michigan‚ explain how chiropractic care helps athletes. 3 Ways Chiropractic Care Benefits Sports Performance 1. Facilitates Better Performance Chiropractors make
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