Tackling abuse and neglect in health and social care settings

This report discusses the purpose and procedure of research, qualities and skills required for conducting a literature review in health and social care, and the impact of neglect and abuse in health and social care settings. It also explores the significance of evidence-based practices and the role of healthcare practitioners in improving healthcare services.

FUNDAMENTALS OF
EVIDENCE BASED
PRACTICE
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3
P1 Purpose and procedure of research.........................................................................................3
P2 Qualities and skills..................................................................................................................4
M1................................................................................................................................................5
D1.................................................................................................................................................5
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................5
P3 Literature review.....................................................................................................................6
P4 Outcomes of literature research..............................................................................................8
M2 Validity and reliability of Literature Review.........................................................................8
D2 Viability of own project proposal...........................................................................................9
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................9
P5 Benefits of evidence based practices......................................................................................9
P6 Project proposal based on chosen topic..................................................................................9
Aims and Objectives-.....................................................................................................................10
Literature review-..........................................................................................................................10
Research Methodology-.................................................................................................................10
Research type.............................................................................................................................10
Research approach ....................................................................................................................11
Research philosophy .................................................................................................................11
Data collection ..........................................................................................................................11
Sampling ...................................................................................................................................11
Data analysis .............................................................................................................................11
Expected Outcomes-......................................................................................................................11
M3 Rational for proposed research study..................................................................................12
LO 4...............................................................................................................................................12
P7 Different ways in Literature Review influence evidence based health and social care
practice.......................................................................................................................................12
P8 Research positive impact on recent practice.........................................................................12
M4 Impact of personal research procedure on learning and practice........................................12
D3 Journey towards contributing to improvement and innovation in evidence based health
service........................................................................................................................................12
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................14
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TOPIC: Tackling abuse and neglect in health and social care settings
INTRODUCTION
Health and social care it the term that associated to services which is accessible from
health & social care providers. Health care practitioners play vital role in healthcare sector, for
the wellbeing of human, they offer medical services in broad variety of medical fields effectively
(Barlow and et.al., 2016). Most of the people faced many issues in getting health care facilities,
they get abuse and neglect by practitioners many times that effects on its mental health as well as
physical wellbeing. The present report is based on tackling disregard and abuse in context of
H&S care settings. It explains the purpose and process of conducting research, qualities and
skills required to conduct Literature Review in health and social care. It defines the main topic
by using range of sources related to it. Results of literature search that conclude recent
knowledge about research subject (Moore, 2016). Furthermore, it justifies benefits of evidence-
based practice as procedure in carrying out whole research, define the project proposal for
proposed report based on investigation topic and different ways in which Literature Review
affects Evidence Based social & health care practices. Along with this, it justifies impact of
research on current health care practices improving service delivery.
LO 1
P1 Purpose and procedure of research
The purpose of conducting research is to identify the ways for tackling abuse and neglect
in social and health care settings. It helps to gather more information about qualifying evidence-
based practices in health and social care to improve patient’s health. Through this study it is easy
to learn how to deal with issues effects on people wellbeing (Alon and Berg-Warman, 2014).
With the help of this research researchers can be able to find out better results in context of
setting health and social care. In this research researcher play essential role they contribute to
collect most important data related to course work for appropriate findings. Another purpose of
this research is to find out the importance of evidence-based practice in H&S care. EBP is
significant because it supports to cater effective care that is assessable with aim of improving
patient results. Patients are facing many problems as they get abuse and neglect by health care
practitioners, which is inappropriate for patients’ life. Neglect is failure of health practitioner
who is accountable for providing the best treatment to people. Purpose of this investigation is to
provide in depth understanding of human situation in health care. Furthermore, the aim of this
research is to find out the methods will use to improve health care practices in health care sector,
it helps to search out new knowledge that will lead to changes to health policies, treatments or
care.
The purpose of conducting this research is to study the negative behaviour of staff
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members and reason of this behaviour in order to develop better practices that can enable staff
members to treat people effectively.
