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Freedom of Information Act 2000, anybody over the age 18 has the right to access they health data, but not allowed to see others without person concern also this can be access by speaking to a staff member giving the your full details. This act is very close to Date Protection Act 1998 because it has to be up to date and accurate as well as confidential.
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Disability Discrimination Act 1995: it protects and covers all people who have a disability in some way as well as helps so they are not discriminated against because of their health. Consequently, The Act allows every individual to be able to have the right to work therefore they shouldn’t be discriminated by the disability they have. This Act enables career to provide facilities for the special needs for instance wheelchair, hoist. In the same way it enables access to and use of any place which members of the public are permitted to enter access to and use of means of communication, access to and use of information services.
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Care standards act 2000: The Act was passed in 2000 and amended in 2010 the point was to regulate are to reduce the unfairness and the irregularity this involves hospitals, nursing homes and residential care homes and children homes. ‘The main purpose of the Act is to reform the regulatory system for care services’ it has the policies and procedures require CRB checked. The Act would help Mrs Rice because it covers residential homes.
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National Minimum Standards 2000: The national Minimum standards act is related to the Care standards Act which brings it together as one Act, moreover The National Minimum Standards covers a wide range of different Service providers within the Health and social care sector these include nursing homes children’s Homes . The National Care Standards Commission (NCSC) uses the National Minimum standards Act to make sure that the health providers and careers are offering the right support. People who break this law would face losing job or imprisonment.
‘The regulations and standards are published in accordance with the
Care Standards Act 2000 and are issued for a range of health service providers, including
Children's Homes
Fostering Services
Boarding Schools
Care Homes for Adults
Domiciliary Care
Residential Special Schools
Care Homes for Older People’
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Code of practice
The codes of Practice are for the people who are employed or working to be social worker, it helps to know both staff and service user’s rights from wrong it in a form booklet with different sections of regulations inside it. Code of practice is like a monitor and guidelines on which the social worker has to obey by likewise the service user would have one as well to let them know more about the rights and wrongs. Although not all works would have the same code and practice each work force might have different codes of practice to follow and obeyed by. Codes of practice are also given to the service user, but in a simpler form which might include pictures large fonts and colours, the so that the service user can understand it, if they have any difficulties with reading. The code of practice Booklet can also include makaton, on a tape as a recording and be played to service user that can’t see this would help the service to understand because message would be sent in the way service user would prefer it.
Section 1: This section is about treating each person as an individual with different care plan.consequently,social worker should leave feelings at the door and respect the fact that people are different.‘ codes of practice will help a member of the public or a person who uses care services understand how workers should do their job and behave towards them’. For instance if a social worker is going to visit Mr khan then they should have simpler version of the code of practice for Mr khan to know what to aspect from social worker it would give Mr. khan knowledge of what is going on in the same way it would build Mr. khan confidence and help him to be able to speak. Code of practice booklet would make sure there are good ways for service user to report dangerous, bad or abusive behaviour.
Section 2: This section is about honest and trustworthy, Respect and keep the dignity and privacy of service users. social worker should be able to let clients read care plan if they can to ensure that service user is aware of what’s going on with their health, likewise making sure you don’t make up things to make service user feel better e.g. doctor said a service user is t risk of dying because of clients health and social worker made up lie by saying “you will be fine its nothing serious” to make client feel better such practice is not allowed because you are not being truthful to clients and could make the situation worse. Being honest could be a way of respecting service user. Another example could be social worker asking if they can help service to put clothes on not that you just assume you have to be there to wear it for service user .‘If someone has done something which is against the codes (rules) the General Social Care Council may take them off the register (list) and they will not be allowed to work with people in social care again’.
Section3: This section is about promoting independent of service users facilities adapted to them as with have their own say .following practice and procedures to protect staff & clients. All staff should be CRB checked, have staff training and taking complaints seriously likewise supporting service users rights to control their lives and make real choices about the services they receive. As a social worker you should assess the service user to see what they are able to do on their own don’t deskill the service user it helps to empower clients.eg if social worker walked into a service user room they should make sure to close the door and not leave door open because others might hear and see what’s going on in the room unless the service user prefer the door open. Giving clients the care they need as an individual rather than what you believe they need.
Section4: This section is about taking risk assessment as well as planning support making sure everyone around them is aware of the risk to try and reduce it social worker should be able to recognise what triggers clients and make sure they stay away from things that would annoy them because it could trigger them so it is best to take risk assessment to minimise the risk of any danger that could happen. Take the right steps to lower the risks of service users doing harm to themselves or other
People because you could be discriminating against a service user for instance social worker is taking service user for a long walk without any risk assessment because they think it’s not needed. In the same way social worker must ‘Follow risk guides to work out whether the
Behaviour of service users is a real risk to themselves or others’.minizmising risk for service user could include multi agency working as different professions will be working together to ensure the service user environment is protected which is by reducing the risk by carrying out a risk asessment.For example if a service user is going out in the wheelchair risk assessment has to be carried out as well as checking if the service user wheelchair is in good condition if it’s not arrangement should be done to make it better.
Section 5: This section is about confidentiality, make sure no one can access client’s information or ask clients concern before accessing it. Social worker should not discriminate in a bad way which will upset or hurt service user feelings. Social worker should not Abuse the trust of service users and carers due to the freedom that they have to get personal information about them personal information could include their
Property, home, lifestyle. For example if service user told the social worker a secret of their life and social worker decided to tell others for example the career then trust has been broken and service user would feel that the social worker is not taking confidential serious could also upset service user which could make service user not share information with social worker anymore likewise ruin the relationship between social worker and service user.
Section6: This section is about meeting relevant standards of working, providing effective care as well as looking out for support that would be offered therefore you should treat service user with respects as well as freedom of information and data protection act it’s also covers working cooperative and treating clients with respect and maintaining accurate records. Social care workers should make sure that they are fully trained in their job and CRB checked to avoid any harm at the workplace, social worker should make sure all documents are kept safe with locks and password. Social worker should be working to the right standards Working in a
Lawful and safe way to protect them self and service users too. Social worker should be able to work well with the professionals involved to produce good care for clients.do training to keep up with the skills they need to do their job well and help the people they work with to do the same.
Health and Safety Policy
Policy on Risk Assessment.
The aim of having policy is to set out the values, principles and policies to ask assessment and heath safety.
Care organisations need to recognise that risk assessments are a legal requirement under Regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
All care organisations should undertake risk assessment that will identify hazards and the possibility of putting carers and service at risk.
Risk assessments at care homes are undertaken by a trained and qualified person they should follow the principles of risk assessment by identifying the potential hazard and putting measures in to protect individual. This can be clearly linked to planning support as all clients should be assessed to see if they are at risk. It also ensures that an individual is able to enjoy a good quality of life and take assessed risks.
Two people should be fully trained in safe handling techniques and the equipment to be used should always be involved in the provision of care when the need is identified from manual handling risk assessment.
It would help planning support for Angela and Khan because it would help to reduce the harm around them likewise protect their mobility, social activities food, hygiene amongst other daily activities. Care plan is one huge risk assessment because it would help to plan support because all the time carer is writing in care plan to help meet needs in a way where Angela and khan as well as staff don’t get injured, risk assessment is carried out because carer doesn’t want endanger any service user .So therefore each day Angela and Khan are assessed to know how safe they are and to reduce to risk of anything happening.