Contribute to health and safety in health and social care. 1.1 Identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting. The legislation relating to general health and safety is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974‚ it outlines that everybody has a duty of care for others. It also provides a framework which has been set by codes of conducts for the standard and quality of care provided in health and social care. Other legislation may include: Manual Handling
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BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL (HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE) L5 Unit 2: Principles in Health and Social Care Practice Centre Name: East End College of Business & Computing Centre No: 10562 Learner’s Name: Assessor’s Name: Miss O Okuwobi Assessor’s Signature: Date: 04/02/2013 Date Issued: 04/02/2013 First Submission Date: Final Submission Date Feedback Date: 10/04/13 20/10/13 19/03/2013 (Task 1 and Task 2 23/09/2013 (Task 3 and Task 4) 01/04/2013(Task 1 & 2) 01/10/2013 (Task 3&4) Learner Declaration
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UNIT 4222-223 SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS TO MEET PERSONAL CARE NEEDS 1.2 Establish the level and type of support an individual needs for personal care To establish the level and type of support an individual needs I would ask the individual how much help they need‚ what they are comfortable with and anything they may be worried about. I would read the risk assessment‚ as it would give me information on my client’s ability to participate and highlight any possible risks. I would promote independence‚ encouraging
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1. Which one of the following statements is true? B. Professional standards can determine if negligence has occurred 2. The major trend in health care today is characterized by B. ambulatory care 3. The Canada Health Act was passed in what year? D. 1984 4. The process of mummification was thought to help advance medicine because B. removal of organs helped Egyptians study anatomy 5. When did physicians became responsible for patient medical records? C. During the eighteenth and nineteenth
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Names : Miss WilliamKofoworade Unit: Unit 6 personal and Professional development Criteria : P7 SOCIAL WORKER What is a Social worker? Social workers work with people to support them through difficult times and ensure that vulnerable people‚ including children and adults are safeguarded from harm. Social workers form relationships with people and assist them to live more successfully within their local communities by helping them find solutions to their problems. Social work involves engaging not
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Outcome 1 Understand own responsibilities‚ and responsibilities of others‚ relting to health and safety in the work setting. 1. Identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting. The European Parliament issues Directives on all legislation‚ including Health & Safety. 1989 saw six Health & Safety Directives issued. They had to be applied as law by each of the Member countries. By authority given to the Secretary of Sate these Directives
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Explaining patterns and trends in health and illness among different social groupings. Introduction There are many ways to measure patterns of ill health; these include mortality‚ morbidity‚ health events‚ disease incidence‚ disease prevalence and health surveillance. These are; Morbidity Rates is how many individuals suffer from the disease at a given time. Mortality Rates is how many individuals die from suffering from the disease and health events individuals being aware of health issues such
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Explain the function of research in health and social care What is research? Research is a process by which we find answers to questions. Research is systematic and guided by the theory and research of others. Research is finding a better way to do things and only by research can doctors and scientists learn new things to share with humanity. Functions of research The overall function of research is to gather information on subjects wherein people have little knowledge about. It is to develop and
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4222-206. The role of the health and social care worker Outcome3. Be able to work in partnership with others 3.1 Explain why it is important to work in partnership with others Partnership (Multi-agency working) is driven by a desire for collaborative advantage and can offer many positive outcomes: improved outcomes for children and families through access to a wider range of services benefits for staff and services‚ such as less replication between different service providers increased efficiency
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Unit 4222-335 Undertake physiological measurements 1.1 We should always check equipment which we are going to use if it is safe and working properly‚ we should wear PPE every time we are undertaking any task‚ ensure that we are trained to do the task‚ we should keep the working place safe and clean. When we are about to take measurement from an person we need to make sure that the person know exactly what we are going to do and asking permission for the task we are about to do. Recording the task
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