Health and Social Care: Promoting Rights and Managing Risks

Running head: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Health and Social Care
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Task 1.........................................................................................................................................2
1.1 Current legislation and sector skills standards influencing organizational policies........2
And practices..........................................................................................................................2
1.2 Factors affecting the achievement of promoting and maximizing the rights of users.....3
Of health and social care........................................................................................................3
1.3 Contribution of communication between care workers and individuals to promote.......4
And maximizing the rights of service users of health and social care services.....................4
Task 2.........................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Factors contributing to loss of independence, non-participation and social exclusion....5
For vulnerable people.............................................................................................................5
2.2 Organizational systems and processes in promoting participation and independence....7
Of users of health and social care services.............................................................................7
3.1 Identify the extent to which individuals are at risk of harm............................................8
3.2 Effectiveness of policies, procedures and managerial approach within a health or social
care setting for promoting the management of risks............................................................11
Task 3:......................................................................................................................................12
4.1 Current legislation, codes of practice and policy that apply to the handling of
medication............................................................................................................................13
4.2 Effectiveness of policies and procedures within a health and social care setting for
administering medication.....................................................................................................14
Conclusion................................................................................................................................15
References................................................................................................................................16

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Introduction
Health and social care is an important sector dealing with the public welfare. The proper
health care services should be ensured by the people as well as the basic care is needed for
them for their protection. The required care must be given by the care givers. Every
individual has rights to get care and treatment and it falls into the basic human rights. Each
and every individual should possess a sense of human rights. The people who work in health
and social care sector they need to be skilled. As each individual should be treated most
caringly, this project includes the value of human rights that the workers must be aware of.
Task 1 deal with how to adopt the basic culture of human rights. The next Task deals with the
matter of non participation which is related to the case study.
Task 1
1.1 Current legislation and sector skills standards influencing organizational policies
And practices
The physical, mental standard of the people as well as their standard of life need to be
upgraded by the Health and Social Care department. Each and every individual has the right
to get facilities regarding health and care. UK national Government has different laws and
they are enacted so that every people can get the equal right to the care facilities. Laws
related to Health and Care is like Care of quality act, Equality Act is very significant as they
focus on the fundamental rights of the people so that their health issues are to be ensured.
They must get the equal rights to the treatment they require. The inequality and
discrimination must be reduced. The interruption in privacy and incidences of abuses are
quite common with the people who are physically not strong enough. But these incidents are
not desired. The patients are not enough skilled in maintaining the hygiene. In mental Care

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unit, the scenario is almost likewise. Giving care to the mental health patients is more tough
as there requires more of patience and skill.
The Human Rights Act 2014 and Care Quality Act suggest that the care giver must not abuse
any patients or cannot interfere in their privacy. The people who will break this law should be
punished. The equality of the services to all the people should be ensured by the laws
encouraging inequality. All the patients should be treated and given care irrespective of their
gender, language, race, culture, sexual orientation etc.
Skill is very needed to be developed by the care givers. They need to know about the rights
both of the patients and of their own. The skill can make the workers full of compassion,
empathy, and communication.
1.2 Factors affecting the achievement of promoting and maximizing the rights of users
Of health and social care
The rights of the patients are the most essential factor. The health and social Care units and
organization and the government should ponder over the matter that are the affecting factors
that influence the promotion and increasing of the rights of the users.
Lack of Understanding: One of the major factors that hamper the personal rights of the
patients is the lack the quality of understanding of the service givers. Much legislation has
been made by the government focusing on the rights of the service users. The HSC
department should modify the laws in course of time. These are limited for promoting the
rights of the patients. An environment of uncertainty is created for the people who need care.
Continuous professional Development: The professional places and environments are
rapidly changing as they are supposed to be developed. So the workers face problem in
making out their duties in that continuous changing working atmosphere. They should be