Unit 15 Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings 8 Understand how to promote environmental safety procedures in the social care setting 8.4 Explain the importance of having an emergency plan in place to deal with unforeseen incidents Having an emergency plan in place‚ helps people to deal with things in an emergency. It lays out what should be done and how things should be handled. The idea behind an emergency plan is to meet specific needs. In the event of a fire or gas leak‚ it lays
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administered by the government (Department of Health & Department of Children‚ Schools and Families). Anything that falls into the statutory sector means they have a legal duty to provide the services that they do (such as a school). Funding for services within the statutory sector comes from various forms of taxation (income tax‚ national insurance and council tax). Services are run by NHS Trusts and local authorities‚ they employ doctors‚ nurses‚ social workers‚ care workers‚ teachers etc. Independent
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to Duty of Care in Health and Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings 1. Undestand the implications of Duty of Care. 1.1 Define the term "duty of care’. Duty of care is an obligation that a person/healthcare worker acts towards others and public with watchfulness‚ attention and caution in a reasonable and civilized way. SU needs to know that his welfare‚ safety and interest are put in the centre of attention of any healthcare organisation. 1.2 Describe how duty of care affects own
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ASSIGNMENT 204 Introduction to duty of care in health‚ social care or children ’s and young people ’s settings Task A Dear friend I have heard that you would like to work as a care worker and need to know more about “duty of care”. I wish to help and want to try clarify the term to you as much as I can. “Duty of care” is a phrase used to describe the obligation in your role as a care worker. You owe duty of care to your patients/service users‚ your colleagues‚ your employer‚ yourself and
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individual in a health and social care setting Compare and contrast the range and purpose of different forms of assessment The assessment process is the back bone to any package of care and it is vital that it is personal and appropriate to the individual concerned. Although studies have found that there is no singular theory or understanding as to what the purpose of assessment is‚ there are different approaches and forms of assessment carried out in health and social care. These different
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Understand health and safety in social care settings (ai) a list of key legislation are COSHH‚ RIDDOR‚ manual handling regulations‚ health and safety (first aid) regulations‚ health and safety at work act‚ Control of Substances Hazardous to Health‚ Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Hygiene Regulations (aii) All of the above mentioned legislations are crucial part of health and safety. Every piece of legislation describes not only clear guidance of responsibilities but also how should we maintain health
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Improving Patient Satisfaction in Health Care Settings Quantitative Analysis of Business MBAM 5223B Session 7 Article Summary #1 April 05‚ 2014 Health-care managers are tasked with addressing many organizational aspects including patient satisfaction. Patient satisfaction is clearly one of the critical priorities for managers. There has been many patient satisfaction studies to respond to the need of improving patient satisfaction. In order to develop an effective intervention
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Explain why it is important in a health and social care setting to have secure systems for recording and storing information (HSC028-1.1) In a health and social care setting‚ there are a number of reasons why it is important to have secure systems for recording and storing information. Some of these reasons include: To protect service users’ and even care workers’ private information from unauthorised viewing by third parties (other people who are not supposed to have access to those information)
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Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings – Unit 208 1.1 List legalisation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting The settings in which you work are generally covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA). This Act has been updated and supplemented by many sets of regulations and guidelines‚ which extended it‚ support it or explain it. The regulations most likely to affect your workplace are shown in the following diagram. The Health and Safety at
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Assignment 055 Task A When looking after children you have a duty of care to them‚ this means it is your responsibility to keep the child safe and free from harm. The younger the child the greater the duty of care is‚you need to be vigilant and pay attention to keep children safe. Mentally risk assessing situations as they arise will help you see any potential dangers to the child and help you plan to avoid any risk. You also need to be aware of a child’s feelings and help them develop them
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