Process of conducting overall all research-
The procedure of conducting investigation by researcher in enabling evidence-based
activity in health and social care is very essential. Researcher conduct survey whether many
information about people health condition is available, by collecting this data they can improve
evidence-based practices. They asked questions during survey for many people live out in large
number of population area. Researcher used different types of methods for collecting appropriate
and suitable data in effective manner which is beneficial for findings (Harris and White, 2018).
Through survey they evaluate effectiveness of EBP and its importance in H&S care sector.
Survey is the best and correct process for conducting entire research in which researcher role is
most important. It defines as research procedure used by investigator for gathering data from
existing info in books and journals. No other procedure can give broad data which assure
accurate information suitable to draw conclusion. Through survey researcher are capable to learn
and develop understanding of evidence-based practices in health and social care.
P2 Qualities and skills
 Researcher role is critical, they implement analysis and collect data, for this appropriate
skills and qualities is required. They need to have depth of knowledge of evidence-based
practices in health and social care.
 Comparing, evaluating and data analysing skills is very essential and needed to conduct
Literature Review because with the help of comparing they gather accurate info, evaluate
it and produce final results at the end of research effectively.
 Literature review is the discussion based on specific topic, in effective manner.
Researcher in context of this, have the ability to compete arguments based on evidence.
 They get aware of various research method used in improving health and social care
setting for people.
 Searching ability allow person to collect data from the most appropriate and suitable
sources effectively.
 Researcher have the ability to used different types research techniques, they are able to
search for collect, interpret and measure information that is applicable to topic being
studied.
 Communication skills is needed and mostly affect procedure used for gathering info
which is related to health and social care. Without communicating with other people
during survey, it is impossible to develop understanding better than before.
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 Quality for choosing the correct participants, who have a lot of information about
evidence-based practices.
 Comparing data from different sources is quite beneficial and difficult task to do, this
ability is also required while conducting Literature Review in health and social care
where by selecting appropriate source researcher can draw findings better.
 Decision taking ability, make person capable to choose which source or method is best
for them where they collect more info about evidence-based practices.
 When understanding is better it made report effective, it helps reader to know many ways
for tackling abuse in health and social care settings.
 Finding appropriate articles related to topic is essential skill needed to write proper
Literature Review in H&S care.
 Research teach reader new things and shape future, it helps to evolve, analysing data is
one of the research skills that supports in interpretation.
 Researcher can be able to identify the impact on EBS in health and social well being of
human.
I have good communication skills that helps to conduct research based on chosen topic
and gather more data through verbal communication with other people live in real world.
M1
Finding information through journal as well as by using internet is the most essential
skills. It helps me when I am conducting Literature Review. Planning and scheduling skill are
more important before starting interpretation and comparing data. I have to collect data in right
way, I do not harm anyone in negative way, that positively influence provision and practice in
health care services.
D1
Honesty, openness, integrity, confidentiality and legality are the main skills that I had
used and required to conduct ethical research. It positively impact on activity related to health
and social care services, when I gather info, honestly without any mistakes I can collect data
effectively which help to improve healthcare practices of practitioner.
LO 2
Aims and goals Aim: To determine procedure tackling abuse and
neglect in health and social care settings.
Objective:
 To measure the impact of neglect and abuse in
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health and social care.
 To analyse ways of tackling abuse and neglect
in health and social care.
 To identify the meaning and significance of
evidence-based practices in H&S care.
 To evaluate the role of health care
practitioners in health and social care settings.
Specific resources Secondary and primary sources is used in this
research.
Stages required for the Literature
Review
 What are the affects of neglect as well as
abuse in H&S care?
 What are the ways of managing abuse and
neglect in health and social care?
 What is Significance and meaning of Evidence
based practice in context of health and social
care.
 What is the role of health care practitioners in
H&S care settings?
