Creative and Therapeutic Activities in Health and Social Care P3-IdentifyLegislations, guidelines and policies relevant to the implementation of creative and therapeutic activities * Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 * Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) * Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 * The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 * The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 * The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 The role of the professional when planning creative and therapeutic activities | To challenge inappropriate behaviours in others | To recognise the needs of service users and others | To treat others with dignity and respect | They have to treat people fairly and without bias and about creating conditions in the workplace that encourage and value diversity and promote dignity | The service users have to be treated with dignity and respect and are committed to ensuring that all employees are provided with a safe working environment which is free from all forms of bullying, sexual harassment and harassment. | They need to listen to the clients, be sympathetic, and offer kind words of encouragement. | Negative habits might spill over into the outside world. Employees have to speak to the clients with professionalism and positive speech | They need to be motived enough to work independently and get things done without any instruction and they need to have Positive Attitude towards Work,"can-do" attitude * They need to have an interest and ability in art, crafts, drama and music * They need to be creative and imaginative * They need to have a caring and encouraging attitude * They need to have good communication skills * They need to be friendly so that the client won't be in an awkward situation |
There are many different legislations that governs the use of medication in social care settings, one of these include The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. From 2011 it defines the fundamental structure and authority for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare of the United Kingdom. Another includes The Medication Act 1968, it governs the medicines for human use and veterinary use, which includes the manufacture of and supply of medicines. The act defines three categories of medicines, prescription only medicines (POM) Pharmacy medicines (P) and the general sales list (GSL). Another is The Misuse of Drug Act 1971.
Emma Goodwin Support Use of Medication in Social Care Settings 1.1 identify legislation that governs the use of medication in social care settings The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments) The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments) The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), COSHH The Mental Capacity Act (2005) The Access to health records Act (1990), The Data Protection Act (1998) plus equality legislation. 1.2 outline the legal classification system for medication The legal classification system means that Prescription only medicines can only be issued by doctors, dentists, nurse independent prescribers, pharmacist independent prescribers and supplementary prescribers. The retail sale or supply of product is prohibited. 1.3 explain how and why policies and procedures or agreed ways of working must reflect and incorporate legislation requirements The polices and procedures in the care setting are put in place to make sure that legislation is being followed so that all the carers staff and the service users are safe at all times. All of their needs are being met, inclusive practise and diversity is being followed out and that the setting is staying within the law.
HSC 3047 Support use of medication in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in social care settings The Medicines Act 1968 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 COSHH The Mental Capacity Act 2005 The Misuse of Drugs Safe Custody Regulations The Data Protection Act 1998 plus equality legislation The Access to Health Records Act 1990 1.2 Outline the legal classification system for medication The classification system relates to The Medicines Act 1968. The Act has three categories of medicine POM- Prescription only medication which you can get from your pharmacist but has to be prescribed by a practitioner. PO- Pharmacy Only medicines these can be purchased without a prescription. GSL- General Sales List these medicines can be brought from any shop without a prescription. 1.3 Explain how and why policies and procedures or agreed ways of working must reflect and incorporate legislative requirements Policies and procedures are put into place to make sure that legislation is being followed and the service users and staff are safe and all needs are being met, inclusive practice and diversity is being followed and the setting is staying within the law.
Identify current legislation guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. The following is a list of legislation that has a direct impact upon the handling of medication within a social care setting. The medicines act 1968 The misuse of drugs act 1971 The misuse of drugs (safe custody) regulations 1973 si 1973 no 798 as amenended by the misuse of drugs regulations 2001 The safe management of controlled drugs 2006 The children act 1989 The data protection act 1998 The care standards act 2000 The health and social care act 2001 The health act 2000 Health and safety at work act 1974 The control of substances hazardous to health (cosh) Hazardous waste regulations 2005 Mental capacity act 2005 The access to health records act 1990 Below are the main points of some legislation. The medicine act 1968 Governs the manufacture and supply of medicines. This requires that the local pharmacist or dispensing doctor is responsible for supplying medication.
