booklet 4

• why is it important to work together as part of a team

  to allow for the best outcome for the service user, ensuring all professionals are on the same page, preventing any danger
• multi disciplinary team 


  team that different professional backgrounds work together to help a service user
• holistic approach


  overall approach to address individual's physical, intellectual, emotional, social wellbeing
• line management


  person responsible for managing the work of an individual or of a team in an organisation
• GMC general medical council regulates doctors that they are responsible for medical training and education, they regulate doctors
• NMC nursing midwifery council regulates standards of prcticing nurses, midwives, set education, training midwives so can deliever high quality
• HCPC health care professional council developed in line with health care profession standards, members in meeting their requirements, regulate occupational therapists
• CQC inspects health and social care services, supports and advices in light of outcome of the inspection. visit ad observe, interview staff, publish a report and follow up complaints
• national institute for health and care excellence

  • improves outcomes for patients by producing evidence, based guidance and advise for practitoners
• Ofsted

  • organises inspections and regulatory visits to services that care for children and young people and reports, advises on the outcomes of inspections
• environmental health

  infects the quality of hygiene standards
• whistleblowing

  • when a member of staff is aware that the quality at their workplace is dangerously poor
  • may inform a professional body like police
• how can heath and social care staff be monitored

  • line management, work closely with senior members of staff
  • hierarchal organisations, monitored by a senior member of staff
• how can you improve services in a care home

  • partnership working
  • take a holistic approach
  • involve informal carers like family and friends
  • multidisciplinary teams
  • set policies and procedures
• how can you raise concerns in a health and social setting

  • whistleblowing , report and bring change within workplace
  • through advocate, raise concerns
• why is it important inspections are done by external agencies

  • avoid bias
  • ensures effective changes can be made
• how do agencies inspect health and social care settings

  • visit and observe settings and staff performance
  • produce evidence based guidance and advice