Motivating Healthy Lifestyles in Health Care

The assignment delves into effective approaches for promoting healthy lifestyles among service users in healthcare organizations. It emphasizes the importance of motivating individuals to maintain their well-being through various interventions and strategies. The document discusses evidence-based practices, integration with health and social care services, and the role of core principles in fostering a supportive environment for healthy living.

Principles
Contents

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Procedure for protecting clients, patients and colleagues from harm..............................1
2.1 Implementation of relevant policies, legislation, regulations and codes of practice........2
2.2 Development of local policies and procedures accordance with national requirements..3
2.3 Influence of policy, legislation and code of practice on organisational policy................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
1.1 Principles of support for ensuring that individuals are cared for in health and social care4
3.1 Theories that underpin health and social care practice.....................................................5
3.2: How social process on users of health and social care services......................................5
3.3: Evaluation of effectiveness of inter-professional working..............................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
1.3: Benefits of person-centred approach...............................................................................6
1.4: Ethical dilemmas and conflicts that may have arisen when providing care and protection
to users....................................................................................................................................7
4.1: Own roles, responsibilities and duties related with working within and outside of health
care.........................................................................................................................................7
4.2: Own contribution to development and implementation of organisational policy...........8
4.3: Recommendation to develop own contribution to meeting good practice requirements 8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Social care is one of the important aspects which include the activities provided by hospitals
and care home regarding protection of the health of individuals of society. It is a broad concept
which includes other different services also like personal, societal and protection services from
the threats. The main aim behind the providence of such services is to ensure maximum
protection of the health of patients and individuals suffering from any disease. It is the duty of
the management of all the care home is to appoint qualified medical practioner and provide
adequate training programmes for improvement of skills. This will results in reduction in the
amount of mistake and future risks. There are many regulations are provided by government in
this regard which are need to adhere by care homes (Munn and Winter, 2013).
This present has three different parts which defines different aspects. First, includes
different approaches and strategies which are needed to implement for the protection of patients
and employees. Secondly, different legislations, codes and practices provided by government and
its contribution to make social care services better. In last, different theories related to health care
practice and description of own responsibilities which are need to perform at workplace.
TASK 1
1.2 Procedure for protecting clients, patients and colleagues from harm
It is the duty upon the management of the care home is to take all necessary steps which
helps to provide secure and safe working environment to the clients, patients and staff members.
In this regard, many initiatives are taken by UK government also and made legislation related to
safety which is needed to adhere while providing their functions. Instead of such legislation,
management is need to follow particular procedure which helps in assessment of the risk at
regular basis present at workplace and provide continuous solutions to accomplish the target of
optimum safety.
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The different steps which are need to adopt by the cited care come for the safety of
clients, patients and employees is defined below:
 First, includes the process of measurement of harm which should be borne by care home
due to presence of different types of risks at workplace. The harm should be in any form
physical, mental, emotional, financial etc.
 Second step, includes assessment of the causes behind such risks and harm to care home.
It encourages the management that need to take adequate steps in future to bring
efficiency in their operations (Aveyard, 2014).
 Third step, one of the important stages which include selection of effective solution
which helps to overcome from above determined risks and to keep the working
environment more secure.
 Fourth step includes the determination of the actual impact of solutions which are
adopted above in the process of minimisation of risk.
 Last step, effective completion of all the above stated stages helps to build safe
workplace where employees, patients and clients are safe.
2.1 Implementation of relevant policies, legislation, regulations and codes of practice
The facilities which are provided by care homes are critical in nature and one mistake
become dangerous for the life of patients. So, it is very important for them is to follow all the
necessary legislations, regulations and code of practices which contributes in providence of best
services which ensures maximum safety of the health of patients. Such legislations and code of
practices are provided by government due to sensitivity of their responsibilities towards the
individuals of society. This brings an obligation upon the staff members of cited care home is to
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follow provisions of these legislations bring effectiveness in their services and satisfaction of the
different needs of patients as per their needs. According to the audit report of care quality
commission, observed that many mistakes are done on regular basis which has adverse impact
upon the health of patients and creation of many issues such as health hazards, family issues etc.
Therefore, it is essentially required for every organisation to implement all policies, standards
and regulation within an organisation in order to operate all business activities in an effective and
efficient manner which indirectly help in building goodwill and reputation of an organisation in
market.
2.2 Development of local policies and procedures accordance with national requirements
For enhancing the quality of their particular services and performances of various
departments need to develop new internal procedures and policies according to their needs in
context with national requirements (Aveyard and Sharp, 2013). These national requirements are
provided for guidance of the care home is to develop their own strategies in the purview of such
requirements. For attaining adequate output, need to assess their needs thoroughly because
national requirements are broad in concept which covers all general guidelines. It helps to make
their plan with more care which satisfies the different preferences of customers. This will have
huge importance for cited care home which helps in saving of their time and cost while
formulating plans s they work as base. It provides the opportunity regarding minimisation of
their risks. All these policies which are formulated need to be clear and unambiguous which is
easily understood by staff members and patients. It helps the staff members to effectively
determine their roles and contributes in the reduction in amount of mistakes. Also guides patients
regarding things they have to perform or not for maintaining safety of their own health.