Many of our consumers will take medication in order to maintain or help improve their health, therefore it is essential to be able to administer medication to these individuals if necessary and to monitor the effects. Administering medication is a highly important care task and one, which if done incorrectly, can have severe consequences. Therefore it is important to understand current legislation and policies and procedures surrounding administering medication. The Medicines Act 1968 is an important piece of legislation that regulates drugs that are prescribed for medicinal use. This Act specifies three main categories of medicines, which are prescription only medicines (PoM), pharmacy only (P) medicines and general sales list (GSL) medicines.
Unit | Learning outcome(s) | Assessment criteria | Questions | 331 | 1 | 1.1 | Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in social care settings | Answers The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments) The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments) The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), COSHH The Mental Capacity Act (2005) The Access to health records Act (1990), The Data Protection Act (1998) plus equality legislation | Unit | Learning outcome(s) | Assessment criteria | Questions | 331 | 1 | 1.2 | Outline the legal classification system for medication | Answers | Unit | Learning outcome(s) | Assessment criteria | Questions | 331 | 1 | 1.3 | Explain how and why policies and procedures or agreed ways of working must reflect and incorporate legislative requirements | Answers The policies and procedures are put in place to be followed by staff, this is to ensure the safety of staff and the clients they care for. Staff must ensure they are working with practices within the law and do not work beyond their limits or expertise. All needs must be met and cared for of the clients and diverserty must be carried out. Knowing your works policies and procudures will ensure you do not work outside the law as this can be done if you are unsure of your role. Carrying out a task that you are not trained in your job role to do could lead to someone being injured, staff or the client.
HSC 3047 – Support use of medication in social care settings Legislation • The Medicines Act 1968 • The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 • The Misuse of Drugs and the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 • The Safer Management of Controlled Drugs Regulations 2006 • Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 • The CQC Essential Standards of Quality and Safety • The Care Standards Act 2000 • The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards) • The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 • The Data Protection Act 1998 Legal Classification System The Medicines Act 1968 and Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997 are two important pieces of legislation which cover the sale, use and production of medicines. This includes prescribing rights. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for regulating medicines in the UK. This includes ensuring that medicines and medical devices are safe and bringing prosecutions when medicines legislation has been broken. There are four main classes of medicines: • Prescription Only Medicines (POM) can only be sold and/or supplied with a prescription from an appropriate practitioner (e.g.
Unit 4222-331 Supporting use of medication in social care settings (HSC3047) Outcome 1 1. Identify legislation that governs the use of medications in social care. The Medicines Act 1968 CQC Regulation Equality Act 2010 Safer Management of Controlled Drugs Regulation 2006 The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments) The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments) The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), COSHH The Mental Capacity Act (2005) The Access to health records Act (1990), The Data Protection Act (1998) plus equality legislation. 2. Outline the legal classification system for medication The classifications of medicines are all related to the medicines act 1968.
Academy of Health and Social Care (QCF) MULTI USE FORM Candidates Name: Date Tick Relevant Box |Self-Report | |Reflective Account | |Candidate Explanation | |APL | | |Authenticated Statement | |Case study/ scenario | |Work Product | |Certificates | | |Use this box to give a description of the clients/child’s care needs and abilities | | | | |Mandatory Unit |Optional Unit | | |Referencing |Referencing | |The legislation that governs the use of medication in a social care setting is outlined in the Care |1.1 | | |Standards Act 2000 and the Medicines Act 1968. | | | |Medication in the UK is classified by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, the job of classifying each |1.2 | | |new drug since new laws are down to the marketing authorisation of each drug. | | | |The polices and procedures put in place make sure that legislation is being followed so that all |1.3 | | |people being cared for are safe, all needs are being met, inclusive practise and diversity is being | | | |followed out and