health and social care unit 2

• policies: detailed descriptions of approaches that should be followed by staff.
• procedures: written instructions that outline the routines that must be followed in certain situations.
• safeguarding: policies that ensure that children and vulnerable adults are safe from harm, abuse and neglect.
• policies and procedures:

  • health and safety policy
  • medication policy
  • equality and diversity policy
  • safeguarding policy
  • disclosing and barring service(DBS) referall policy
  • death of a resident procedures
  • complaints policy
• treatments:

  • surgery: opening up the body to remove/solve illness
  • radiotherapy: high-energy radiation
  • organ transplant: moving a body part/organ from one person to another
  • prescribing medication: giving out medication to people who need it.
  • accessing support from specialist agencies: inform clients of agencies specific to their needs.
• rehabilitation: the process of restoring a person to good health following surgery, an accident or other illness, including recovery from addiction.
• psychotherapy: type of therapy used to treat emotional and mental health conditions, usually by talking to a trained therapist one-to-one or in a group.
• assistive equipment: people may need permamnent or temporary assistance and after assessment, appropriate equipments will be installed to increase mobility and independance e.g. walking sticks, wheelchairs, bathing aids, raised toilet seates.
• assistive technologies e.g. special learning spaces, adapted computers, enlarged text, voice dictation.
• domicilliary care: care provided in the home of the person who needs it, rather than in a care home
• assistive technology: any tool or strategy used to help people with disabailities complete their studies successfully and reach their potential.
• a personal budget is the amount of money your local council says you needs for yout care and support.
• code of practice - a set of rules that governs the behaviour of a profession or industry
• concentional medical treatments: a system of treating an individuals symptoms and diseases by using drugs, radiation, or surgery adminsitrated by medical doctors or other healthcare professionals.
• complementary therapies: a wide range of treatments designed to treat the whole person rather than the symptoms of their disease e.g. acupunture.
• empowerment: encouraging people to be in control of their lives by them being involved in decision making and discussions about their care. this can include things like expressing sexuality, religious beliefs and aspirations.
• individualised care is care that is tailored around each servcie users specific needs and wants.
• self-esteem is a persons confidence has in their value and worth.
• multi-cultural society: there is a range of different ethnic backgrounds and cultural traditions within the population.
• lone workers policy is an official written document that covers risks faced by lone working staff and the responsibilties of both the employer or employee in ensuring safety.
• risk assesment: identifying and evaluate the possible consequences of hazards and how likely is it that the hazard will casue harm.
• risk: the likelohood that a person will be harmed by a hazard.
• hazards: anything that could potentially cause harm to a person and example is a wet floor.
• carrying out a risk assesment:

  1. identify the hazards
  2. identify the risks
  3. evaluate the level of risk
  4. identify ways to limit the risk
  5. review measures taken to minimise the risk.
• data protection act 1998:

  controls how personal information can be used and yuor rights to ask for information about yourself.
• data protectiona ct 2018

  applies to personal data which is information which relates to individuals. allow individuals to access personal data through subject access requests and contaisn rules which must be followed when personal data is processed. e.g. medical records, bank details
• accountability to professional organisation

  each professional organisation has to monitor the:

  • standards of professional practice
  • standards of personal conduct
  • ongoing professional development.