Timelines-
week 1 2 3 4 5
Aim
objective
Research
questions
Literature
review
Research
methodology
Data analysis
and
interpretation
Results and
findings
Conclusion
P3 Literature review
Impact of neglect and abuse in health and social care-
As per view of Hutchison, (2016) neglect is activity of health care practitioner who is
highly responsible for care, charge and custody of people to provide different types and amount
of care that patients would be expected to acquire. Neglect can be unintentionally or intentionally
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that impact negatively on individual health. When health care provider neglects their patients, do
not give proper attention to all of them equally, patient get disappointed they feel neglected by
practitioner which is totally against ethical behaviour. It directly affects mental health of person
and increased risk of stress as well as depression in current or later life. Dong, (2015) stated that
Abuse means treating someone with violence and cruelty, especially repeatedly which impact on
health care service user for longer period. While providing services when health care practitioner
does not behave effectively and show some negative attitudes towards services users, they made
affects on well-being of individual. Patient neglect and abuse is activity to act that causes misery,
unreasonable suffering and harm to patient. It made long term impact on service user health and
mental prosperity. Abuse includes sexually assaulting and physically striking a patient, verbal
abuse is one of the actions that health care practitioner act and effects on patient’s health.
Neglect and abuse is unethical practices that impact on health of patients and the way
they recover health during treatments.
Strategies of tackling abuse and neglect in health and social care-
According to Tyson and et.al., (2015) by applying policies and following legislations in
hospitals healthcare practitioner can tackle neglect and abuse in heath and social care.
Legislation is made so that practitioners in service sector know which behaviour is appropriate
and acceptable and which is not. Laws and rules cover all features of people lives include
protecting health and safety of individual. Local and national authority is accountable to protect
individual from emotional as well as physical harm and danger. Health and safety policies,
process and legislation promote safety of person in health & social care settings. According to
these things, health care practitioner would act accordingly, they do not harm any one while
providing services verbally or physically. in order to protect and secure patients, within sector
implement legislation is very essential. Wydall and et.al., 2018 elucidated that Legislations is the
best way of tackling neglect and abuse, which is beneficial for patients. Health care practitioners
develop the best practices plan in which they provide correct services without differences based
on age. They do not need to neglect people if they belong to poor family background. Safeguard
helps to protect people right to live and get service related to health free from neglect and abuse.
Local authorities are accountable and have duties under law towards local people who are
experienced neglect or abuse.
Meaning and significance of evidence-based practices in H&S care-
Yan, Chan and Tiwari, (2015) discussed that Evidence based practices it explicit,
conscientious and judicious use of recent best evidence in taking decision about care of single
patient. It means integrating person clinical expertise with appropriate and best available clinical
evidence from systematic search. It has been developed to integrate great research evidence,
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patients’ circumstances and values, clinical expertise and features of practice in which health
care practitioners work. It is all about applying the best investigation evidence practices to
decision taking and also include using good experience, training and skills that practitioner have
as health professional and taking in context of patient’s values and situations. AlAlyani and
Alshouibi, (2017) contradict that EBP is play leading role in health and social care sector,
accordant to these practices all the workers should provide high quality care to patients without
neglect and abuse. People have the right to take the best medical treatment that helps to improve
its health and make them able to live life without any disabilities. Patients in health care centre
expected to acquire most effective care based on assessable evidence which beneficial for their
health. By including evidence-based practice while treating patients service provider highly
contribute to delivery safety and well being services.
Role of health care practitioners in H&S care settings-
According to Horwitz and et.al., (2014) Health care practitioners play critical and main
role in improving quality and access health care for people. They cater improtant services that
promote health, deliver health care service to everyone and prevent people from harmful disease
based on evidence practices and health care approach. Their contribution greatly caters for well
being of overall society and community around them, they can act as advocates and friends along
with the best health care aides to patients with various needs. Skills of health professionals and
mechanisms for optimizing strength is essential to achieve millennium development goals. The
role of health care specialists in health and social care setting is to provide guidance for handling
tools used in providing treatments that enhance health of patients in better way. Turner and
Clegg, (2014) stated that they set good level of healthcare services in sector for patients through
positive behaviour and attitudes towards individual which helps to create positive environment
during treatment procedure. They give emotional and physical support to its patients that help to
set good standards in H&S care sector and impact as improving health of people effectively. The
main purpose of health practitioner is to support patient live their lives in health and happy
manner despite any disabilities.
