Unit 306 Health and Social Care

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Carrie Dawes Task B Bi) For the case study of James and his mother, risk assessments can be put in place if he wishes to live away from home. James has the right to take risks if he wishes to as long as he is aware of them. By completing a risk assessment this will ensure that James is fully aware of risks and this may even highlight some risks that he or his mother are not aware of. This can also be used to make risks as safe as possible. Bii) There are 4 main key points of food safety in a social care setting. These are: * Hygiene (personal and environmental) – While preparing food is it vitally important (especially if handling raw meat) to wash your hands and work surfaces to ensure there is no cross contamination. * Food preparation – It is important to follow preparation guidelines to ensure all meat and other products are prepared properly to avoid food poisoning. You must also check the food sell by date to ensure that it is all in date and ok to consume. * Cooking – Following cooking guidelines is extremely important in a care setting. All food especially meat such as chicken or pork should be cooked thoroughly to avoid food poisoning and illness in residents and staff. * Food storage – All food should be stored in a place that is suitable, it will explain the correct food storage on the packet or container that it comes in. If food is not properly stored it could go stale and cause illness Biii) Store food Safely | To ensure that food is properly stored James must read all packaging as storage guidelines will be on the packet or container. James must be careful of high risk foods such as meat, dairy products, seafood and some others as bacteria is more likely to spread on these types of foods. | Handle food safely | James must ensure that he washes his hands before preparing a meal. If James is preparing raw meat
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