P1: You need to explain the function of research in health and social care. Research by definition is a planned process where information has been collected and analysed for a specific purpose; the findings are then reported and published. Research has many functions such as; identifying needs, highlighting gaps in provision, planning provision, informing policy or practice, extending knowledge and understanding, improving practice, aiding reflection, allowing progress to be monitored and examining topics of contemporary importance. Firstly identifying needs in health and social care is central to a service user’s care as the professionals need to identify the needs of the individual to adapt the care to be specific to the service user.
- Explain the function of research in Health and Social Care What is research? Research is an investigation which follows a systematic and scientific approach which looks into and studies new materials, sources etc. so that we can establish facts and reach conclusions. We decide that we need to research a topic when we have a question that needs to be answered or a problem that needs to be resolved. There are a number of ways to carry out research; however there are two main approaches which are qualitative and quantitative.
Using Material from Item 2B and elsewhere, asses the view that an ageing population creates problems for society. Many western societies such as the United Kingdom are experiencing the social, political and economic issues that are associated with an ageing population. Rising life expectancy poses a number of problems. People are living longer due to medical advancements (including the NHS) and improved sanitation. This has resulted in more services being needed to support the continually ageing population.
Research methodology P1. Explain the function of research in Health and Social Care. Definition of research - ‘The systematic investigation into study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions’ www.google.com accessed 27/09/12 Identifying needs – When working in the Health and Social care sector, the main priority of the job is to identify the needs of the need of the patient in which they are caring for. For them to accurately determine the need of a patient, research must be carried out. Perhaps the research could be actively going out and speaking to someone receiving care, whether it is in a care home or a hospital they need to find out what the patients really want from the health carers.
Health Care Reform Project Part I HCS 440 Bruce Peterson December 24, 2012 Summary The rapid population growth in the United States along with the continuously rising health costs makes managing the health care industry difficult. Because of technologic advancements both in healthcare services and medicine, people are able to live longer lives. However, as the aging population grows, more will need healthcare and more services will need to be provided. In the 1950s, not that many people lived longer than their 70s (Getzen & Allen, 2007). Furthermore, in the 1950s there were larger families so elderly care was more commonly given by family members.
Task 1 1.A. As we all know that older people have a lot of medical problems and because of that the service delivered has to be professional and handled with respect, so I think the key principals are be considerate of older people's well-being and show respect and manner. Some older people want to stay home and unlike the elderly that are receiving health care services in elder homes, they are receiving health care at home, which is more expensive and harder to monitor, however they are surrounded by their families. 1.B. Ageing has a big impact on the entire world population and because of the modern medicine people live longer which means more elderly people.
Unit – HSC026 Implement person centred approaches in health and social care NCFE NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care HSC 1.1 Define person-centred values? 1.2 Explain why it is important to work in a way that embeds person centred values? 1.3 Explain why risk-taking can be part of a person centred approach? 1.4 Explain how using an individual’s care plan contributes to working in a person centred way? 2.2 How do you find out the history, preferences, wishes and needs of the individual?
It is important that services can be user led and person centred. I will use the example of Anwar Malik from the course book. (K101 An introduction to Health and Social Care: Who Cares? Page 71). This case also highlights the issue of managing long term health conditions.
Healthcare executives have a responsibility to address the growing number of complex ethical dilemmas they are facing, but they cannot and should not make such decisions alone or without a sound decision-making framework. This paper will summarize knowledge gain on personal ethical decision making from the self-assessment. It will describe the effect of professional ACHE standards on personal ethical decision making. It equally will cover how individual ethics influence personal decision making. Last it will
The challenges of a rapidly changing healthcare market place make it essential for long term organizations to be proactive in developing effective leadership practices while continuing to improve the practice of management. Over the years long term care has changed and the expectations have changed as well. In earlier times the pressures of health care were very different. Regulations were minimal and the expansion of Medicaid to cover long term care enabled those on welfare to have access to long term care. The requirements of leaders in the previous times were more focused on motivating employees.