...Information booklet: Unit 3 P2 Outline how legislation, policies and procedures relating to health and social Care influence health and Social Care settings Introduction: In this assignment, it is important to outline how legislation, policies and procedures relating to health and social Care influence health and Social Care settings. Definition of legislation: Legislation is a law or set of laws agreed by the government which must be followed and done. Definition of regulation: A principle, rule or law designed to control behavior. Food Safety Act (1990) The Food Safety Act was introduced in 1990 in response to public concern over the safety of food. This Act aims to control safety at all stages of food production. This legislation was also introduced in order to sell and keep food for sale which is unfit for people to eat. For example in a kitchen when staffs are placing foods in fridges and cupboards, they must ensure that the dates of the foods are up to date and checked properly. All food premises must be clean and free from rubbish, all equipment must be clean and good hygiene practices should be observed at all times. Under the Food Safety Act it is illegal to sell food unfit for human consumption. This means people may pass poor quality food off as good food to make money. The food safety Act 1990 influences health and social care settings so that Staffs check dates continuously on stocks to ensure that the foods are in good condition by checking that...
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...P2: Outline how legislation, policies and procedures relating to working in health, safety and security influence health and social care settings. Task 1: Outline all the legislation, policies and procedures relating to working in health and social care settings and state how they influence the setting. Mention all the legislation below. Legislation and guidelines: relevant sections for home country, e.g. health and safety at work act, food safety act, food safety (general food hygiene) regulations, manual handling operations regulations, reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR), data protection act, management of health and safety at work regulations, care homes regulations, control of substances hazardous to health regulations (COSHH), civil contingencies act 2004, care minimum standards (various supplements). The Health and Safety at Work Act: The Health and Safety at Work Act is a legislation that was introduced in 1974 in order to protect individuals within the workplace from hazards that could oppose risks to their health and welfare and this legislation applies not only to the UK but also to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The employers within the workplace must carry out a risk assessment in order...
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...This front sheet must be completed by the learner where appropriate and included with the work submitted for assessment. Unit 3: Health, Safety and Security in Health and Social Care Course: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma, Health Science Diploma & Subsidiary Diploma in health and social care |Learner Name |Charlotte Welham | |Assessor Name: |Internal Verifier: | |Lead IV Sampled? (Y/N) |Pre-Issue IV Date: | |Assignment Title: |Assignment Ref: 3a | |Hazards in settings | | |Issue Date |End Date: |Actual Hand-in Date: | | |Week beginning 01/12/2014 |Week beginning 26/01/2015 | | | |Unit/ AC |Assessment Criteria |Achieved |Evidence...
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...BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care Health, Safety and security in health and social care Case study 1 In this assignment, I am going to write a report about a day care that I just visited recently and potential hazards and the harm that it may arise. Hazards may exist for staff, visitors, individuals, if care is not taken to minimise risks to a minimum. 1. Front door left open: first of all security is very important because in that house there is no security as the door is widely open, anybody can get in and might harm them. It is dangerous to open the main door and windows on the ground floor and not to open it far enough to allow anyone to climb in or out. Also it allows everyone or every individual to enter in the house without any permission or buzzing the door before entering in. They can also have their freedom to do whatever they wish to as they owner of the house is elder and they cannot stop them as they cannot. It is not only because of thefts or anything else, we are also concerned about their heath because as the door it widely open and anyone can have access in same as: * Excess cold: because of increased heat loss and they might also catch cold and fall sick because of the wind and the cold as they cannot close all the doors and windows by themselves. * Fire: by allowing fire and smoke to spread to other parts of the building, it might affect them or the steam of the smoke may harm them. * Domestic hygiene, pets, refuse: by providing...
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...Health, Safety and Security in Health and Social Care Outline how legislation, policies and procedures relating to health, safety and security influence health and social care settings (P2) Legislation | Summary | Disability Discrimination Act (1995) | The aim of the Disability Discrimination Act of 1995 is to ensure that individuals in society who are disabled are treated in a similar way to those who are not disabled to ensure that equality standards are reached. This act attempts to enforce providers of facilities and services to make it accessible. It is therefore unlawful to make a place inaccessible for a disabled person. The act aims to give people with disabilities rights in certain areas of employment, education, access to goods and buying properties. In the prevision of health and social care, it is our aim to try and make all areas accessible for people with disabilities. | Manual Handling Operations Regulations (1992) | This is to ensure that an employer helps to avoid employees being injured by performing any manual handling operations. It is done by recreating the task to avoid moving the product, the employer must take steps to reduce the risk on their employees and to make any hazard risk as low as possible. There are three steps –Avoid – avoid the need for hazardous manual handling.Assess – the risks involvedReduce – the risk of injury.In health and care this piece of legislation protects the individuals who are working as it ensures that they do not...
