Safeguarding Adults All vulnerable adults have the right to be safeguarded by any form abuse‚ local authorities‚ care provides‚ health services‚ housing providers‚ criminal justice agencies‚ laws‚ and legislations all play an important role when it comes to safeguarding. The aim to prevent abuse‚ minimise risks of abuse and to respond appropriately if abuse or neglect has occurred. Abuse can happen in various different forms. The two types I’m focusing on are neglect and omission. Neglect or acts
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Safeguarding a vulnerable older adult This essay will discuss the older adult whose illness referred them to palliative care and onto safeguarding. I will first explain what safeguarding a vulnerable adult on palliative care is and explain my scenario and discuss what had happened and what could have helped the patient who was at the end of life care. The Department of Health‚ (2011) defines Safeguarding as a multi-disciplinary work that works together to minimise and manage risks to vulnerable
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SOCIAL Women’s role in the FRENCH REVOLUTION Women not invited to the assembly of estates general On 5 May‚ 1789‚ Louis XVI called a meeting of the estates meeting and women were not invited. However‚ their grievances were drafted in the 40000 letters. The modesty of most of these complaints and demands demonstrates the depth of the prejudice against women’s separate political activity. Women could ask for better education and protection of their property rights‚ but even the most politically
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This paper will discuss Mrs Smith’s safeguarding alert concerns‚ by taking into account professional‚ legal and ethical aspects of care. The legal requirements will explore the Mental Health Act 1983‚ as amended 2007‚ the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005‚ Human Rights 1998 Act principles‚ safeguarding vulnerable adults from abuse and the deprivation of liberty safeguards (Dols). A range of research literature and theories on dementia‚ recovery for older people‚ partnership and collaborative practice
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HEA 9083 LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE LEARNING OUTCOMES 1 Good leadership is vitally important in the current climate of health and social care. Leadership skills will be needed to drive forward an ever changing structure and service development as set out in numerous development plans and Government white papers (Department of Health‚ 2003‚ 2008‚ 2009‚ 2011. Leadership Academy‚ 2012). The style of leadership required to carry out such tasks is frequently debated and lamented‚ but it would
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Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care 1.1 Physical abuse is non accidental harm caused to a body. Examples include punching‚ kicking‚ slapping and pinching. Sexual abuse is the involvement of a vulnerable adult in sexual activities or relationship. Examples include inappropriate touching‚ kissing and indecent exposure. Emotional/Psychological abuse is behaviour that is harmful to emotional health and mental wellbeing. Examples includes threats of harm‚ humiliation and
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call “urbanization”.Children living in urban areas during the industrial revolution had no option but to become miners‚factory workers or street kids. Most of the children were orphans (the life expectancy was not very high) and had no one to stand up for them. Mines: Around this time the demand for coal was increasing‚ because there was a shortage of flammable sources and more production of products required coal such as iron making industry and steam engines. Children were often hired to be
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1.1 & 1.2 - define the following types of abuse and the signs and symptoms associated with each. Physical abuse The term physical abuse is applied to the act of a person/s causing physical pain or injury to another person. The types of abuse that could be put into this category are: · Hitting · Slapping · Punching · Kicking · Pinching · Biting · Burning/Scalding The signs of physical abuse could include unexplainable marks to the skin including bruising‚ grazing‚ blisters from
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The role of the federal government in health care has increased over the years. They play a vital role in achieving better quality and value in health care and in the success and failure of lasting health care reform. So‚ should the government be involved with state health care? I would have to say yes. “On July 30‚ 1965‚ President Johnson signed the Social Security Amendments which established Medicare and Medicaid‚ promising that they would improve a wide range of health and medical services for
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Throughout history and especially during the industrial revolution we have seen children work out in factories and fields. Factory owners hired children to work in factories because they were small enough to fit in places that were too tight for a grown adult to fit into and kids were cheaper for factory owners to pay. In the Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem babies are taken away from their birth mothers and put in a home with other children to be raised as a group. In Anthem‚ Equality 72521 talks of where
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