Does the Community Care? S1 Community Care. Module no.46706 MA Social Work/ DipSW March 2002 Total word Count (excluding bibliography) 3,348 Words. Introduction Over the past twenty years, there has been a considerable shift in policy and practice concerning the care of often the most...
demonstrated during placement while exploring the different leadership strategies and approaches used in planning and delivering of high standards of care, the impact of clinical governances and audit in meeting standards and performances, and the effect of collaborative work within team and other multi-disciplinary...
Editorials This is the background for clause 67 of the Health and Social Care Bill, currently going through parliament.6 The bill itself enacts various measures necessary to implement the NHS plan, but clause 67 has been inserted into the bill without any consultation with patient or professional groups...
Mental Capacity Act 2005 Hard copies of this publication are available from TSO For more information on the Mental Capacity Act contact the Office of the Public Guardian: 9am – 5pm, Mon – Fri Telephone: 0845 330 2900 (local call rate) or +44 207 664 7000 (for callers outside UK) Text Phone:...
ASSIGNMENT 1 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION Discuss the principles underlying palliative care and its development, in particular the importance of the nurse’s role in its delivery. WORD COUNT: 1094 LECTURER: STEWART MILLIGAN COURSEWORK DECLARATION: 1. The material within this coursework...
Credit value: 10 9 Values and planning in social care This unit looks at how social care services need to acknowledge the uniqueness of each individual, and plan and deliver support services in a holistic way to ensure that all the individual’s needs are met. By completing a range of activities...
Assignment 4 Unit 2: Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care Understand how national initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice Conventions, Legislations and Regulations The Disability Discrimination Act is law that is in place to ensure that disabled people are treated fairly...
When I lived in the UK, I railed against the NHS (the National Health Service). I was judging my British experience from a lofty and privileged position of someone who’d always had gold-plated insurance. And I was naive, because I’d never had to pay for it, never had to worry it wouldn’t be there,...
Faculty of Business and Law An analysis of the Human Resource Management policies and strategies adopted by Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust: a case-study approach. Human Resources Management 325 Written by Festus Nwoko Student Number: 159022081 Workshop Tutor: Helen Fraser. Hand in...
Policies and procedures Whistleblowing: in 1998, a Legalisation known as the ‘public interest disclosure act’ was put into place to make sure staff are safe from reporting information to an employerividuals health and social activity. For example, if a memberpen again. Multi-agency working: this policy...
going to lift something you could seriously injure your back or other body parts. Repetitive lifts may over time cause fatigue. To prevent this, the NHS has encourages patients to try to move independently if they can. You should plan ever lift and try to us an lifting aid when possible. Hygiene is...
Outline the changes in midwifery care during the past ten years. A radical and unexpected report, The Winterton Report (1991), found that many women were dissatisfied with the maternity services offered by the NHS in the UK. This was the first time the government had conducted a report looking at...
social implications for the victim, ranging from acute and chronic physical injury through to suicide (Campbell, 2002). This has implications on the NHS and shows the importance of early intervention in order for the reduction of domestic abuse. (Tacket et al, 2004) In this scenario children are also...
promised during the elections. The Labour Government introduced the National Insurance Act of 1946 and the National Assistance Act of 1948. The National Insurance Act was one of Labour’s attacks on ‘Want’. The Act was passed to allow people, who became unemployed or too sick to work, to get money to...
while the remainder, who are covered, are often victims of insurance company fraud and red tape. Furthermore, Sicko points out that the U.S. health care system is ranked 37 out of 191 by the World Health Organization with certain health measures, such as infant mortality and life expectancy, equal to...
Running Head: MANAGING HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Managing Health and Social care [Name of the writer] [Name of the institution] Managing Health and Social care Intrоductiоn With thе wеаlth оf lеgislаtivе chаngеs аnd subsеquеnt rеgulаtiоn аnd dirеctivеs; thе sеrvicе usеr hаs bеcоmе а vеry...
definitions and development of EBP will be discussed and sources of evidence available in health care. Its importance to care practice will be discussed and relevance to clinical decision making in nursing care. It will also look at depot Risperidone as EBP in treating patients with Schizophrenia in mental...
Hunter College school of social work | The Mental Health Community | | | Ilia Lopez | | Social Work Practice and Learning Lab II (718) Professor: Norma Uriguen July 2010 | This article will focus on: the American historical journey of the treatment of those that...
Unit 22 Unit 22-researh methodology for health and social care P1-explain the function of research in health and social care Functions of research: One function of research is identifying needs. Health and social care workers use research principles to identify the needs of individuals. For example...
all patients with Anorexia Nervosa admitted to 11 Intensive Care Units in France between 2006-2008 were investigated, and of 68 admissions, seven died during the admission. The study published in the academic medical journal Critical Care, found the commonest cause of death was 'Refeeding Syndrome'...
