Healthcare Safety and Medication Administration

This assignment delves into crucial aspects of healthcare safety and policy. It examines legislation such as the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) and Hazardous Waste Regulations, emphasizing the importance of protecting both healthcare workers and service users. The assignment further explores the concept of 'effectiveness' in healthcare policies and procedures, highlighting their need for realism, flexibility, and adaptability. A significant portion focuses on medication administration, encompassing dosage calculations, timing considerations, patient-specific factors like age, weight, and health conditions, and potential side effects.

Empowering Users of Health
and Social Care

TASK 1
Q1. Description about how relevant legislation and sector skills has
influenced the organization polices and practises for promotion and
maximise the rights of Mr. Taz.
Legislation Sector Skills Organization
policies/practices
Justify the influence on
maximizing Mr Taz’s
Rights.
Mental Capacity
Act
The Mental Capacity
Act says that each and
every individual have
the right to take
his/her decision unless
proved otherwise, also
the organization
should provide
information to
individual in a format
understandable to
them for decision
making.
Equality Act 2010
This act talks about
equitable health
treatment to all
irrespective of their
Age, gender, sexual
orientation,
background of an
individual
Medical
administration act
Human Medicine
regulation act 2012
This act talks about
the regulatory regime
for the manufacturer,
importer, and
distributer of the
medicines.
The following sector
skills will help To
improve the health of
Mr.Taz
 Mr.Taz should
be involved in
the discussion
about his
treatment and
should be
dealt with
respect by the
health care
workers.
 Mr. Taz
should give
his consent to
medical
authorities for
the treatment
that is being
offered to
him.
The organization
believes in self
empowering its
employees by helping
them to become self
dependent by
 Recognizing the
symptoms of
the disease,
 Knowing the
required
medication,
dosage, timing.
 Helping the
service users to
communicate
effectively by
using Makaton
–
communication
software in
order to help
them
communicate
properly and
confidently.
 The service user
will not be
discriminated by
the health care on
the basis of either
their gender or
disabilities.
 Service user will
be treated with
respect and dignity
 Service user will
be involved in
discussion at every
stage of their
treatment.
 Providing
customised quality
health care services
to the service user
 Proper
administration of
the medicine right
from the dosage
and timing, to the
disposal of the
same.
 Service user will

It also consolidates the
UK law on medical
products that can be
used by the human.
Apart from this it also
talks about the
statutory changes in
the policies of the over
the counter drugs.
be given the
required support
from the health
care worker
Q2. Communication in-between care workers and individuals like Mr. Taj
promoting and maximising the rights of users of health and social care
services.
Ans : Communication can be defined as the act of transferring the message of the sender to the
receiver through a medium. Communication is said to effective only when the receiver
interprets the message in the same manner as conveyed by the sender.
There are various ways of communication between the care takers and the service users,
the most important and convenient is the Face to face communication which is
considered as both the individuals are present (Ahmed, Bestall & Clark, 2011). It can be
seen in the community health care centre, where the services users communicate their
problems with the health care workers.
Another form of communication that is seen in health care industry is the Group
Interaction, Formal communication. It is important for a communication to be positive
as two individuals (i.e. between nurse and the patient) work together for the well being
of the health service users. Hence their need to be Mutual trust between them and it can
be through proper communication only.
As in the case of Mr. Taz the following strategies can be adopted by the health care
individuals:

