Freedom of Information The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act gives you the right to obtain information held by public authorities unless there are good reasons to keep it confidential. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What does the FOI Act include? The main features of the FOI Act are: a general right of access to information held by The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) subject to certain conditions and exemptions
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Ellys Taylor Understand the role of the social care worker. Understand working relationships in social care settings. A working relationship is professional based. It is made around a companies contracts‚ policies and procedures. A person would have a working relationship with their managers‚ colleagues‚ other health professionals and their patients. Within a nursing home a social worker’s working relationship with a patient is one based on care and support. It is to help somebody with their everyday
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Practice in Handling Information in Health and Social Care Settings 1.1 Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care. There are several forms of legislation and codes of practice relating to handling information in health and social care including: Data Protection act 1998 Freedom of information act 2000 Disability discrimination act 1998 Health and social care act 2012 Codes of practice set out by the CQC and the general social care council
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Practice of Health in Social Care Principles and Practice of Health and Social Care Assignment In health and social care settings there are principles which govern the practice of healthcare workers to ensure that quality care is provided for service users. This essay will discuss how principles of support are implemented in health and social care practice. It will also explain the theories that underpin health and social care practice
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Handling Information Guidelines How to maintain up to date‚ complete‚ accurate and legible records. Record events as they happen or shortly afterwards to get the most complete and accurate account of what has happened. Ensure and entry is made every day Only record facts not hearsay or personal opinion. Check care information on a regular basis and update records to reflect this only write in black pen have entries for medication or diagnosis double checked and signed
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concepts of health‚ disability‚ illness and behaviour in relation to users of health and social care services. I will take a look into how perceptions of specific needs have changed of time. I will also include the impact of legislation‚ social policy society and culture on the ways that services are made available to individuals with specific needs. This will include me analysing the needs of individuals with specific needs‚ explain the current system for supporting individuals with specific needs. I will
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Understand health and safety in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting Health and Safety at work Act 1974 - An Act to make further provision for securing the health‚ safety and welfare of persons at work‚ for protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of persons at work Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 - any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting‚ putting down
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CT 301 1.1 List legislation relating to general health and safety in a sociel care setting. Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (also referred to as HSWA‚ the HSW Act‚ the 1974 Act or HASAWA) is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive‚ with local authorities (and other enforcing authorities) is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment
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Understand health and safety in social care setting Outcome 1 understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social settings 1.1 List legislation relating to general health and safety in social care setting. There are a small number of legal acts relating to the general health and safety in social care. The most important one it seems to me would the health and safety at work act of 1974‚ it ensures that the employer‚ the employee have responsibilities to ensure that a
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Understand health and safety in social care settings. 1.1 legislation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting would be Health and safety at work act‚ Manual handling operations regulations‚ Control of substances hazardous to health regulations RIDDOR Health and safety first aid regulations‚ Management of health and safety at work regulations. 1.2 The main points of the policies and procedures are to ensure everyone follows the same guidelines‚ is safe and to minimise the
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