health and social care

• health and safety at work act 1974


  protect from risk of injury or health in workplace

  sets out responsibilities of all people involved

  all workplace must have a health and safety policy
• HCPC


  health care professionals council

  • set and monitor standards of allied health professionals e.g. physiotherapists, occupational therapists, paramedics and speech therapists
• health passport


  record detailed about disability, health condition or learning disablitiy to share with h+sc staff
• holistic approach 


  consider physical, intellectual, emotional, social, mental needs

  address needs of whole person
• hospital winter bed crisis 


  seasonal illnesses in winter e.g. flu put extra pressure on nhs services, increasing number of patients that need care - reduce amounts of bed needed
• individualised / personalised care 


  coordinate and tailor care to meet needs, wishes and circumstances of individual

  improves safety and effectiveness of care
• infection 


  imvasion of body by pathogens
• information management


  retrieval, analysis, interpretation and presentation of health data and info
• data protection act 


  outlines how data should be effectively managed
• informed decision


  aware of risks, benefits and alternatives when making a decision
• impatient care 


  user needs to stay in hospital overnight or extended period of time
• integrated care 


  joined up working between professionals and sectors
• agency working [ inter - agency working ] 


  diverse group of organisations working together - joint up care for service users

  support needs of person

  e.g, nhs, schools, police, social workers work together to support a person being convicted of a crime
• kosher 


  food, or place where food is stored meeting requirements of jewish law
• language barrier 


  barrier to communication between people who are unable to speak a common language or cannot make themself understood due to an impairment
• learning difficulty 


  disability which creates an obstacle to a specific form of learning
• legal duty 


  obligation required by law
• line manager 


  responsible for managing work of an individual in a care setting whos normally one level above that individual
• MVP ( maternity voices partnership ) 


  review and contribute to development of maternity services within a local area
• mental capacity


  ability to understand information and make decisions about their life and communicate disicions about their life
• multi agency working


  group of organisations working together to provide joint up care
• person centered care 


  focus care on needs of individual to ensure preferences, values and needs are recorded
• PPE - personal protective equipment 


  clothing and equipment used and worn to provide protection agiabst hazardous substances or environments
• preferences 


  what things someone favors over another
• prejudice 


  preconcieved attitudes or opinions not based on facts
• preventable deaths 


  causes of death that can mainly be avoided through effective public health or prevention interventions
• preventative care 


  approaches that seek to stop ill health from ever occuring
• primary health care 


  services directly accessed by service user
• private sector provider 


  care provision managed by commercial, private companies to make a profit
• professional accountibilty


  responsiblity to yourself, employer and public, carry out duties effectively and in accordance with the law
• multidisciplinary working 


  groups of professionals working together sharing a common goals

  - holistic approach
• NOS - national occupational standards 


  standards of performance that individuals must achieve when carrying out functions in the workplace
• never events 


  serious illnesses that are preventable
• NMC - nursing and midwifery council 


  regulator for all nursing and midwifery bodies in the uk

  - monitor the register

  - provide advice and guidance

  - undertake research and produce reports
• ofsted

  independant organisation that regulates, monitors and inspects childrens social care
• outpatient care 


  user attends hospital for an appointment or treatment but does not have to stay overnight
• palliative care 


  • care for seriously ill patients to stay comfortable till death - no cure
• patient liason group


  meets several times per year to enable patients to have a say about services
• PPG - patient participation group


  group of patients at a GP who want to help it work as best as it can
• professional body 


  regulate work of professionals bu ensuring training and qualifications are in order

  ensure revalidation procedures in place