Unit 8: Understanding health and safety in social care settings. Activity 1: Legislation and policies indentify the responsibilities of employer, employee and individual in relation to the legislation and policies below Health and safety at work act 1974 The setting in which you provide care are generally covered by the health and safety at work act 1974. This act has been updated and supplemented by many sets of regulations and guidelines which extent it, support it, or explain it. The regulations most likely to affect your workplace are manual handling 1992, control of substances hazardous to health regulations 2002 (coshh), reporting of injuries, diseases, and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995 (riddor), health and safety first aid regulations 1981, management of health and safety work regulations 1999. There are many regulations, laws and guidelines dealing with health and safety.
Furthermore, the severity of securing health information is essential and it impacts the Health Information Management professional and if there is a breach of privacy, the contributions a HIM professional makes in response to these challenges is significantly important in the maintenance and security of health information. According to Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Management, it is emphasized that security of health information is the protection of the confidentiality, privacy and security of health information. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “the number of hospital inpatient care and outpatient department care discharges exceeds 100.7 million” (CDC). That is over 100.7 million documents of private data a Health Information Management professional is held accountable for. The failure to preserve such data can result in breach of the HIPAA Privacy Rule pertaining to PHI.
CU2547 Contribute to health and safety in health and Social care. 1) Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety in the work setting. * Cooperate to help the employer to ensure that the working environment is safe * Be trained/receive instructions on the measures to be put in place * alert their supervisors or employers regarding perceived risks * report any changes in the workplace * be informed of the risks to their safety and health and of the measures necessary to eliminate or reduce these risks 2) understand the use of risk assessments in relation to health and safety * Any tasks that are hazardous for health and safety shouldn’t be done without special training. Hazards associated with equipment * They should be using hoists and slings, waste disposal, cleaning and chemical substances; hazards associated with people * It’s the companies to make assessment risk list for all employees’ especially new ones. 3) Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness * Any accidents that occur at work must be recorded in the accident report book.
This is one department where teamwork is essential and a lack of leadership amongst co-workers can lead to ineffective care (36). It is important to have communication and training because patient’s conditions are more serious and can change quickly. Because the conditions of a patient are more serious, any health care provider on that unit needs to know who to call or what therapies to use/change to improve a patient’s condition. 2) Medical Teams in the Emergency Department: Providers in this department include Nurses, Respiratory therapists, and physicians. Physician assistants, X-ray technicians and lab technicians may also be called to the department.
Ethical Self Assessment Health care management fields, networks and systems have consistently changed since all began. An important part today’s business world is Ethics; this also applies to the health care field as patient’s information is a sensitive area. The American College of Health care Executives (ACHE) demonstrates the the organization’s commitment to ethics and support the ethical decisions made by its members (Ache's commitment to, 2014). This assignment requires a self-assessment of an individual’s ethical decisions within the health care industry, and the effects of the decisions made by the author during the evaluation process. It can be stressful for one to look at the results of a self-assessment test and see areas that need improvement.
1.2 Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals Where anyone needs care and suppport it unfortunately leaves them more vulnerable to exploitation, abuse and neglect, as health care assistants, as well a managers and company directors, it is our job to ensure that the vulnerabilities are not exploited. The main safeguarding aspects of duty of care when working with individuals in health and social care settings are as follows:- Principle of safeguarding A) Recognise and meet physical, emotional and psychological needs. Duty of care action 1) know what is required for health and wellbeing. 2) observe and record physical, behavioural and psychological indicators that show a person is well. 3) work with other colleagues and also relatives.
Enhancing patient safety also contributes to the overall success of the healthcare facility (Potter & Perry, 2013, p.370). Patient safety is a sensitive topic that I feel that must be discussed and addressed very often. The purpose of this paper is providing awareness to patient safety, and how medical errors and lack of safety can compensate patient safety. Review of Literature Patient safety is a growing concern
There are federal and state laws and policies that have been executed to protect health care consumers and health care providers. It is important for those individuals that hold the position of Human Resource Management to familiarize themselves with such policies and laws. It is the responsibility of the Human Resource Management to train and confirm all employees understand and know the difference between criminal and civil law, and the harshness of the penalties inflicted if those laws or policies are broken
Informed consent could be implied, explicit, verbal or written. This is to protect health care professionals as a failure to obtain a patients consent to healthcare may result in criminal charges of assault or civil action for battery, in addition to this failure to disclose material risks to patients may give rise for ones action for negligence. “Patient centred care is widely recognised as a core dimension of a quality modern health services” (QLD health informed consent guide 2014). Informed decision making about benefits, risks and alternatives of treatment, taking into account each patients personal circumstances, beliefs and priorities is vital for a truly patient centred care. A well informed patient can have an active involvement in their decision making in regards to health care and treatment, allowing them to have realistic expectations about the likely or potential outcomes of the treatment and an additional protection against errors or adverse events.
Federal Mandates and Regulatory Requirements Renata McLaughlin Anthem College HM250 – Risk Management in the Healthcare Setting Jeffrey Hillard January 13, 2013 Federal Mandates and Regulatory Requirements Many accidents, injuries, inappropriate behaviors and errors in routine or emergency medical care can take place within a healthcare environment, and as a result these organizations are closely regulated by a number of regulatory agencies, policies and laws. After all, this is the industry that directly affects the life and death of its customers, and it is in the best interest of the patient and the healthcare provider to have the protection of a competent risk management department. Although the risk management department’s main goal is to reduce injuries, it also protects assets, ensures claims cost control, ensures regulatory compliance and reduces lawsuits. Non-compliance with federal mandates and laws can have a serious impact upon the healthcare organization. A large number of federal mandates exists, however, the mandates most well-known and common to most organizations are set forth by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) for safety in the workplace, and by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency).