Working in a Health and Social Care Setting

With working relationships you have clear boundaries and policies and procedures in place that you must follow. You must follow the code of conduct. You are involved with the certain people for a reason and you cannot choose these relationships.

| in addition to age, under the Equality Act people cannot be discriminated against as a result of any of the other ‘protected characteristics’. These are: disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

It requires reasonable adjustments to be made in various areas, so that disabled people are not being discriminated against. The human Rights and Equality commissions assist that individual to up hold their rights as set out in the DDA. The Act covers all four main areas such as; transport, housing, education and employment. Also it is unlawful under the DDA for an employer to treat a person with disabilities less favourably that someone else just because of their disability. The DDA provides a legal protection from any discrimination in employment, access to buildings or transport.

Legislation forms a framework which all care homes must adhere to; this is carried out in many guises and includes many parliamentary acts such as human rights act 1998 and the mental health act 1993, these acts are designed to protect and promote rights and responsibilities of people within a care setting. There are also provisions under other acts to protect and ensure rights to specific group’s equal pay, sex discrimination, race relations and disability discrimination.

The Equality Act 2010 is an updated law aimed at an attempt to stop discrimination and to help try encourage equality throughout society. The care environment should benefit from this improved equality act by ensuring certain groups of people within the healthcare who receive a worse service compared to the rest of the community receive equal opportunities. Under the Equality Act 2010, individuals are formally protected against the harm of discrimination on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, and sex and sexual orientation.

To conclude I have included a description of a range of services users which include: the NHS, GP, Nurse, Physiotherapist, Community psychiatric nurse and Speech Therapist. I have also given a description of the three sectors: Statutory, Voluntary and Private sectors and I have given two examples of multi-agency workers which include: community district nurse and a physiotherapist and how they communicate with each other to ensure their clients’ needs are being meet. Finally I have explained the difference

Working in social care is about providing personal and practical support to help people live their lives. You could be supporting someone with a physical disability, autism, dementia or a mental health condition. You could be working in a care home, out in your local community, in a hospital or from someone's home (providing care in someone's home is often called domiciliary care. There are lots of different roles in social care depending on what you want to do, who you want to work with and where you'd like to work.

This means that the nurse has a role in empowering the patient to realise their unique strengths, regain their independence and rejoin the community as a valuable contributing member (Raeburn, Hungerford, Escott, & Cleary, 2015). A mental health nurse must address the social determinants of health in their practice by promoting and educating their patient about the importance of a safe and healthy living environment. They incorporate an interdisciplinary approach to care by linking the patient to community services such as housing, addictions counselling, and legal services (Raeburn, Hungerford, Escott, & Cleary,

The Disability Discrimination Act 2005- this act makes it unlawful to discriminate on grounds of sex, marital status or gender reassignment. It applies when recruiting and when deciding term and conditions that should be offered to an employee as well as when decisions are made about who should be promoted, transferred or receive training.

Equality Act (2010) replaced all previous anti-discrimination legislation and consolidated in into one act (England, Scotland and Wales). It provides rights for the people not to be discriminated against or harassed because they have an association with a disabled person or because they were wrongly perceived as disabled.

Working Relationship: A working relationship if when we are working with our colleagues as a team, each individual is following the professional codes of conduct as well as working towards shared goals. When working, and dealing with colleagues and service users you need to be very aware of what you are saying and keeping personal opinions to yourself as there are boundaries. Everyone needs to have a mutual relationship however it must be kept professional and formal.

These profiles set out the generic competencies required of role holders at the particular level. Each role profile incorporates the competencies of any lower levels. It is unlikely that any single member of staff will be applying all the competencies at any one time but they would be expected to display them over a period of time. Just as individuals will not match to the most appropriate role profile in every respect, they may provide evidence of some of the competencies and responsibilities associated

My social care will include social supports: Includes a minimum of 3 people (1 at work) who will be helpful if contacted (Glen, Kathy, Cecil), in addition to knowledge of other community supports (work’s employee assistance program, local support group. Social Activism: involvement in local issues or social wellness projects. I will also look into my local volunteer programs and join one to be a part of.

Sex Discrimination Acts and the Racial Discrimination Acts - These acts and protect staffs from being discriminated based on the gender and different racial background.

This means people from different disciplines all working together with the same goal or interest, it involves doctors, nurses, physios, occupational therapists, social workers and many other agencies working in the best interest of the patient. This ensures that continuing care is a smooth process from hospital admission and beyond. Respecting work colleagues and working as a team, listening to their contributions and sharing your knowledge will have an important impact on the patients care, maintain their dignity and respecting this will give the best outcome for them. This aspect of the NMC code sets good standards and guidelines for understanding the principles when providing nursing care, nurses have a responsibility to deliver safe and effective care for the best interest of the patient, which is