Professional Standards, Ethics and Codes of Practice in Health and Social Care

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

Table of Contents
Identifying and evaluating the professional standards, ethics and codes of practice..............................2
Strengths of the codes of practice......................................................................................................2
Limitations of the codes of practice...................................................................................................2
Comparing and contrasting two means of measuring the services of nursing home and domiciliary
services..................................................................................................................................................3
Nursing Homes..................................................................................................................................3
Domiciliary services..........................................................................................................................3
References.............................................................................................................................................5
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Identifying and evaluating the professional standards, ethics and codes of practice
Strengths of the codes of practice
The standard of conduct is being set by codes of conduct which is expected from the
healthcare professionals. It outlines attitudes and behaviour for the healthcare workers. The
codes of conduct ensure that the standards are met by the workers, whether the workers are
carrying out their role appropriately and determine the areas for supporting continuous
professional development. The codes of conduct direct the healthcare workers in nursing
homes to carry out their roles and responsibilities in an appropriate manner.
 The healthcare workers should make sure that they can answer for their omissions
and actions.
 The healthcare workers should uphold and promote dignity, privacy, well-being,
health and rights of the people who use the care services.
 The works need to collaborate in order to ensure the delivery of safe, compassionate
and high-quality support and care to the patients (Franklin, 2013).
 The communication flow between the workers needs to be appropriate for ensuring
the safety of the people.
 Respecting the colleagues and people who use the care services.
 Promoting and upholding diversity, inclusion and equality.
 Improving the quality of support and healthcare through professional skills and
knowledge.
Limitations of the codes of practice
The codes of practice need to be followed by healthcare professionals in nursing homes but
appropriate training is required by them. If the healthcare workers are not able to understand
the importance of a code of practice then it would be difficult to execute within the nursing
homes. Thus, enjoining training of staff is considered to be important for ensuring the codes
of practice are maintained. However, the small organizations face problem in providing
training to the staffs. The lack of adequate financial resources creates problems in carrying
out the training programmes. Apart from this, recruitment and retention of the healthcare
workers are also considered to be a major challenge for the small nursing homes. The high
turnover of the staffs creates problems in following the codes of practice and ensuring high
quality of care to the patients. The lack of adequate skills and knowledge among healthcare
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