The Not So Affordable Health Care Act Jenifer Howard Introduction into the Sciences Colorado Technical University Jenifer Howard Course Title 24 April 2016 The Not So Affordable Health Care Act The Affordable Healthcare Act has been devastating to the health of average Americans. Since...
The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion Student: Chintan Rupareliya Instructor: David Silverman Seminar in Healthcare Administration April 18, 2013 In 1965, Medicaid was created under Title XIX of the Social Security Act which is funded by both the state and federal government. It was...
An Ethical Perspective on the US Healthcare Community The article talks about nurses’ who went on strike in the past and got their demands from their employer such as better wages, pension, tuition benefits for dependents, and other work rules. Because of that incident, the ANA adopted a...
HEALTH CARE POLICY Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Affordable Health Care Insurance Lanie Soliven 8/11/2013 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act known as the Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act (ACA), was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23...
individual might not seek help because they have different beliefs and would rather wait for it to wear off or someone might just go to a friend in their community who can help them instead. The difference between disability and impairment is that disability is a physical or mental health condition that limits...
the public by undertaking independent investigations into complaints that government departments, a range of other public bodies in the UK, and the NHS in England have not acted properly or fairly or have provided a poor service. How we should complain to the Ombudsman The procedure for starting...
Running head: Health Care for the Homeless Population Health Care for the Homeless Population The State of Homelessness in Baltimore City Author Note This paper was prepared for XXX Abstract This paper covers the grave problem...
University of Phoenix Material Health Care Museum As you learn about health care delivery in the United States, it is important to understand its history to develop a working knowledge as you progress through the course. You are the curator of the first Health Care Hall of Fame Museum that pays tribute...
rights, confidentiality and sharing of information that need to inform my practice when supporting individuals to live at home. These include Human Right Act 1998, which states that individual has the *right* to be consulted and *their* views considered, have information provided treated in confidence, be...
“The Accountable Care Act promoted ACOs through a variety of programs: Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative, Partnerships for Patients Initiative, Pioneer and Advanced Payment ACO Models and Medicare Shared Savings Program for ACOs. The central program is the Medicare Shared Savings Program, under which...
Abortions should be Available on the NHS An abortion is a term to describe the deliberate ending of an unborn baby, in order to go ahead with this process; there are two methods in which an abortion can be followed. This includes the use of drugs or a minor operation, medical abortion takes place...
develop a moral compass by which they navigate ethical dilemmas that arise in professional practice. The role of the nurse in the community is to provide the people with care, compassion and information to help them through difficult decisions that not only affect themselves, but society as a whole. In...
1.1 At North Staffordshire NHS hospital there was a communication problem concerning health and safety issues. The Health and Safety Act 1974 emphasises that health and safety at work must be a priority and anyone who doesn’t abide by it will face a penalty. There are so many reasons why they were...
Race and My Community Paul Foster Axia College ETH 125 Cultural Diversity Joanne Schrock July 8, 2007 Growing up in rural parts of Los Angeles, Ca I was never exposed to the different types of races and cultures that existed here in the United States. My neighborhood mainly consisted of African...
As years pass, the mental health care system becomes overwhelmed with increasing number of patients and new difficulties arise. According to the 2004 United States Census, one in four adults suffer from diagnosable mental illnesses in a given year. The vast number of new patients triggers overpopulation...
United States there are several patients requiring long-term care. The elderly that has lost use of most of their senses are the main ones that require long-term care that will help them continue to live longer and healthier lives. Long-term care is required when the patient needs someone else to help them...
The primary focus of this essay is to distinguish the key differences between the duties of employers under the common law, the OH&S Act (section 8) and the model OH&S Act (clause 19). In doing so it can be deciphered what realm is best fitted to the needs of the modern workplace and what is needed to...
If the television programs, articles, and word-of-mouth are to be trusted, the act of parenting has become an absolute cultural conflict. Apparently, some parents are opposed to immunizations nowadays – some of them believe that any infectious diseases can be cured by antibiotics, while some concern...
impact of them. They are concerned with areas of social policy like education, health and social care, and employment. It tends to be arranged into 4 areas, these are government based provisions like the NHS, or family, friends and voluntary and charitable organisations (Manning, 2012). Policies in these...
though an emergency department. The process would begin at triage, this is a system which is like a sorting system that helps to prioritise the care given to patients, this system is designed to allocate the patient to the appropriate area with in the emergency department (Manchester Triage Group...