1. It is important that the health care worker interacts regularly with Mr. Taz (Like saying
hello, how is their condition, how are they feeling) as it gives him a feeling of being
treated with respect & dignity.
2. Then it is important that the language of communication is kept simple and no –
miscommunication happens between the health care workers & the service user.
Empathy is the key for the health care professional (Adams, Hean & Clark, 2009).
3. If the service user like Mr. Taz is suffering from problems like hearing impairment the
health care worker can use appropriate means like a picture, signs to communicate with
the service user.
4. If the service user shows behaviour like anger or aggression then the health care
workers needs to understand this issue & try to offer help when the service user are
ready to accept it.
5. Active listening to the service user is another important aspect of communication as it
gives the impression to the service user that their problem is being addressed to.
6. The health care Professional need to ensure that service quality check are performed on
regular intervals & feedback is taken from the service users if required. All the
complaints if required are addressed.
Improper communication in a health care organization results in
 Diagnostic In accuracy: It has been found that if the health care professional are not
aware about the diagnostic history of their patients it can lead to diagnostic inaccuracy
on the part of the health care professionals
 Adherence to the doctor prescription: it means that if the patient doesn’t understand
effectively what he/she is expected to do, it leads to non-adherence on their part.

 Patient care suffers due to ineffective communication between the health care team
members. It has been found that 66% of accidents occur due to this reason.
 Turnover of health care workers have been found to increase in the health organization
lacking proper means of communication between the team members
 Communication among the health care team members increase the job-satisfaction
among the workers as it facilitates an atmosphere of mutual trust among the health care
workers (Barr, Freeth & Hammick, 2000).
 Malpractice risk arises because of poor communication between the doctor and the
patient. That is the main reasons why the patient consider their doctors as uncaring,
complains about lack of good medical services, ineffective listening to what the patient
has to communicate to the doctor.
Hence above mentioned communication points helps in maximizing the rights of the
service users.
Q3. Factors of case 1 that contributed to loss of independence, non-
participation and social exclusion for Mr Taz.
Ans: In the above case study the factors that have led to the Loss of Independence, Non-
Participation, and Social exclusion of Mr.Taz are
1. Loss of Independence: the word loss of independence refers to the complete surrender of
oneself to others
In case of Mr. Taz he has met with an accident & has become physically disabled, also
suffers from hearing impairment .Thus these factors has made Mr. Taz Physically
dependent on his family and the health care workers.
2. Non-Participation: The term Non-Participation refers to the condition of a patient where
they are not willing to participate or believes in getting involved in a activity.

Non-participation by the patient is considered as a negative condition certain factors like
insecurity related to the treatment that is being offered, information lacking(i.e. not
providing appropriate information about the treatment to the patient).not listening to the
needs of the patient(Gilson, 2005).
Patient participation is considered essential for providing quality health care to the patient
After the accident Mr. Taz started feeling powerless in comparisons to the other
employees of his organization .he has developed a sort of inferiority complex that has led
him to avoid social gatherings and Non-participation in the events of the organization,
Society
3. Social Exclusion: The individual exclusion is a form of social exclusion which is being
faced by Mr. Taz. Individual exclusion refers to preventing an individual to participate
fully in a social gathering or activities of a society because of his/her physical Condition.
In the case study of Mr.Taz he feels that he is not at par with the other individuals in the
society and is being looked upon by the people because of his physical disability (Barr,
Hammick & Reeves, 2012). This has led to a decrease in his self-worth, isolation from
other people.
There term social exclusion talks about the negative impact like avoidance, rejection,
distancing of an individual from the society and it can have an adverse effect on the
mental health of the individual. As in the case of Mr. Taz due to social exclusion he has
started feeling isolated and also does not prefer to talk to his family members as well.
Q4. Various factors that affected the achievement of promoting and
maximising the rights for Mr Taz.

Ans: The factors that may affect the achievement of promoting and maximizing right of Mr.
Taz are:
1. Lack of experienced staff/Health care workers can lead to mishandling of the health
service users as they will lack the general understanding of the condition of the health
service users, also less staff means more work and thus leading to lack of
communication.
E.g.: In UK people suffering from cancer prefer to consult doctors outside their country
due to lack of experienced hospital staff.
2. Non-adherence to the legislative laws and Quality standards (like the Equality Act
2010, Mental Act 2005) and policies can lead to discrimination in the attitude of the
health care workers that will affect the rights of the service users (Walshe & Rundall,
2013).
3. Lack of knowledge on the part of the health care professionals about the condition of
the service users can often have serious impact on the health of the service users.
4. Non-communication, Lack of coordination between the doctors, health care workers
and the service users can also affect the proper working of the health care professionals
and can have serious impact on the health of the service users.
5. Improper grievance readdressed system: In case the service user has a problem and
complain related to a health care worker or other patient or related to the quality of the
service being provided the same need to addressed immediately by the medical
authorities
6.
TASK 2

