Social policy in the health and social care sector The aim of this unit is to enable learners to investigate the origins of social policies and their impact on health and social care services. Social policy relates to guidelines for the changing‚ maintenance or creation of living conditions that are conducive to human welfare. Thus social policy is that part of public policy that has to do with social issues. Social policy aims to improve human welfare and to meet human needs for education‚ health
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A possible influence on dietary intake could be diabetes; its full name is diabetes mellitus. It is a condition where insulin is not being produced by the pancreas or it is not being produced in sufficient amounts or even the body cannot use insulin properly. There are two types of diabetes IDDM which is commonly known as type 1 this is the most severe type of diabetes and is treated with insulin injections. MIDDM is known as type 2 diabetes and is less serious it can be treated with diet or tablets
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Claire Lewis Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health‚social care Task B: Your role Bi. Describle the terms and conditions of your employment as set out in your contract of employment or employment agreement The terms and conditions of your employment are a statement and instruction of what the employer’s expect of their staff and your job description. Employer’s expect their staff to read and follow the policy and procedures that the home have. to attend all training
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BTEC HEALTH AND SOCIAL LEVEL 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF ABUSE BTEC HEALTH AND SOCIAL LEVEL 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF ABUSE Physical Abuse * Hitting * Slapping * Pushing * Kicking * Misuse of medication Signs and symptoms: The person can be very inactive there will be a noticeable change on the person’s appearance. For example bruising in unusual places such as thighs or under the arms. Secret falls or major injuries that they won’t tell you about. Bruises or
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communication and interpersonal interaction in a health and social care context for a new member of staff (using a hospital or care home setting) to include: Communication: text messaging‚ written‚ oral‚ signing‚ technology. Interpersonal interaction: language‚ non-verbal (choose 2 issues under each heading from unit specification page 3). Effective communication The role of effective communication is important in any work setting especially in any health care setting. Effective communication is when
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BTEC Level 3 Nationals Health and Social Care Unit 1- Task 2- Theories of communication Merit Tutor- Jude Good and effective communication is important in a health and social care setting as it: Reduces conflict Poor communication creates misunderstanding for the service user. This can be solved when you communicate effectively by making people understand and fill in the gaps of poor communication. You could also use your good communication skills to solve conflict between any
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Sade-Destini Francis BTEC Health and social care Level 3 Unit 21: Nutrition for health and social care P1: Explain concepts associated with nutritional health Nutrition is the selection of foods and preparation of foods‚ and their ingestion to be assimilated by the body. By practicing a healthy diet‚ many of the known health issues can be avoided. The diet of an organism is what it eats‚ which is largely determined by the perceived palatability of foods. Food: Food makes your body work‚ grow
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Level 3 Diploma Health & Social care‚ Unit 2 1.1(Q) Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role: I have worked for Choice support for six years. I work in a homeless hostel which offers tenancy support along with signposting ‚for residents to gain more indepth support. Westview House cater for twenty nine residents around substance misuse‚ mental health and other issues they may be experiencing. My current role as project
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Certificate L3 Communication. Outcome 1. Understand why effective communication is important in adult social care settings. 1. Use the box on the left to identify people that you communicate with. Use the box on the right to state why you communicate with them. |Parents |To update them on service users weeks/days. | |GP’s |In case
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Unit 1 Developing effective communication in health and social care Task 1 Introduction In this report I will examine and explain effective communication by looking at the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in health and social care context‚ theories of communication‚ methods of communication (verbal‚ non-verbal and written communication)‚ communication
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