Identify three ways of challenging discrimination and describe how each will promote change?

Way of challenging discrimination	How this will promote change
Practicing active participation	Active participation allows individual to realize their value and reduce isolation. Such a way an individual can gain self esteem which helps to reduce any form of abuse and discrimination.
Quick and effective complaint procedure	Quick and serious effective complaint procedure helps to let individual to know that how seriously the act has taken and the consequences of discrimination. And it restrains people to engage in such act knowing the consequences of this acts.
Meeting and discussion	It helps to increase awareness and carefulness to discriminatory acts. Also discussing and exercising this issue in day to day tasks help individual to challenge discrimination.

Explain what is meant by Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Discrimination

By Md. Foisal Miah Talukdar

A Wish

Dear Readers, 

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

Well-wisher

Foisal Talukdar

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.

Explain how to raise awareness of diversity, equality and inclusion 

Identify Three Ways of Challenging Discrimination And How Each Will Promote Changes

By Md. Foisal Miah Talukdar

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.

By Md. Foisal Miah Talukdar

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.