Responsibilities of Health and Social Care

Responsibilities of
health and social care
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Roles and responsibilities and health and social care settings....................................................3
Ways in which a working relationship is different from a personal relationship......................4
The role of regulators and advisors within health and social care..............................................4
Why is it important to follow agreed ways of working..............................................................5
How to access details of agreed ways of working......................................................................5
How to contribute to quality assurance processes to promote positive experiences for
individuals receiving care...........................................................................................................6
The benefit of working in partnership with others in healthcare and social care........................6
Best practices of health and social care services working together............................................7
Describe ways of working that can help improve partnership working......................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
This report focuses on the roles and responsibilities of social and health care settings.
This report helps in understanding different advisory in social and health care settings. There are
several factors which affect social and health care settings and health workers have to understand
different factors and aspect which can affect their work. There are different health care and social
care settings which include hospital, outpatient clinic, clinical lab, etc. This report helps in
understanding the benefits of effective social and health care settings. This report also provides
information on how social and health care settings can be improved and different measures
which can be taken for effective implementation of social and health care settings (Morley and
Cashell, 2017).
MAIN BODY
Roles and responsibilities and social and health care settings.
In society, a social and health care professional plays a major role. Through their
responsibilities, they have a good impact on their surroundings. The following are the functions
and responsibilities of health and social workers: The goal of social and health care providers is
to help family members in need. They are dedicated to settling issues in diverse relationships.
They work to provide help to the old aged and the people with mental disabilities. The social and
health care workers perform duties involving coping up with the drug or alcohol addicts and
facilitate them to the rehabilitation centers. Apart from the duties discussed above, the social and
health care workers have various rights which they can perform to make their roles and
responsibilities effective and efficient. The social and health care workers have a right to
intervene in the family or private matters in case an individual feels threatened by the harm being
caused. The workers aim to promote human development and security (Liberman, 2017). They
work to encourage social inclusion and healthy participation during the normal course of action.
The social and health care workers work to help children facing emotional shortcomings or who
have special needs. They also work to establish the independence and dignity of the adults and
the old aged people. A working relationship is a relationship that involves rules and a code of
conduct and it is necessary to follow them. In a personal relationship, there are no specific rules
or guidance.
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