Therefore, it is essentially required to develop existing policies and procedures in order to meet
national requirements. Overall, it helps to provide better and timely services to patients.
2.3 Influence of policy, legislation and code of practice on organisational policy
It is ascertained that there is huge impact of the governmental policies, legislations and
code of practice upon the current policies of cited care home. Now the government is strict and
non fulfilment these requirements generates legal penalties upon care home. It will contribute
their support in generation of sense of responsibility among the management that bring changes
in their current policies according to government instructions (James, 2013). This will not only
helps to prevent themselves from penalties but also improves quality of their services which
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build good image of care home in between society. Designing of policies is difficult task because
many things are need to consider. Governmental code of conducts and legislations makes this
task easier for the management of care home to formulate effective strategies in the guidance of
such rules and regulations. It helps in creation of ethical atmosphere at care home which is
required to maintain. The other important benefits which are gathered by care home include
reduction in amount of conflicts, mistakes, disputes, maximum safety of the health of patients,
development of the skills of staff members, building of professional career etc. It saves the time
of management in formulation process of policies and enhances the goodwill of care home
(Mitchell and et. al., 2012).
TASK 2
1.1 Principles of support for ensuring that individuals are cared for in health and social care
ICON Residential care home has the main aim to provide health care facilities especially
which are suffered from dementia. They also provide the activities regarding promotion of the
human rights of the people with dementia (Laird, 2010). It is observed that in this regard PANEL
Approach is used which provides Participation, Accountability, Non-Discrimination and
Equality, Empowerment and legality. There are much legislation which is works as supporting
principles regarding assessment of the risks and their harms upon the patients. These guidelines
are used for making appropriate solutions for safety of the health at care home. All these
legislations and code of conduct provided by governmental bodies to provide quality services
and reduction in problems facing by community. Here, more emphasis is provided that in case of
emergencies proper treatment should be delivered within adequate period of time (Drummond
and et. al., 2015).
Principles are refers as norms and beliefs which are provided by governing authorities
like care quality commission for making the health care services better and preventing the poor
individuals and families to get infected from dangerous health issues. This will provides the
opportunity to the management of ICON Residential care home is to adopt person cantered
approaches which helps to treat the patient effectively through removal of all barriers which are
present in old treatment practices.
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3.1 Theories that underpin health and social care practice
There are many theories which help the care come to understand the behaviour of patients
by understanding their feelings, needs and wants. The different theory which is used in this
regard by the management of ICON residential care home is defined below:
Humanistic theory: It is considered as one of the best theory which is used by the care
homes in UK while giving their health related facilities. Here, total focus is provided upon the
determination of need of client which helps in designing of care services and protection of client,
rights, liberty and pride. On the basis of the present case study, staff members of cited care home
needs to provide physical exercise and other cognitive stimulation activities to their clients for
their effective treatment and helping to overcome from physical and mental issues (Cameron and
et. al., 2014).
Social learning theory: This theory helps to learn new things through observing different
natures and characteristics of patients. It helps the management of cited organisation is to build
effective precautionary policies according to their particular behaviour and diverse background.
Anti-oppressive theory: This will provide the information regarding social justice and
its importance upon maintaining individual rights (DiClemente and et. al., 2013).
Anti-discriminatory theories: This will provide that give social work activities as much
as can possible. This will provides opportunity about access of health care services to each and
every person of society.
3.2: How social process on users of health and social care services
Social learning as well as other social care services makes huge impacts on users in
different ways as now the clients is target focused while formulation policies in the United
Kingdom thus it aids improve patient centric health care model which includes both point of
view services user and care. Moreover it has also been found from the research that involvement
of clients brings improvement in services which are offered under the roof of health and social
care as they carefully examine the services related with all disciplines whether it is cancer or
anything else. Making partnership with the employees working in providing social and care
services help in maintaining health environment which brings strength to individual’s policy and
care (Cameron, and et. al., 2014).
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Participation of users and social processes are also required to be considered in order to
guide health and social care policy that will shifted from reactive-orientation model to current
model.
3.3: Evaluation of effectiveness of inter-professional working
At present times, the health and social care is one of the emerging trends towards inter-
professional working model. It mainly promotes alliance with experts in order to identifying the
actual needs of clients with a motive of providing them comfy treatment. Apart from this, it
brings advantages to the volunteers as well as it help them in observing and analysing new things
and learning so as to include them in their academic education programmes which becomes the
major approach ton holistic and core centric to patient. Getting knowledge about the person will
help management to make an effective care plan.
Apart from this, there are several situations which bring difficulties and challenges for inter-
professional environment such as lack of support, training and modification of policies etc.
