Health and social care

Haworth, E., Higgins, H., Hoyle, H., Lavers, S. and Lewis, C. (2010) BTEC Level 2 First Health and Social Care Teaching Resource Pack, Harlow: Pearson Education, 978-1-84690-671-8

Physical abuse is abuse involving contact intended to cause feelings of intimidation, pain, injury, or other physical suffering or bodily harm..

In this report for Serious Topics Radio Station i will discuss the reasons why a child gets taken away from their parents/ guardian and need to be looked after. I will also talk about the short and long-term solutions. Children are generally best cared for within their own families. However, there are times when children aren't able to live with their families. If a child isn’t able to live with their parents, they may be taken to care.

Providing quality care to those who need it shouldn’t be difficult but sadly at times it can be; in an ideal world some effective ways to assist carers would be assessing the situation as a whole not just the pwd. Within a community there should be relevant teams that can be contacted such as district nurses, charity organisations to offer support, social services should be able to help with extra care if and when its needed, local care facilities can be helpful to provide respite all these areas would need to assess the pwd and should then be able to put to together a care plan that suit the pwd and the carer. Supporting the pwd as well as their carer is important and there for help may be needed for the carer to be able to go out if they choose or may be overnight care so they can get some well earned rest.

The health and social care act 2001 says that there is an importance to involve and to consult service users/ patients which can help shape and create their own care plans. Which can result in more and more individuals who are suffering from a mental health issue/ problem can access the services as they won’t feel like they are being discriminated against. The mental capacity act 2005 and the mental health act 2007 says that the reason behind involving service users is to overcome some initial barriers of the more traditional services and this was outlined in some of the current developments that are happening within these laws. The mental capacity and mental health act shows that there will be the removal of the standard traditional service so they can move forward and introduce a more approachable service which enabled service users and communities to become more

Health and social care professions have in common the concept of a 'duty of care' toward their users. This means that the wellbeing of the service user should be central to their work. All treatment given must have a therapeutic benefit to the user or must be essential for saving life.

This assignment on understanding specific needs will look into the perceptions that people have of health, disability, illness and behaviour in a health and social care context. It will also look into and explain how attitudes towards individuals with specific needs and perceptions of those needs change over time and differ between cultures. I will then analyse how legislation, society, culture and social policy interact to influence attitudes toward and service development for individuals with specific needs.

Unfortunately no assessment tools or guidelines were received in response to these approaches. We were referred to four different assessment tools/processes which are currently in use in England: Derby City Health Needs Assessment Tool, Tynedale Health Needs Assessment Tool, Kirklees Universal Needs Assessment and the Common Assessment Framework. The Derby, Tyndale and Kirklees assessments are locally developed and used by Health Visitors and school nurses. The Common Assessment Framework is a central government initiative, with the Every Child Matters framework, which is designed to be used by practitioners working in any children’s services, not only health.

In this case study Sam is an 85-year old who had a stroke and now requires someone else to help him with his physical and emotional needs such as dressing, eating, walking, incontinence and feeling depressed. Sam’s daughter Jean is his primary care taker along with her two grandchildren. She has hypertension and was recently diagnosed with diabetes. Jean does not currently have health insurance, but does quality for a government sponsored health insurance program, she just needs help getting enrolled.

This essay will begin by defining the difference between health care and social care. Health care this is where your needs are met medically this could be through NHS, for example if someone was suffering from illness or injury etc. The national health services are in the responsibility of the Welsh Government, As for social care services are run by local authority and services could be for example would be like day care centres, adult placements and also care homes. According to (Addison 1994), “The social services in Britain, taken all in all, were the most advanced in the world in 1939” In the adult social care sector 1.26 million people receiving local authority-funded social care which works out as an annual budget of around about £13 billion and a work face of some 1.6 million people

Service users or people who need care feel vulnerable and powerless. Experiencing of significant illness or impairment and mental health problem are the factors that can be disabling for anyone. However, regardless of their health condition that the service users have, health providers should always bear in mind that, service users have rights to make their own choices. They are also protected by the legal rights like, Data Protection Act 1998, Care Standards Act 2000/ Codes

Principles for implementing duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

In this essay I will analyse the concepts of health, disability, illness and behaviour in relation to users of health and social care services. I will take a look into how perceptions of specific needs have changed of time. I will also include the impact of legislation, social policy society and culture on the ways that services are made available to individuals with specific needs. This will include me analysing the needs of individuals with specific needs, explain the current system for supporting individuals with specific needs. I will also evaluate the services available in a chosen locality for individuals with specific needs.

In this report I aim going to explain, assess and describe how different professionals from different sectors work together in partnership benefit the individual by catering for an individuals needs such as Mike Henning. Mike is physically disabled, having a prosthetic leg and he also has schizophrenia, so he has various different needs that need to be met by staff in the care home that he is currently living in.

Unit 6: Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social CareUnit 44: Vocational Experience for Health and Social CareBTEC NATIONAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CAREExtended Diploma Student Name: Abigail bowes Group: BStudent Number: 20138903