Q5: Methods adopted to cook Mr. Harry meal safely and different
responsibilities to ensure the safety of all
Ans: The health care worker must make Mr.Harry aware about the following points:
1. Identification of the health problem: The health Care worker will help Mr.Harry to
understand the symptoms of his problem. So that Mr. Harry is aware of his problem once
it begins
2. Appropriate medicines: The health care worker will help Mr. Harry to understand the
benefits of proper medication (I.e. as and when to take medicine, ensure that it’s been
taken regularly, timely as the symptoms appear)
3. Indifferent to people attitude: It’s only with the help of the health care worker that Mr.
Harry can understand how to ignore people’s behaviour towards him and not to react on
the unwanted attitude being displayed how to control his anger.
In order to help Mr. Harry cook his meal the health care worker can go along with Mr.
harry to the super market and empathize the people and the shop owner about his health
condition and he/she (Health care worker) can also provide help to Mr. Harry in the
kitchen of the care centre in order to ensure his safety. Certain kitchen equipment with
can be risky should be removed on the priority basis from the kitchen. The health care
worker should prefer to assist Mr. Harry in Cooking.
TASK 3
Q6. Helping Mr Philip to identify the extent to which individuals are at risk
of harm in health and social care
Ans: According to the case study Philip of age 62 has been described as been affected by
dementia and is living with his two sons. Being victim and affected by the social abuse

and violence at the domestic front he was admitted to residential care. Once he was bitten
by his son when Philip used his towel for drying himself. That bite affected him lot, he
also got lot of stitches on that wound. At the Age of 62 also he has to earn so that he
should not have to rely on his sons for basic needs. His desired was to remain alone as if
he returned to his son they may torture him again or similar case of violence can be seen.
This violence also made him belief that his son may kill him. Due to such social abuse he
also tried to commit suicide before his son could kill him. Along with this there are many
other cases where he was beaten by his sons and tortured which affected the risk in living
with his sons. For only such simple use of the towel for drying himself he was beaten by
his sons. Due to such condition he got shock and in state of dilemma that his own son's
going to kill him. He tried to commit suicide before his son could kill him as he was to
dependent on them. In terms of legal policies and rules it is completely illegal things
which are done by Mr. Philip sons, also his son knew that he has been suffering from the
social and healthcare. They are really treating him so badly at such age. All this cases
have created a risk in the minds of Mr. Philip that his mentality has been psychologically
affected and their to high risk that he may get future abused or even killed by his son.
There can be possible many result to this situation, one of such result is Mr. Philip should
kill himself, end their chapter and let his both son's to live in peaceful.
Q7. As the hospital manager, select and analyse 2 health and social care
organization systems and policies. You will train your staff to use on Mr
Taz to promote participation and independence. Critically analyze the
effectiveness of policies, procedures and managerial approach within a
health or social care setting for promoting the management of risks
Ans: Being serving as hospital manager there are certain points that I would consider from the
service users point of view they are mentioned below:
1. The servicer users want to be respected & feel involved &expect that the health care
workers keep them informed at every stage of their treatment.
2. The services user wants that the care and treatment provided to them should meet their
needs.

