11 – Safeguarding Adults & Promoting Independence

This is assists and promotes the use of human rights practice in work within delivery of care services, particularly within the NHS. It encourages fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy.

There are many tools in place to help professionals and clients associate with the field of social work to ensure ethical practices and a basic set of values and legal boundaries to protect the professionals in the field as well as the community they serve. Three such tools are NASW Code of Ethics, the CSWE Educational Policy and Standards, and HIPAA. These organizations and laws are set into place to protect the and support both the social worker and the vulnerable populations social workers serve, one such population being minors who are in the precarious situation of being unable to consent for themselves, having parents who often are incapable of making decisions on their behalf and susceptible to dual relationships with their social

Every local council have different priorities so will fund different areas of healthcare. This will impact a person’s funding depending on where they live. Each individual has a different capacity to make choices that is why they differ according to the individuals needs and abilities. This is when advocates can be

The purpose of this report is to critically analyse key areas of practice with regard to the Healthy Living for Seniors Program (HLSP) from the perspective of a volunteer. Uniting Care Aging is a non-profit and non-government organisation; and a ministry of the Uniting Church that provides, government, church and client funded aged care services across Australia especially for Australians who are older and vulnerable. The program workers facilitate the group five days a week between 10am-3pm. The programs’ field of practice is ‘Aging’ and its major function is to link the individual, group, family or community with needed resources. Welfare practitioner’s in this program empower people and promote social justice, safety, well-being, and enhance

This paper will begin by briefly examining the role of the state in health and how the state or political system is structured to meet this obligation. It will then describe the types of policy, the stages of policy making, and the uniqueness of health policy making. Having provided a solid foundation for understanding the political and policy making system, in the context of

Each year thousands of individuals are abused and neglected including elderly persons. Many have stated that because of their age, frailness leaves them vulnerable to society. The majority depends on their caregiver to meet their basic need because they cannot help themselves. According to the 1985 Elder Abuse Prevention, Identification and Treatment Act, elderly abuse is defined as “willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or cruel punishment with resulting physical harm or pain or mental anguish or the willful deprivation by a caretaker of goods or services which are necessary to avoid physical harm, mental anguish or mental illness”. Most definitions are needs oriented and substitute the terms abuse and neglect to the inability of the caretakers’ to meet the elderly basic needs or maltreatment of elderly adults. This definition is less criminally oriented.

According to the World Health Organization, health policy comprises of the decisions, plans and activities carried out in a community to attain certain specific goals in health care. Through the policy, it is easy to set a vision for the future. It also helps in setting targets and establishing points of reference to assess performance both in the short run and in the long-term (Patel and Rushefsky 2014). With a well-formulated health policy, it is easy to prioritize objectives and determine the role of each of the team members in achieving the goals (Starfield and Shi 2002). It is crucial as an educational tool as well as a channel of building consensus among various groups. Due to the discovered impact of the healthcare policy in the attainment

the scope and nature of older people's experiences of social care at local, national and

Like Canada’s provinces, the regions own, manage, and finance - from the block grant- the regional healthcare service delivery according to the needs the population and can adjust services accordingly (Healthcare in Denmark, 2017). The five regions and their local health authorities are responsible for their own hospitals, psychiatry, and doctor services including private practice. The regions are monitored/assessed by and answer to the national health authorities so they live up to their promised targets, standards, and achievements. Overall, the regions must take actions in case of under-achievements; otherwise, the Danish

Health is the key to a successful, proactive society. Without health there is no wealth there is a necessary movement for improvement. As a future healthcare administrator, it is important to advocate for change and implement new guidelines for the benefit of the system. The functions of society are heavily reliant on health, it is evident that healthy individuals are more productive and contribute back to society. Healthcare does not only consist of doctors, nurses, and patients it is a large network of millions of individuals contributing to the system. Healthcare today is a broken system that must be reformed into a proactive healthcare system by changing hospital incentives,protocols, medicine prescriptions, and educating the general

The British Association of Social Workers, introduced a code of ethics that includes ‘human dignity and worth, social justice, service, integrity, and competence’ (McGregor, 2011). It is important that service users are treated with respect, JSG provide information regarding dignity in care, a guide that was established for health and social care workers to gain access to resources and improve their regular practice through training (Dignity in care - guide home, 2013). Both ethics and values are significantly relevant in the way people work in, it is one of the skills in the social work professional capability framework (Maggie, 2011). Most theories of justices suggested that dignity is a form of freedom, typically so is a person’s welfare. Consequently, people with learning disability finds themselves relying on others for self-care, financial safety and protection, therefore their dignity derives from their independence and becomes vulnerable. Most service users agrees with Michael Oliver’s views which indicated that dependency is ‘created amongst disabled people because their lives are shaped by a variety of economic, political and social forces which produces this dependency’ (Feder, 2011). All JSG staff are expected to involve all service users in care delivery in terms care plan, decision making, feedback on service planning and

From the findings and recommendations of the Marmot report ‘Fair society healthy lives’ (2010) the government responded detailing plans for a reform. ‘Healthy lives, Healthy people: Our strategy for public health in England.’ was published in 2010 that outlined plans for a new service, ‘Public Health England’, which replaced the complex structures that existed and for local governments to become responsible and accountable for public health within their communities. Public health priorities locally are now based upon a joint strategic needs assessment (produced by local health and well-being boards) and national requirements set out by public health outcomes framework, which is supported by the new service ‘Public Health England’ (Department of Health, 2013)

health care system is defined as a group of people joining together to deliver health care services to a population. There are various types of health systems with different organizational structures. England is one of the top ranked countries providing best healthcare. Its health systems has developed according to its population needs and resources. This paper will give a brief summary outlining current health care issues in England and illustrate an understanding of the political, economic, and cultural factors of its health care system based on current facts like the history and current health care statistics.

about the care they receive. In some cases, people’s rights are restricted due to their mental health issues and their ability to know what is the most suitable for them. This act helps to promote anti-discrimination as all people have the same rights and priorities as each other. This act also sets out specific rules and criteria's in which vulnerable individuals should be cared for in order to meet the act’s demands and goal. For example, in a nursing home, all residents should have the right to freedom of speech and this must be respected by everyone in the nursing home. This act authorises and allows the Protection of Vulnerable Adults Scheme. This scheme checks to make sure that the care workers are fit for working with vulnerable adults in any Health and Social care sector/ setting. The Care Standards act sets standards for a good service and support for those who are in need of them. This promotes anti-discrimination as this act makes sure that the standards of care homes and Health and Social care services are at a good, stable level. This means that staff members will be informed, prepared and trained about the standards and will, therefore, know that discrimination is wrong and unacceptable. For example, when someone is successful in a job interview for a care home, the

The aim of this assignment is to critically analyse one or more current challenges faced by the healthcare system. Included in the analysis is the influence of these challenges on health policy and nursing practice. The challenge to be looked at is the funding for health and social care. The analysis will include the relevance of key health policy issues at global, national and/or regional level as appropriate, the effect of underlying political and philosophical principles on the organisation and delivery of health and social care. It will also show how power and abuse of power in the healthcare system affect nurses as leaders of change and lastly, the application of core concepts and principles of health policy in Adult Field of