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Thursday 20 December 2012

A Wish

Dear Readers, 
“Merry Christmas” to you all. May your Christmas day be pleasant and peaceful!

Well-wisher

Foisal Talukdar

Monday 10 December 2012

Diversity, equality, inclusion and discrimination means and their examples?



Subject
Explanation
Example
Diversity
Diversity means differences. "When a diverse group of people live in a society or nation is called diversity".- Defined By Foisal Talukdar. Diversity is to accepting and embracing differences of people despite their different races, genders, religions, physical abilities and cultures.
Mr. X is muslim, Miss. Y is a lesbian, Mr. Z is black.
Equality
"Equality means Equal quality or equal opportunity of life".- Defined by Foisal Talukdar. Equality is to ensure every individual has equal value, opportunity and quality to exercise their own life regardless their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation and disability.
Equal pay for everyone, equal learning facilities, equal share of work load.
Inclusion
Accepting and embracing all differences, includes everyone in the practice and all activities. In a word, all in one.
Providing lavatory facilities for disable person, Interpreter service for different languages people.
Discrimination
Treating someone or a group of people or providing service to someone or a group of people less favorably than others is discrimination.
Not employing man or woman, not providing access of wheel chair users in the premises, failing to provide Halal or Kosher foods.

Friday 9 November 2012

A list of key legislation relating to Health and Safety in a social care setting.

A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting-
  • ·         Health and Safety at work Act 1974
  • ·         Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999
  • ·         Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulation 1981 include amendment on 2009
  • ·         The Electricity at Work regulations 1989
  • ·         Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
  • ·         Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
  • ·         Communicable diseases and infection control
  • ·         Working Time Regulations 1998
  • ·         Care Standard Act 2000
  • ·         Control of exposure to Hazardous to Health 1999
  • ·         Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Hygiene Regulations 2005.
  • ·         Environmental Protection Act 1990.

¬An explanation of how health and safety policies and procedures protect people using social care settings.

All of the above mentioned legislations are crucial part of health and safety. Every piece of legislation describes not only clear guidance of responsibilities but also how should we maintain health and safety to eliminate risks for the people using social care settings. Let alone, Food hygiene regulation 2005, which explains the responsibilities, involves handling food safely in order to avoid contamination and food poisoning. Environmental protection act 1990 which describes the responsibilities involves handling clinical wastes in order to prevent harm to the environment. Control of exposure to hazardous to health act 1999 explains the responsibilities involve handling hazardous substances such as reduce using hazardous substances or using less hazardous substances and reducing exposure level as much as possible. So, it is very important for us to follow health and safety policies and procedures to eradicate risks from workplace and maintain safe working environment.
¬A comparison of the differences in the main health and safety responsibilities of each of the following-

Social Care Worker      
  • Take care of their own health and safety as well as others.
  •  Co-operate with their employer by following policies and procedures. 
  •  Must use personal protective equipment as necessary. 
  •  Must adhere to achieve training and follow instruction. 
  •  Not to misuse or tamper with anything provided for health and safety or welfare.

Employer/Manager
  • ·         Provide safe and risk free working environment.
  • ·         Provide equipments.
  • ·         Deal with hazardous substances safely.
  • ·         Provide information, instruction, training and supervision as necessary.
  • ·         Ensuring equipments are safe to use and safe system of work are set and followed.

Others (such as visitor, supporters, volunteers and contractors)
  • ·         Respect and obey the rules and legislation imposed by authority.
  • ·         Follow the instruction and guidance as provided (Such as not to use lift in the event of fire, not to block the fire exit etc.)
  • ·         Co-operate with employer and workers if anything has been noticed may cause harm to others or concern to others health and safety.

Wednesday 10 October 2012

Care Plan


What is Care Plan? 
Care plan is by other means plan of care. An agreed plan is made by authorised person to deliver effective and accurate care service according to individual’s necessity. Care plan is not just pieces of papers gathered together to ignore. It is essential part of your role and responsibilities. Studying care plan you can aware of individual’s specific needs and main aim of the service you will provide.

What includes in care plan?
Service user’s personal details, Family contacts, GP contact details, emergency contact, past medical history, present medical history, service user’s capabilities, communication methods, dietary restrictions, risk assessment, medication management assessment, service user’s handling assessment, your duties and responsibilities.

How and who can contribute to it?
Service users, service user’s family, social workers, doctors, nurses and anyone who have understanding to its related contents can contribute to make and update a care plan. Service users and their families can better describe what they need and their preferences. Doctors and nurses can better describe service user’s specific needs, dietary restrictions and medication management. So, it is important to communicate with all of the related professionals, service users and their families and to be agreed what should be included in the plan.

How and who can review care plan?
Review is carried out by authorised person in every 6 months. But it could take place earlier whenever a service user’s circumstances changes such as capabilities, dietary restrictions, medication and preferences. As service user’s condition can change time to time and so do care plan should change according to his or her needs. You and other expertise will play a vital role in reviewing care plan. Let alone, a service user’s who was able to stand or walk can no longer able to walk or stand. A service user’s medication has been changed or a service user’s needs equipment for mobility. A physiotherapist can assess service user to find out the best equipment for his mobility. You can find out what service user prefers and how or any reaction occurring during delivering services. You may also find out the new risk which may harm you, service user or others around you. As you or other professionals will be closely working with service user so you are responsible to provide information to help updating care plan while reviewing took place. Observation, reporting and recording is essential part of your role for this process.
 
 
 

Thursday 27 September 2012

Why is it important to have secure systems for recording and storing information?

According to Data Protection Act 1998, disclosing of any information of an individual without his or her consent or authorisation is breach of law. And that is why a secure system is necessary for recording and storing information in order to keep them safe and secret to comply with Data protection Act.

  • Why or how important is it to keep records and data complete and up to date?
Records are invalid and will not be granted in any occasion if it is not completed, signed and updated. It will also not meet to its purposes if it is not complete or up to date. 
 

Why is it important to working ways that are agreed with your employer?

'Agreed Ways' by other means following policies and procedures and working accordance with. Policies and procedures are consists of all rules and legislations regarding your role you will play within organisation which is set by your employer and must follow by all social care workers. It will explain to you what you are allowed to do or not to do. In fact, it describes how your employer requires you to perform your role. Without the term 'agreed ways of working' you will remain unaware and unfamiliar to your roles and responsibilities. You may also cause harm or danger to you or others if you do not follow the policies and procedures and will find yourself liable for those actions.

Monday 24 September 2012

How to support individual to eat or drink?

  •          Never rush any person and they should be encouraged to eat at their own pace.  
  •          Do not offer the next when anyone have not finished their mouthful eating or still chewing  or grinding inside mouth while you are assisting someone in feeding.
  •      Provide encouragement if someone is not keen to eat or drink. Also try to find out the difficulty or preference and offer them according to it. 
  •          Do not wait near someone while they are eating unless they need assistance. Even if someone needs assistance sit by him. 
  •          Make sure the person has finished eating before removing their plate. In this case, you can ask for permission to avoid deprivation and embarrassment.