Therefore, it is important for firm to share responsibilities and information with their skilled
employees that will brings interest to get involve in providing health and social care services.
This will help in improving the performance of firm as well (DiClemente and et. al., 2013).
TASK 3
1.3: Benefits of person-centred approach
In Prince of Wales House, the firm uses person-centred approach with an objective of
providing quality services to their customers after properly analysing their issues and problems.
Thus, it is considered as beneficial approach which directs employees of an organisation to think,
share thoughts and views as well as give feedback on the basis of issues and problems faced by
individual. There are various benefits the company may get through using such approach which
are explained as below:
 It helps in providing sufficient support to individual on the basis of their actual need and
requirements.
 It also helps organization to give instant and effective services to those who required.
 Give proper attention and concentrate to specific individual.
 Maximising the satisfaction level of customers through giving them well treatment
according to their needs and requirements.
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 Building good image in front of clients due to which they preferred to others as well ot
get services from such organisation.
Therefore, it has clearly understood that using this method will help managers of East west care
home to give main attention on vulnerable people (Glasby, 2017).
1.4: Ethical dilemmas and conflicts that may have arisen when providing care and protection to
users
The employees of east and west care home are facing lots of complex circumstances which
are much more difficult for them to control due to high risk. Thus, it should required to formulate
an effective plans, norms and standard which help them at the time if dealing with their clients
but due to circumstances they failed to apply such plans. Ethical confusions are generated in such
type of situations such as erstwhile conflicts may occur in thoughts, belief and culture of
employees and their service users as well. The main conflict that are mostly found are due to lack
of communication between management, clients, and staff members. This will bring motivation
and confidence among employees as they do not get proper guidance by their management
regarding providing services to their clients. Thus, this conflict affects and influences the process
of providing services to their patients.
For example, if a person is an adult, then according to the law or acts he/she have full right
to take his own decision without getting interferences from others. As sometimes the people who
need to get services took useful decision such as refusing to take medication. Thus, it arise
ethical dilemma among the employees as they find difficulties in providing health care services
to their patients (Millar and Hall, 2013).
4.1: Own roles, responsibilities and duties related with working within and outside of health care
As a manager of East and west home care, I have some roles and responsibilities which
need to be performed by me within and outside an organisation so to provide effective services to
the user and employees. But before this, I need to clearly understand my roles and
responsibilities on the basis of which I direct to perform accordingly. Such roles and
responsibilities are summarised as below:
 It is necessary for me to maintain healthy relationship with my co-workers as well as
regular clients in order to provide them effective services.
 I need to properly analyse the satisfaction level of users after getting our company’s
services.
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 I also need to give priority to provide risk free atmosphere at workplace in order to
avoiding any damages (Kline,2015).
 Also required to focus on providing safety and security to employees.
 Educating users towards hygienic.
4.2: Own contribution to development and implementation of organisational policy
It is essential for me to formulate and implementing effective rules and standards in an
organisation so as to provide effective services to clients in such a way that will maximise their
satisfaction level. To avoid fines and penalties imposed by government, I need to take care
whether an organisation follows government formulated all norms and procedures. This will also
help in creating risk free atmosphere at workplace in order to eliminate unethical issues. I am
liable to develop and manage workforce so as to achieve desired goals and objectives within pre-
determined period of time (Griffiths and Harris, 2014). In addition wit this, all the theories which
are related with laws, policies and regulations should required to comply in an organisation.
Health and care policy should be equal for everyone in order to get services by all of them
equally.
4.3: Recommendation to develop own contribution to meeting good practice requirements
While performing my roles and responsibilities I have found that due to certain areas i
cannot able to give my maximum contribution to my organisation. Thus, after examining my
weaknesses in have decide to improve them all in order to achieve desired goals and objectives
within limited period of time. Thus when I have observed that there are few areas which I need
to develop my own contribution with an objective to meet users and employees requirements in
more effective and efficient manner. Such recommendation are explained as below:
 I should required to understand skills and knowledge of my subordination so as to give
them proper direction and guidance (Slichter, 2013).
 Gaining knowledge about code of practices in order to run company in smoothly manner.
 I should take participate in training and learning programs in order to enhance my weak
areas of knowledge.
 Should give more priority to improve satisfaction level of users through paying attention
towards their health related issue.
Therefore, with the help of given points above, I can able to maximise my contribution in
meeting good practice requirements (Integrated people-centred health services, 2017).
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CONCLUSION
It has been concluded from the above project report that there are large number of organisation
exist in market with an objective of protecting people from health hazards through providing
health care services. The managers of such organisation are also required to understand their
roles and responsibilities so as to provide sufficient support to the employees as well as clients.
In addition with this, there are various useful approaches which need to be applied within an
organisation in order to provide motivate service users to maintaining their healthy lifestyles and
achieve high level of physical, social and emotional fitness.
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