Person Centered Care: Comparison, Equality and Diversity, Personal Attributes, Ethics, Legislation, Roles of Agencies, Health Promotion

PERSON
CENTERED CARE

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Comparison between person centered care and other model.................................................1
1.2 Promotion of equality and diversity......................................................................................1
1.3 personal attributes in health and social care..........................................................................2
1.4 Explanation of the concept of empathy.................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Defining ethics with reference to medical ethical principles.................................................3
2.2 Ethical issues from the case study.........................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................4
3.1 Legislation in relation to Health and social care...................................................................4
3.2 Analysis of roles of two agencies..........................................................................................5
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................6
4.1 Produce health promotion material for a target audience......................................................6
4.2 Deliver a small health promotion campaign..........................................................................6
4.3 Analyse any effects of the campaign.....................................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Person centered care involves provision of treatment and healthcare services to a person
by upholding his dignity and respect by encouraging their involvement in the various decisions
pertaining to their health (Coyne, Holmström and Söderbäck, 2018). Hence, this approach
demonstrates strong links with the healthcare rights of a person. The present report is based on
the scenario of working as care assistant at the Place of Safety in the Oleaster. This is an
institutional mechanism whereby a safe place of stay is provided to the children who commit
offence of a certain category. The present report analyses the skills required by health and social
care worker. It also explores the ethical issues considered during care provision. Lastly, the
report develops a health promotion event for a target audience.
TASK 1
1.1 Comparison between person centered care and other model
The following table shows comparison between two models:
Person centered care People centered care
Focuses on needs of the patients Focusses on the needs and expectations of
people as well as the communities
Redefines the relationship between doctor and
patient.
It overlaps the model of person centered care
(Patient-Centered and People-Centered Care:
Background, 2016).
Aims to improve healthcare services by
taking inspiration from specific health
requirements.
It performs the function of bringing
developments in public health by improving
access to healthcare
Promotes the concept of participatory
medicine (Eklund and et.al., 2019).
It also promotes the concept of participatory
medicine
1.2 Promotion of equality and diversity
Equality pertains to ensuring that equal opportunities are provided to all irrespective of
their background and lifestyle. Diversity, on the other hand, deals with appreciating differences
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and providing respect to the culture, values and beliefs of people (Abbott and et.al., 2018). While
working with service users, equality and diversity can be promoted at the Place of Safety in the
following ways:
 Implementing equality and diversity policy: This policy will ensure that the staff is
committed to promote equality and diversity. The policy will outline protected
characteristics which will prevent discrimination of the service users. These
characteristics include age, disability, gender, race, religion etc.
 Provisions of equality and diversity training: Provision of this training at the Place of
Safety will ensure that the staff is aware about their conduct. It will also ensure that the
staff considers it an integral part of care delivery to respect the diversity of service users.
 Development of tailored care plans: Developing of care plans which have been tailored
as per the needs of the patients will assist in promoting individual requirements
(Promoting Equality and Diversity in Health and Social Care, 2017). This will promote
the elements of equality and diversity.
 Assessing the expectations of service users: By determining and assessing the
expectations of service users regarding the care delivery, the organization can identify
areas that need to be focused in order to promote their equality and diversity.
1.3 personal attributes in health and social care
The following personal attributes are required for by a care assistant in health and social care
(HSC):
 Empathy: A HSC assistant at Place of Safety, Oleaster, is required to possess the attribute
of empathy. They should be able to empathize with difficult situation faced by the service
users. This informs their practice as it assists them to better assess the situation of the
patient and take the required decisions.
 Communication skills: It is vital for the healthcare assistant to possess efficient
communication skills (Taylor, Lynn and Bartlett, 2018). This informs their practice as it
helps them to identify the needs of the patients and deliver care appropriately. It is also
needed for making the patient feel calm ad positive during the treatment.
 Team working skills: It is a must for HSC assistant to be a good team player. This informs
the practice in the situations in which the health care professionals have to work in teams
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