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...P2: Outline how legislation, policies and procedures relating to health, safety and security influence health and social care settings. Legislations are laws which have been made or enacted to protect vulnerable individuals from being harmed. Data Protection Act 1998 The data protection act 1998 relates to personal information kept on paper and electronic format. Information that is kept should be relevant and not excessive. Personal information should have only been obtained for lawful reasons and should be current and accurate. All information should be protected against unauthorised access and accidental destruction. In the health and social care sector they normally handle a lot of sensitive information about individuals. Therefore it is vital that this information is only used for legitimate purposes or matters. When working in a health and social care environment confidentiality is important when dealing with patients and their medical information that’s not supposed to be disclosed to any unauthorised personnel. In a hospital the data protection act is used to keep patient’s medical file or history confidential by all means. If an individual is diagnose with HIV/AIDS. When visiting for his 3-6 months check-up his blood test results and information will be coded to protect the individual’s identity and also to prevent his medical status from being disclosed an individuals in the society being prejudice and discriminating against the patient. Individuals...
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...legally and professionally accountable and responsible nursing practice in all clinical, 2 management, education and research domains. The support and assistance of Royal College of Nursing (unified with The College of Nursing on 1 July 2012 to become Australian College of Nursing) and the Australian Nursing Federation in developing this edition of the Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses in Australia is acknowledged. In considering this Code and the Code of Ethics for Nurses in Australia, it should be borne in mind that they are designed for multiple audiences: nurses; nursing students; people requiring or receiving nursing care; other health workers; the community generally; employers of nurses; nursing regulatory authorities; and consumer protection agencies. 4. Nurses respect the dignity, culture, ethnicity, values and beliefs of people receiving care and treatment, and of their...
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...Health and Safety in the health and social workplace Name: OLUWOLE. F. OMITOYIN Introduction: This essay intends to demonstrate a clear understanding of health and safety legislation and its implementation in health and social care settings. A review of systems, policies and procedures for communicating information in relation to legislations and individual responsibilities in term of managing health and safety will be considered. While safety priorities and how they are being implemented will be looked into. The use of information from care plan; the importance of risk assessment, the impact of policies on health care practices and how dilemma situation are managed and in addition consequences of non-compliance with law and regulation will be discussed. Lastly, the essay will critically look at how health and safety arrangement are monitored and review and also analyse the effectiveness of positive health and safety culture in health care organisation. In conclusion, my own contribution to health and safety needs will be discussed and recommendation made. Task 1: 1.1 According to oxford English dictionary (2014) “Policy is defined as a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organisation to direct and limit its action in pursuit of a long term goals,” examples smoking policy, manual handling policy. While a procedure on the other hand is an established or official ways of doing things or a series of actions conducted in a certain order or manner...
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...governments have on corporations is incentive enough for them to keep informed of the different governmental, social, public, and economic issues, regulations, policies, forums, tactics, and processes that will affect them now or in the future (Hillman, Zardkooh, & Bierman, 1999). Corporate Political Strategies Corporate political strategies are strategies used by corporations to influence public policy, hopefully in a favorable way. There strategic aims are to further specific interests by getting governmental officials to listen to and act in accordance with the preferences of the corporations. There is a very slim chance of finding any business today that has not been affected by the government in one way or another, even those with the best competitive strategies, abundance of resources, and/or superior products and services. Therefore implementing effective political strategies help corporations in obtaining and maintaining advantages against their competitors and to also achieve and maintain higher performance levels. Because of the uncertainties in the political systems (caused by the size and capacity of the government to regulate its policies, which are constantly growing and changing), management should also learn coping mechanisms to deal with these uncertainties. Corporation’s abilities to gain access to and influence the political processes and policies, increases their chances...
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...QUALIFICATION HANDBOOK Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (England) (3978-51/52/53/54/55/56) December 2011 Version 3.1 (February 2012) Qualification at a glance Subject area City & Guilds number Age group approved Entry requirements Assessment Fast track Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (England) 3978 19+ There are no entry requirements Portfolio of Evidence, Practical Demonstration/Assignment. Automatic approval is available for centres offering the 3172 Level 4 NVQ in Health and Social Care – Adults 100/4794/3 and the 3078 Level 4 NVQ in Leadership and Management for Care Services 500/4105/8 Learner logbook and Smartscreen Consult the Walled Garden/Online Catalogue for last dates City & Guilds number 3978-51 Accreditation number 600/0573/7 Support materials Registration and certification Title and level Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (Children and Young People’s Residential Management) Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (Children and Young People’s Management) Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (Children and Young People’s Advanced Practice) Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (Adults’ Residential...