P4 Outcomes of literature research
Health care practitioner by adopting and implementing legislations in context of health
and social care services can work effectively and made positive impact on well-being of people.
With the help of their support and decision-making rely on evidence-based practices they can
perform in effective manner without any harm.
M2 Validity and reliability of Literature Review
The reliability of this Literature review is reflected in the above part in which I had
discussed the impact of abuse and neglect in health and social care on people. The research is
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associated with good degree of reliability, when other people conduct research they also generate
similar outcomes and consider the same issues.
In my own Literatures Review I had chosen appropriate methodology, select the most
suitable sample technique for my study.
D2 Viability of own project proposal
Economic Cost of project is the viability of own PP in context of Literature Review
conducted.
LO 3
P5 Benefits of evidence based practices
The advantage of evidence based practices as method in keeping out research based on
chosen topic include ability to individualize and evolve care of patients, enhance expertise of
medical specialist providing people care and reduce cost of patient care. Evidence based
practices helps to improve the way of work and helps to take better decision.
P6 Project proposal based on chosen topic
Project Title- To identify ways used for tackling abuse and neglect in health and social care
Introduction-
The background of this research is based on chosen topic that is tackling neglect and abuse in
health and social care, which made negative impact on health of service user. Healthcare
practitioner through their service provide good or bad experience to people who want to live life
without any disabilities and expect to receive the best treatments. Tackling abuse and neglect is
the main responsibility of health care service provider in which they can take decision on
evidence-based practices. There are different types of ways available that can be used by service
provider for longer term benefits in individual health. Service provider always keep update
themselves about appropriate professional practice, they also focus on individual interest without
making difference between poor situations and conditions for people in receipt of care. The
negative impact of abuse and neglect is the key issues that researcher need to investigate in
whole research. The current report explains the benefits and importance of evidence-based
practices in health and social care setting. Furthermore, role of healthcare practitioners in H&S
care service settings for improvement of human live which make them healthy and fit from
diseases. The people who abused by someone in health and social care services will not be able
to react positively, it directly effects on patient’s morale and health. While expecting great
treatments towards services provider, people have the right to known which treatment is best for
them help to improve health or any disability if they have. Health and social care is needed to
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maintain and improved individual control, dignity and independence.
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES-
Aim-
To identify ways used for tackling abuse and neglect in health and social care.
Objective-
 To measure negative affect of neglect and abuse in health and social care.
 To analyse ways of tackling abuse and neglect in health and social care.
 To identify the meaning and significance of evidence-based practices in H&S care
LITERATURE REVIEW-
According to Brotman and et.al., 2015 the role of health care specialist in health and social care
sector is providing the best support for clinical and non-clinical needs. Abuse and neglect made
negative impact on mental ability of patients as well as make them more ill which is not suitable
for improvement. When people experience abuse during tacking health care services they get
stressed and dissatisfied with the whole work of service provider that is totally against ethical
behaviour. Abuse it term of mistreatment of practitioner towards their patients, it also happens at
anywhere with any one in hospital. Neglect and abuse are not acceptable in health and social care
setting, because it is quite dangerous and harmful act. As per view of Davey, 2016 Different
types of legislation and procedure protect people from both of these things, it helps to prevent
individual from harm. Most of the patients in health care sector get neglected because they
belong to poor family background and will not be able to take high cost treatments which is out
of their financial budgets. Neglect is one of the major issues which need to be tackle by
government as soon as possible for betterment of people health. Impact of practitioner negative
behaviour is highly effects on individual physical health, patients will not be able to recover
faster because of it. Patient require positive environment around area where they are taking
treatment since for long time, workers attitude towards them will also be positive. It led to
physical issues for elder person who need good health care service, in which the focus of service
provider is essential. Evidence based practices is very beneficial and helpful tool can used by
service provide for entire work and take the best as well as appropriate decisions for further
situations. with the help of EBP health practitioners can increase their knowledge about job role
and its accountabilities which drive them towards behave in ethical way.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY-
Research type
Specifically, there are two main types of methods that a researcher can use at the time conducting
the research report that are qualitative and quantitative method. Referring to this study, scholar
will be using qualitative method where the focus will be on obtaining the data by conversational
and an open-ended communication as it helps in studying the qualitative characteristics relating
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to health and social care settings.