For Example: In case of Mr. Taz he expect the heath care workers to provided him help
to overcome his hearing impairment capability by helping him learn the sign language, so
that it becomes easy for him to communicate with others (Leichsenring, 2014).
3. The services user expects the health care providers to routinely check upon the quality
of services and take appropriate action if required.
Various effectiveness measures taken in the form of policies, managerial approach and
procedures with respect to the health and social care for the promotion of risk management are
given below:
 Keep an eye on the user respond to the services offered by the hospital polices, stages
and procedures.
 Monitoring everyday activities and allotted task so that they can get extent to become
independent in their tasks.
 Care workers need to perform their daily task quickly and with ease.
 For availing the care services at home, residential and at the hospital for any
medication, treatment and recovery process of the service, publicity, preferences and
liking of the people is must.
Hence, if any person gets abused or ill-treated then their may be chances that their health and
social care can not get better or improved. For them residential care is best. But at home also the
risk of abuse, violence and improper treatment should be minimized so that they can recover
soon. This way they can simple get independence in handling their problems simple and easy
ways.
Legislation and guidelines for managing and monitoring risks in health and social care
settings are
 Protection of the personal data of the individuals/Service user(i.e Data Protection Act)

 Managing the Health and Safety of not only the service user but also the health care
worker therefore the need for the health and safety act at work is to be considered in
health & social care setting.
 Adherence to Care Standard Act 2000 for the regulation of independent Nursing
Homes, care homes, independent clinics.
TASK 4
Leaflet
As a manger the leaflet designed for the awareness of the hospital staff would consist of the
following:
1. The Medicines Act 1968: This act talks about three categories of medicines namely the
prescription only medicines (POM). Pharmacy Medicines (P) and the general sale list
medicines (GSL).
2. The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations (1971): This act talks about the various
offences by unlawfully keeping the controlled drugs, illegal supply of controlled drugs for
the purpose of smuggling
3. The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974): This act talks about the safety of the service
users as well as the safety of the health care workers. The medical centre should ensure
safety of both the health care provider as well as the service providers.
4. The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (1999)(COSHH).: This
act talks about the duty of the employer to protect its employees (health care worker).other
people from the exposure to hazardous substances used at the work
5. Hazardous Waste Regulations (2005): It talks about the treatment, storage, and disposal of
the hazardous waste. This waste poses threats to general public.
The word effectiveness in terms of policies and procedure means the extent to which the
objectives related to the health care services can be achieved.

The policies and procedure that are to be followed should be realistic, Flexible and adaptive to
the hospital requirements.
Administration of medication requires a understanding on the part of the health care
practitioners to understand how the medicine enters a patient body, what are the possible side
effects it can have .Apart from this it also includes storage, handling and disposal of medicines.
 lace the medicine under the tongue.
 Buccal is that route of medication administration in which the medicine is held inside
the cheek of the patient.
 The transdermal route of medication talks creating a patch on the skin of the patient.
 Calculating the correct dosage & the timing of the medication is very important for the
service users and it often require experienced health care professionals.
 Medication dosage are affected by the age, weight, kidney and liver health of the patient
.The healthcare worker need to consider these factors while prescribing the medication
to thyroid patient.
 Some medication in order to be effective has to reach at a consistent level in the blood
stream of the patient and this is only possible through proper administration of the
timing of the patient.
Dose & Timings of Medical Administration
 Calculating the correct dosage & the timing of the medication is very important for the
service users and it often require experienced health care professionals.
 Medication dosage are affected by the age, weight, kidney and liver health of the patient

.The healthcare worker need to consider these factors while prescribing the medication
to thyroid patient.
Some medication in order to be effective has to reach at a consistent level in the blood
stream of the patient and this is only possible through proper administration of the
timing of the patient.
Problem in the administration of the medicines
 Medical administration not only talks about giving the right medicine on the right time
to the patient but it also talks about observing the patient, in order to see for any side
effects.
 Side effect or adverse affect of any medication include overdose or allergic reaction to
the patient. At times it also involves understanding the fact that the side effect may be
due to interaction of multiple drugs for this it is important for a health care provider to
understand the patient drug history.
 A medication is very important for the health of the service users, therefore arises the
need for a proper medication administration in a health care facility.