The implications of this essay will be discussed in relation to my future practice as a qualified Social Worker as a member of an inter-professional team. The concept of inter-professional working in recent years has been on the agenda since the 1940s and has been debated due to recognition of need (Quinney 2006). Since the 1970s government initiatives required different professions to work together to improve service delivery. More recently government legislation and policies have introduced partnership working for health and social care agencies, which led to inter-professional teamwork becoming the preferred model of working (Quinney 2006). Research indicates that, whilst there has been a generally held belief that collaboration is a very good thing and inter-professional teams have increasingly gained favour in recent years (Cartlidge et al 1991).
Philosophy and Meaning of Palliative Care Deborah Prior 1 Objectives Identify the philosophical values that inform the palliative approach Distinguish between populations, primary and specialist models of palliative care Discuss the transition phases of care for the elderly Analyse concepts of holistic care as these relate to context of elderly residents 2 Definitions The World Health Organisation (2000) An approach that improves the quality of life of individuals and their families facing the problems associated with life threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual. 3 Palliative
Standards for Adult Social Care Support Services for Carers June 2008 Foreword A core objective of the Department has been the continuous improvement of services for the people of Northern Ireland. Best Practice - Best Care was a key document in establishing the framework for developing quality standards and improving regulation in health and social care services. Publication of the Quality Standards for Health and Social Care1 and Minimum Standards2 with regard to regulated services are important milestones in pursuing this core objective. At the heart of these standards are the key values of: dignity and respect; promotion of independence and of rights; equality and diversity; choice and capacity; privacy; empowerment; confidentiality;
Outdated policies and procedures in the ARPM and the Personnel Policy Manual are been updated under the direction of Dr. Holmes. The Board of Trustees approved the NC Early College High School Initiative Agreement contingent upon NC State Funding and the hiring of the proposed position of Principal, Monica Smith-Woofter. JobsNOW “12 in 6” project was approved for implementation at Halifax Community College. The plan calls for the following short-term offerings of classes for qualifying applicants: Nursing Assistant, Healthcare Billing/Coding, Plumbing, Industrial Maintenance and Office Systems Technology. The total grant award is $250,000 and the grant period for these resources is July1, 2009 through October 31, 2010.
Solving the Medicare Crisis with MSAs. Retrieved July 20, 2013, from Cato Institute: http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/solving-medicare-crisis-msas Mcferrin, D. (2011, April 19). The Past, Present, and Future of Medicare: A Primer on the Program's History. Retrieved July 20, 2013, from LifeHealth Pro: http://www.lifehealthpro.com/2011/04/19/the-past-present-and-future-of-medicare-a-primer-o Medicare Panel. (2012).
The ‘New vision’ is the first of three strands of work intended to review the provision and long-term funding of adult social care. It will be proceeded by a the review of adult social care law (Law Commission, 2010) and the Independent Commission on the Funding of Care and Support (Dilnot Commission, 2010) culminating in a White Paper in the autumn of 2011.The ‘New Vision’ for adult social care policy document aims to change the role and power of the state by underpinning the values of fairness, freedom and responsibility. It is hoped the twin track approach of creating of a ‘Big Society’ will complement and work alongside the policy objectives to help themselves and their communities. The ‘New vision for adult social care’ is based on seven key principles prevention, personalisation, partnership purity, protection, productivity and people (DH, 2010). The Government’s commitment through these proposals is to have all users of adult social care accessing services by using personal budgets by 2013.
The Health Care Reform (HCF) is implementing value based purchasing that entails pay for performance. The pay for performance will pay health care providers according to the quality of care and mortality rates. HF core measures, particularly discharge instructions will be reimbursed according to performance. All hospitals are required to report core measures to the government and they are placed on the website of www.hospitalcompare.org for the public to view. The implementation of pay for performance (P4P) will give incentives to healthcare providers to provide quality of care (McCracken, 2010).
I hope I have managed to explain clearly in my essay the importance of social care values and anti-discriminatory practice, after all it is the difference between good and bad practice. Bibliography Bingham, E. et, al. (2009) HNC in social care. Heinemann. Browne, K. (2005) An Introduction to Sociology Polity Press: Cambridge Lawson, T. and Garrad, J.
And record it for them to sign. explain how using an individual’s care plan contributes to working in a centred way (1.2) using an individuals care plan will ensure that the persons own needs and wishes are being met. By using their care plan. You can build on what they want and see when there are gaps that need to be addressed. describe how identity, self image and self esteem are linked (6.1) self image and self esteem are very strong examples.
From their analyses of key elements of palliative care which included theoretical principles and goals of palliative care as the main element, four aspects were discovered; target groups, structure, tasks and expertise. World health organisation ( ), defined palliative care as a way that improves the quality of life of patients and families facing life-threating illness through early identification and excellent assessment and treatment of pain as well as physical, psychosocial and spiritual problems to prevent and relief suffering . Many palliative care definitions describe target population. Target groups – for whom? The earlier definition of the WHO included patients ‘whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment’,43 which in one sense could be conceived as a relegation of palliative care to the ‘last stage of care’.52 The newer definition of the WHO extended the potential