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...Diploma of Community Sector Management BSBRSK501A Manage Risk Learning Resource BSBRSK501A Manage risk March 2012 Author_ Drew Dwyer Frontline care Solutions Page 1 of 135 Enquiries Enquires about this and other publications can be made to: Drew Dwyer Contact our office: Frontline Care Solutions P.O. Box 1088 Coolum Beach QLD 4573 Phone: (07) 5351 1188 Email: admin@frontlinecaresolutions.com Website: www.frontlinecaresolutions.com Copyright © This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission of the author Drew Dwyer – Frontline Care Solutions. CHCORG605A Manage Human Resources in a Community Sector Organisation Produced by Frontline Care Solutions © Drew Dwyer December 2011 Issue 01 – V1 12/12/2011 Page 2 of 166 Table of Contents How to study this unit .............................................................................................................................. 4 Element 1: Establish risk context ............................................................................................................ 7 Risk management context....................................................................................................................... 7 Risk management policy and plan ........................................................................................................ 12 Risk management, Legal compliance...
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...Pearson, Devon Fulton BuAd 248: Occupational Health and Safety Cathy Fitzgerald November 27th, 2015 BuAd 248: Occupational Health and Safety Cathy Fitzgerald November 27th, 2015 Executive Summary https://www.interiorhealth.ca/AboutUs/BusinessCentre/Construction/Documents/Staff%20Safety%20Guidelines%20for%20Healthcare%20Facility%20Design%20Projects.pdf designed to produce an environment of care that is safe and secure for all occupants (patients, staff, and visitors). The planning and design of the facility shall include provisions for achieving the following objectives related to the safety and security of patients, staff, and visitors: * All current provincial and national ergonomic, violence prevention and occupational safety regulatory standards are followed * The built environment promotes wellness to all those within it including staff * The built environment does not contribute to physical, psychological and emotional risks to patients, visitors or staff. * The built environment provides security from criminal activity such as personal assault or theft of property Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Introduction 4 Literature Review 5 Methodology 6 \ 7 Findings and Discussion 8 Definition of Problem 9 Analysis of Causes 9 Under Staffed 9 Patients 10 Develop, Evaluate and Select Alternative (s) 11 ALT 1: To hire more Health Care Workers ( volunteers, care aids, LPN’s, RN’s) 11 Quantitative – 11 ALT...
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...SECTION 1 Career/ Manpower Planning and Recruitment Among the highlights are: advice on effective new employee induction programmes; a comparison of general management and technical roles, skills and career paths; a look at succession planning at AT&T; a report on recruitment and development of international managers; and an examination of age discrimination in recruitment. Personnel Review, Vol. 22 No. 5 1993, pp. 5-14. ©MCBUniversity Press, 0048-3486 Employment effects of changing multinational strategies in Europe J. Hamill in European Management Journal (UK), Sep 92 (10/3): p. 334 (7 pages) Presents a broad overview of changing multinational enterprise strategies in Europe in recent years—such as the shift from multiple-domestic to globally/regionally co-ordinated production/logistics systems; the wave of cross-border mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances; the rapid increase in foreign direct investment, mainly by Japanese companies and by emerging MNEs in sectors such as IT and electronics; and transnational strategies involving dispersion of product/market responsibilities to regional centres of excellence—and their associated positive and negative employment effects. WF18 Manpower Planning and Recruitment 7 Focus from the start (new employee induction) J. P. McCarthy in HRMagazine (USA), Sep 92 (37/9): p. 77 (4 pages) Based on the experience of Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance, which recently reviewed its strategy for introducing new...
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...R T H E R N T E R R I T O R Y D E PA R T M E N T O F H E A LT H Health Promotion Strategic Framework 2011 - 2015 www.healthynt.nt.gov.au NT Department of Health Health Promotion Strategic Framework 2011 - 2015 Background This framework provides a structure for describing the type of health promotion actions that are used across the Northern Territory. It enables a shared understanding of the actions that can be taken to improve health and wellbeing. It also provides guidance about embedding a health promotion approach into all planning processes, programs and service development across the NT. While this framework is intended to be used within the health sector, we strongly encourage other sectors and agencies outside of the health domain to use the framework. This framework should be used in conjunction with health promotion audit tools and other health promotion resources available in the NT, such as the Public Health Bush Books and the Quality Improvement Program Planning System (QIPPS). It is also designed to be used as a guide, together with other local, regional and national frameworks, policies, strategies and resources. Why Health Promotion? The World Health Organisation (WHO) acknowledges the growing evidence that health promotion and preventive health approaches are effective in improving overall health and wellbeing, reducing the burden of chronic disease and injury, addressing health inequities, facilitating the better use of resources and enhancing economic...
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