Communication between colleagues is essential, so that it ensures a continuity of care for the client, and all staff are aware of the current needs of the client. Communication is vital to make a persons quality of life better 1.2: Effective communication is the foundation if everything you do in your work and affects every aspect of your work and who you work with, The resident is the most important but liaison with the family and friends is crucial for personal information including colleagues. Communication is different depending on the person and the reason : ie a GP for medical reasons, a funeral director for there last wishes, a social worker to determine there needs. It is a two way process and the type of communication will vary depending on who you are communicating with and their age. The communication can be either verbal or non verbal.
Associate Level Material Appendix A: U.S Health Care Timeline Use the following timeline or create a timeline of your own with eight major events, including the four provided below, from the last 50 years. You may change the dates in the box to match the dates of your events. Include the following in your timeline: Medicare and Medicaid HIPPA of 1996 State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Prospective Payment System (PPS) |1940 |Penicillin comes into effect. President Roosevelt asked congress for an economic Bill | | |of Rights which included adequate health care to all people. | |1950 |Federal responsibility for the sick and poor is established.
It also means having the responsibility of being a caregiver for another person. Someone who is too young, too old, too ill, or unfit mentally to care for him or herself and requires another person to assist them on a daily basis. This could include looking after the person's hygiene (cleanliness), safety, meals, transportation, and other medical or physical needs until they are met to a high standard that the service user is happy with. Duty of care affects the way people work as their employer provides the policies and procedures and ways of being aware of dangers by carrying out risk assessments. Social care workers and care giving organisations must do as much as reasonably possible to keep individuals safe from harm.There are two key definitions to risk assessment work, a hazard which is an actual or potential danger or risk.
WRITTEN QUESTIONS Unit Title: Principles for implementing duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings Unit sector reference: SHC34 Candidate name: ……… ……………………………………………………………. Answer the following questions, give examples where necessary. Question | Answers | 1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role | As a professional working within health care, it is necessary and very important that we follow a code of practice which is set out by each employer in all work settings; this involves putting the needs and interests of those that we care for first. It is vital to keep everyone in our care safe from harm and unnecessary risk, which means we need to ensure that no individual in our care is abused or neglected. Also planning the day and having a routine which best fits around each individual ensuring that their best interests and personal choices come first.
Communication Opinion HCS/320 Communication is a very important skill for every human to have, even more important when that communication involves your health. Which is why it is so vital for a physician or any other health care employee to have good and effective communication skills. In order to fully assist a patient the communication between the physician and patient should have a shared understanding. Without this very important tool in the health care field, the industry would do horrible. So in order for personnel in the health care field to have effective communication they have to follow a few basic elements and rules.
Explain the role of supportive relationships in reducing the risk of abuse and neglect (P6) Discuss the role of supportive relationships in reducing the risk of abuse and neglect, using examples (M3). There are many roles within the health and social care sector that professionals must cover in order to reduce the risk of abuse and neglect. In order to provide this, carers must obey the individual’s rights – firstly professionals must ensure clients are aware of their rights. “Individual rights refer to the liberties of each individual to pursue life and goals without interference from other individuals or the government.” http://learningtogive.org/papers/paper29.html A part of each and every individual’s rights is their human rights, which was enforced by ‘The Human Rights Act 1998’. “The Act sets out the fundamental rights and freedoms that individuals in the UK have access to.
Unit 204 - Introduction to duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1.1. Duty of care means that we must do everything we can to keep the people in our care safe from harm. 1.2. As care workers, we aim to help people live independently. That means encouraging them to make decisions for themselves.
Genevieve Gayler Communication theories in Health and Social Care settings Theories of Communication Effective communication has an important role in a Health and Social Care setting, because the patient and health care professional need to be able to understand each other clearly so that the patient can receive the best possible care; which would be almost impossible if the patient’s needs can’t be clearly stated to the health care professional. Having communication eases the patient’s anxiety, removes the possibilities for mistakes to be made and lets each person know what is wanted from them. There are many ways to communicate, both verbally and non – verbal, for example interpersonal communication which is the method of which
CQC’s aim is to promote improvements in care, and safeguard by making sure a high quality of care is provided and will take legal action if care providers do not met standards, or if they believe service users are at risk. Social workers assess the needs of individuals, and have access to different services of support and protection. They working together with other services such as doctors, community nurses, occupational therapists ensure that they are getting the care and support needed to live happily and have a good quality of life Police investigate any allegations of abuse and will arrange support and protection for the individual, they take action against abuse for example they will gather any evidence to build a case so the abuser can be prosecuted. Medical professionals such as Doctors, Nurses can examine the individuals for any marks/bruising and treat and medical problems as well as collecting medical evidence and being an expert
All health and social care organisations, whether they are public, private or voluntary organisations, also have a duty of care. Their duty of care is to provide a comprehensive service to children and young people to demonstrate that, within the available resources, the appropriate priorities are chosen. They must also ensure that those people who are providing care are able to do so safely. Just because an employee or employer cannot do everything that they believe needs to be done, does not mean they have breached their duty of care. There are not limitless resources available, therefore the obligation of an employee and employer is to ensure that what is actually done is done safely and in an appropriate and timely manner.