Introduction The Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust is teaching hospital for the University of London. Lewisham hospital is one of the few hospitals in the UK that is situated on the high street, helping it maintain close links with the community. Lewisham hospital gained university teaching status in...
MISSOURI SAFE 2010 SAFETY: PERSONAL AND SOCIETAL FOCUS SPRING 2014 MWF 10:00 – 10:50 AM COURSE JAMES S. LAUMOLI SAFETY LEGISLATION ACTS ASSIGMENT The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA): passed by Congress in 1974 was sanctioned to protect the public’s health by regulating the public drinking water supply...
Student name Name of Professor Class Date How BET has failed the African American Community The role of the media is to inform, educate and entertain its viewers; however Black Television Network (BET) only does the entertaining, and the wrong kind of entertaining. It mainly broadcasts hip-hop...
National Honor Society, (NHS), is a school-based community that exhibits the academics, leaderships, character, and service of Honored students. I would like to be part of this organization because I know that helping others to achieve these qualities and reaching the goals are very acceptable to be...
Describe and evaluate the family law provisions about care of children, property allocation and maintenance a) Explain the decisions that relate to children, maintenance and allocation of property – 8 marks Children The Family Law Act states in sections 48 to 50 that before dissolution is dealt...
The Importance of Community Service Without community service people would not know the meaning of charity and giving back. It creates a better society and helps improve one’s individuality. Community service carries a reward that is beyond the obvious and tangible. Volunteerism is no longer just...
other countries approach healthcare in comparison to the United States of America. The country we will review is Great Britain in regards to medical care for children, unemployed, and retired citizens when reviewing access to medications and specialist referrals including the financial factors. Healthcare...
Edwards 1/27/14 community service Humane Society At the johnstown humane society they house a variety of breeds of dogs. Each dog is housed there and awaiting adoption. While they wait for someone to come and adopt them they must be maintained and taken care of. The people at the...
from illnesses and chronic conditions. At present, care for people with long term conditions, particularly older people, is reactive and interventions generally only take place after an event or exacerbation of a long term illness. A system change by NHS Scotland aims to deliver an integrated, coordinated...
Revising Moynihan's Theory on Violence in the Black Community: What Works in Reducing the Incidences of Violence in the Community? Abstract The world we live in is in a simple word; crazy. Parents strive to work harder and offer their children a better life, but in this, they seem to forget that...
models hold in correlation to schizophrenia and the impact it has on the people that have to endure it, as well as the effects it has on the wider community. The philosophy of the medical model, despite many criticisms still remains the predominant western approach to mental illness, concerned only...
Why you should care about Alzheimer’s, and what you should know. Over the years, medicine has continued to make breakthroughs in improving the quality of life and increasing human life spans, in almost every area. Considering the topic of Alzheimer’s research, however, progress might seem to be somewhat...
Literature can be any form of written material. Literature in the community brings different forms of communication to a variety a people. It is an entertainment that can take you through an author’s view on the world. An author can bring out different feelings in people while reading literature....
the risk of a baby dying from this is still small (NHS Choices, 2010b). For this reason health visitors promote safe sleeping to reduce the risk of SIDS. One of the recommendations that’s promoted in order to lower the risks is the use of a pacifier (NHS Choices, 2010b). This is important to the reader...
for all it is worth – because tomorrow will be different. What treatments are available? The two most common forms of treatment offered though the NHS are talking treatments and medication. Treatments aim to relieve and help you cope with distressing symptoms. There are clinical guidelines issued...
Abstract This paper will address Miami and Florida’s community mental health needs and how they are meeting the needs of individual. By exploring through empirical research and demographic this paper will examine how individuals facing homelessness, unemployment, drug and alcohol abuse, childhood physical...
ignorance and idleness. Arguably, the labour government successfully responded to these in ways such as the National Insurance Act, new levels of council housing, the NHS, the Education Act and also helped to tackle unemployment. However, people still argue on how well labour actually did and whether or not...
population of around 5,997 people, I do not care to make racial decisions against others. Sadly enough, racisms is a huge issue that many people have to deal with every day. We are the home of the Little League World Series. With the majority of the community being Caucasian, there is a small group of...
As talk of the ACT circulates the school, juniors cringe in their seats and groan every time someone brings it up. This is clearly the most stressful week for any junior because as much as we wish it were not true, the ACT really does depend on which college you get accepted into. As a child...
Scholarship totaling $500. The last was from the National Honor Society and totaled $260. All of these awards were given based on scholarship and community service. Because of my acceptance in the University’s Honor Program I also receive the Honor’s Scholarship. Despite the challenges of both the nursing...