Research approach
There are majorly two kinds of the approaches in the research such as inductive and a deductive
approach. While conducting this research report, an investigator will be using inductive approach
as it is the most suitable approach for qualitative study (Bresler and Stake, 2017). It starts with
developing the observations and reaching to the outcome on the basis of the theories. It helps he
researcher in assessing the qualitative elements of health care settings in a better way.
Research philosophy
Mainly the two philosophy are been applied in making the research report that involves
interpretivism and positivism. Researcher while framing this study will make use of
interpretivism philosophy as its best suits to the topic and considers all the social constructions
like language, shared meanings etc. This philosophy emphasizes more on the qualitative analysis
rather than quantitative study.
Data collection
Data can be collected by using 2 sources that is primary and secondary sources in making the
study more and more valid. In this report, scholar will use both primary and secondary data
through questionnaire, personal interview, publications, books, journal, articles and internet in
order to develop appropriate findings and the recommendation regarding the settings of health
and social care.
Sampling
The sample can be made by an investigator in the study with the use of two methods that is
probabilistic and non-probabilistic sampling technique (Fletcher, 2017). The researcher in
making the study will use random sampling technique which is type of probabilistic sampling
where each sample is been given an equal chance of getting selected. The sample for this study
will be 20 healthcare practitioners that provide health and social care services to the people.
Data analysis
Data could be analyzed by using 2 main tools that is thematic and SPSS software (Cuervo‐
Cazurra and et.al., 2017). An investigator with reference to this study will use thematic analysis
where various themes are been created regarding tackling the abuse in the health and the social
care by the healthcare practitioners.
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EXPECTED OUTCOMES-
By adopting adequate research methods in identifying the issues relating to tackling of
the abuse by the medical practitioners in health and social care, the study could generate
appropriate results. Researcher should consider all the ethical considerations while conducting
the study so that true findings can be built by taking response from the participants with their
consent. An investigator should use this process in order to create reliability and validity aspect
within the research and this in turn would help the other scholars in understanding several
measures attached to the healthcare providers in the social and health related services within the
organization.
M3 Rational for proposed research study
The reason for planned this research is to identify the ways of tackling abuse and neglect
in health and social care settings, and also proposed to determine the impact of these activities in
patients’ health.
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P7 Different ways in Literature Review influence evidence based health and social care practice
Comparison of collecting data on base of different author point of view is the best way in
which Literature review impact evidence based social and health care practices. With the help of
different point of view reader can get reliable and valid information about topic (Britto and et.al.,
2017). Benefits of multiple views by many authors help reader to understand in depth character
of thinking. They gain greater sense of relationships between evidence-based practices and
health and social care settings. In each para, authors point of view describes different things and
permit certain freedoms in narration while denying and limiting others. Researcher will also
communicate to other people for collecting data. Authors show their feeling and thoughts related
to topic which is quite different from each other and essential for drawing better conclusion.
P8 Research positive impact on recent practice
Resent research made positive impact on current practices improving service delivery,
through research reader will be able to perform effectively and under legislations that protect
people from abuse and neglect in health care sector. Health care practitioners with evidence-
based practices improve their current professional activities and contribute for improving living
standards of community in effective way.
M4 Impact of personal research procedure on learning and practice
Personal research procedure help to learn new things and its also support to increase
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confidence level and improve way of communicating.
D3 Journey towards contributing to improvement and innovation in evidence based health
service
I conduct research based on chosen topic, gather relevant information that helps to
improve health care services and practitioners practices in effective manner.
CONCLUSION
From above it has been concluded that service provider in health care sector work
effectively by applying evidence-based practices in its work, according to that they can delivery
the best services related to health care and protect people from disabilities. Furthermore,
researcher in this research will chose different types of research methods for providing final
results.
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