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MOD004054 Healthcare Environment

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Healthcare Environment (MOD004054)

   

Added on  2020-05-11

MOD004054 Healthcare Environment

   

Anglia Ruskin University

   

Healthcare Environment (MOD004054)

   Added on 2020-05-11

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Healthcare Environment1Table of ContentsIntroduction................................................................................................................................2Describe the type of organisational structure in Silverwood.....................................................3Explain how the organisational structure in Silverwood could impact on its culture................4Discuss the role and responsibilities of Jacob as the Healthcare Manager of Silverwood........6Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8References..................................................................................................................................9
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Healthcare Environment2Introduction The healthcare environment is crucial as this environment directly affects the quality of life of users of the services of health and social care setting. Every health and social care setting focused on enhancing the quality provided by the setting. Silverwood Care Home is a healthcare setting which is engaged in providing healthcare services to the users with a motive to enhance their health. Jacob is working as a manager in the Silverwood Care Home. In the team of Jacob, there are 2 registered nurses, 1 team leader, 5 care assistants and 2 domiciliary workers. Majority of the decisions in the Silverwood Care Home are taken by themanager Jacob. Jacob communicates the decisions to the team leader so as to ensure the effective implementation of the decisions taken by the manager of Silverwood Care Home. There are total 15 residents who stay in Silverwood Care Home and these residents are aged between 72 to 98 years. Two residents staying in the Silverwood Care Home are being diagnosed with dementia. This report discusses the type of organisational structure which is being followed by Silverwood Care Home. It will also discuss the manner in which organisational structure followed in Silverwood Care Home affects the culture of Silverwood Care Home. It will also cover the roles and responsibilities of Jacob as a manager of the Silverwood Care Home.
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Healthcare Environment3Describe the type of organisational structure in SilverwoodLine organisational structure has been followed in Silverwood Care Home as the manager is responsible for decision making and implementing the decisions by communicating the decisions to the team leaders. Line organisational structure can be defined as the structure of the organisation where authority flows from top to bottom and accountability flows from bottom to top (Zhuang, et. al., 2011). In Silverwood Care Home, there is a direct and vertical relationship between the different levels of the care home. In Silverwood Care Home, the authority is travelling downwards from the top to bottom and accountability is flowing from bottom to top as Jacob is responsible for the actions of the staff of Silverwood Care Home. Jacob as a manager is having control over the affairs and employees of Silverwood Care Home. As a manager of Silverwood Care Home, Jacob is managing and controlling the operations of Silverwood Care Home. Jacob is making decisions regarding the operations of the care home and communicated those decisions to the team leader (HR Hanover Research, 2010). Line organisational structure has been chosen as Silverwood Care Home is operating at a small level and for the proper management of the operations of the care home, decisions needto be made at single level. Jacob is the manager of the Silverwood Care Home who is responsible for taking decisions and implementing them by communicating the decisions with other staff. There is a downward flow of authority in the Silverwood Care Home as Jacob takes decisions which are communicated to the team leader and team leader communicates to the staff members of Silverwood Care Home. Jacob is carrying out the line of command in the downward direction. This organisational structure has been selected for Silverwood Care Home as this structure ensures that communication is done in a proper manner without any gap and lack of coordination (Chong, et. al., 2011).
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