Unit 5 Health And Social Care Case Study

In care settings the currently legislations, guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication would be: - The misuse of drugs act 1971 - The Medicines Act 1968 - Care Standards Act 2000 - The Health and Social Care Act 2001 The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999 - The RPS Handling Medicines in Social Care Guidelines The recording, storage, administration and disposal of medication must be adhered by employees in accordance with the current policies and procedures. The policies are in place to protect everyone - training must be undertaken or up-to-date before support workers can administrate any medication.

- working with working staff to set up strategies, models and frameworks. - Setting client administration measures & assuring that the current standards satisfy the customers & helps retaining them. • Coordinating with the workers themselves can help effectively in setting appropriate models for the procedures & systems because they are the ones who interact directly with raw materials and producing the products, so they would know better if anything in manufacturing needs improvement or so. • It is important to satisfy the current customers in different possible ways in order to retain them which eventually leads in attracting more customers as well.

information gathered: Selvin arrived in Bath (UK) from Jamaica in 1956, Selvin wife arrived 2yrs later. Married for 61 years they have together four Daughters and one son. Selvin and his wife owned a West Indian shop retired and later moved to London in 2006. Accommodation • Lived at current address with wife for 3yrs (Council Property) • One bedroom ground floor flat well kept, • Walk in shower • Garden Health and wellbeing: • Selvin has limited vision in his right eye • kidney failure, • Prostrate not cancer which was operated on but this has come back now.

4.6- It is accepted that practitioners in health and social care settings can be affected by the stressful nature of the work. (Godden 2012) When discussing challenging situations with supervisees we need to ensure they feel supported and have received the necessary training such as DMI and have completed their induction. Ensure they understand they have to adhere to the behaviour management programs and relevant risk assessments. If a specific incident has occurred reflect with them the effects of events and consequences and actions that occurred, using the records of incidents, A B Cs and tick charts for reference if needed. Help them to understand how they might have caused and influenced events and work out the most effective way to handle

Who are the current primary clients that uses your services Demography (average) Age Common health issues that requires home care services. Full Medical Service In percentage (estimate) Physical Therapy Service

Diet and obesity are major contributors to health inconsistency, with the most deprived being most at risk. This is due to the poorest living in run-down areas with no reasonably priced nutritional food available from local shops. If they are unable to afford the costs of travelling to areas supplying this, or if they are time poor then cooking beneficial meals is difficult then they are more likely to buy cheap, fatty products. The involvement of the government in the population’s lifestyle means that they should be accountable for the effects that come alongside an unhealthy regime, such as an increase in health problems such as Coronary heart disease. This means that the treatment an individual receives shouldn’t be approached differently

7 / D.P7: Explain how different procedures maintain health and safety in a selected health or social care setting Maintaining health and safety in health and social care is extremely important to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of all their service users as well as other individuals service providers may come in contact with in the setting. There are several procedures that help to maintain this health and safety however they can all vary between settings for example, health and safety procedures will be slightly different and more focused on certain areas in hospitals and especially in paediatric ward compared to in drop-in centres where the needs and risk to service users are slightly different. Some of the procedures used in health and social care to maintain health and safety include; infection control and prevention, safe moving and handling of equipment and individuals, food preparation and storage, storage and administration of medication and storage and disposal of hazardous substances.

We create a positive and secure environment, working to ensure all children feel safe, appreciated and important. We do this by being inclusive, treating each child as an individual and promoting mutual respect. One of the most natural factors of being an Early Years Practitioner is nurturing the children in our care, this is salient in creating healthy attachments in children. We show this by using positive body language when interacting with children, we show them we are interested to help develop their sense of attachment and security. We are sensitive and attend to their needs, children

Improving the quality of care: Training and support can help childcare providers acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and resources to provide high-quality care to children. This can include information on child development, health,

Identifying people at risk of abuse and neglect It is important when working in a health and social care environment that service providers are able to recognise or identify people who are at risk of suffering from abuse or neglect. Some abusers are aware the care worker’s role. This role is to make sure that they are able to report concerns and will make user that they don’t abuse or neglect a service user in front of others. In addition to this, it is important that a service provider is able to spot of there has been any changes in behaviour in a certain service user who they are giving help to.

Audit observe practice on how the staffs works and the resources they use if its effective and appropriate, they also collect data to know if the organisation is meeting the standards they set REF. Data can be from computerised records or manual collection. Audit gather feedbacks from the patients, family, carers and staffs to know if the service they are receiving or giving met the standard criterial set for the organisation. REF Policy refer to a plan adopted by health care organisation to achieve a set of goals REF while standard are designed to assist health care organisation to deliver safe and high quality care to the patient REF and quality refer to a maximum standard of something that meets customer’s needs (Wicks and Roethlein

Unit 10: Safeguarding in Health and Social Care Student Name: Student I.D: Submission date: Contents Introduction 2 Task-1 3 1.1 Explain why particular individuals and groups may be vulnerable to abuse and/or harm to self and other 3 1.2 Review risk factors which may result in incidence of abuse and/or harm to self and others 4 1.3 Analyse the impact of social and cultural factors on different types of abuse or harm to self and others 4 Task 2 6 2.1 Analyse the strengths and weaknesses in current legislations and policies relating to those vulnerable 6 2.2 Explain how key professionals are involved in the protection of individuals and groups vulnerable to abuse 7 Task 3 8 3.2 Evaluate the effectiveness of working practices to minimise

DIABETES TYPE 2 IS A MAJOR CONCERN IN THE CLAYTON AND FULTON COUNTY AMONG BLACKS AND HISPANICS AGES 65-75 IN RECENT YEARS. ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY REPORT, THERE IS AN AVERAGE OF 4-5 CASES REPORTED MONTHLY AND ABOUT 45-60 CASES YEARLY FROM 2005-2014. DUE TO MY INVOLVEMENT THIS YEAR AND MY CLASSES WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF THE CLAYTON BOARD OF HEALTH (CCBOH). UNLIKE YEARS PASSED THESE PARTICIPANTS DID NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF SCREENING AND WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY CLINICS IN THE AREA OFFERING ANY TESTING FOR TYPE II DIABETES.

Services that may be provided, in liaison with local authority childrenâ€TMs social care services, include the provision of reports for court, and direct work with children, parents and families. Services may be provided either within general or specialist multi-disciplinary teams, depending on the severity and complexity of the problem. In addition, consultation and training may be offered to services in the community – including, for example, social care schools, primary healthcare professionals and nurseries. Question: Question 10

When working within the care sector it is vital that services provide a reasonable quality of care to the individuals who require support, and to ensure that this is the case services have various policies, procedures, individuals and staff teams that must collaborate together in order produce a high quality of care and maintain it with the ability to evidence as to exactly how this is established and to whom is accountable. The Quality of a service such as an early education and childcare provider can be detailed as the standard at which that service is at in comparison with other educational service providers and by the regulations set by regulating bodies such as the care inspectorate. Quality assurance of a service is defined by demonstrating