Principles of Health and Social Care Practice

This document discusses the principles of support in health and social care practice, including the application of these principles to ensure the care and well-being of individuals. It also outlines the procedure for protecting clients, patients, and colleagues from harm, analyzes the benefits of a person-centered approach, and explores ethical dilemmas in health and social care services.

Unit 2 - Principles of
Health and Social
Care Practice

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................2
1 Explain how principles of support are applied to ensure that individuals are cared for in
health and social care practice................................................................................................2
2 Outline the procedure for protecting clients, patients, and colleagues from harm..............3
3 Analyse the benefit of following a person-centred approach with users of health and social
care services............................................................................................................................4
4 Explain ethical dilemmas and conflict that arise in health and social care services...........4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
1 Explain the implementation of policies and codes of practice in health and social care....5
2 Explain how local policies and procedures can be developed in accordance with national
and policy requirements.........................................................................................................6
3 Evaluate the impact of policy, legislation, and codes of practice on organizational policy and
practice...................................................................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
1 Explain the theories that underpin health and social care practice......................................7
2 Examine how social processes impact on users of care services........................................7
3 Evaluate the effectiveness of inter-professional working...................................................8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
1 Explain own role, responsibilities in the context of working within health and social care
workplace...............................................................................................................................9
2 Evaluate own contribution to development and implementation of organizational policy.9
3 Create recommendations to develop own contributions to meeting good practice
requirements.........................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12
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INTRODUCTION
The health and social care practices includes principles from which support can be provided
by organization to service users. This includes providence of care and service by considering the
equality and dignity of individuals from which appropriate services can be provided to them. The
health professional of organizations must consider safety respect honesty of individual so that
various risks can be reduced that that cause impact on the health of individuals. In this
assignment, there are some principles of support are discussed who help in ensuring about the
services and that are providing to individuals (DeSanctis, 2017). There are some processes are
occur in order to protect patients and professionals from harm. The implementation of person
centered approach by NHS organization help in providing appropriate and effective services to
service users. There are some ethical dilemmas and conflicts are arising by providing services
and support to service users. In addition to this, the various policies and regulations are
implemented that help in providing the proper care and services to individuals. The local
processes and policies also help in developing effective services. These policies and regulation
cause potential impact on the practices and policies of organization. There are some theories also
help in underpin the practices of health and social care. The social processes also cause and
impact on service users. The occurrence of internal professional walking helps in developing the
effectiveness of services among patients. There are various roles and responsibilities are occur
among those were walking within the organization. Lastly, the contribution and recommendation
to providing the good practices within the organization are also discussed.
TASK 1
1 Explain how principles of support are applied to ensure that individuals are cared for in health
and social care practice
The practices within health Care provide proper support to individuals by delivering
appropriate services. Within this, they also provide safe services by considering their protection
in all factors. The practices within health and social Care organization has influenced due to the
demand of various factors within it (Nelson and Staggers, 2016). As the users demand and
consider various changing factors within the services of organization. There are various
principles within the practices of providing support which help in providing the effective care
and services to service users. These principles are occur according to the values that are
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recommended by society. These principles are also applied within NHS organization which helps
them to ensure about their services among individuals. From this, the health and social Care
organization can provide appropriate services by considering key factors that are necessary for
customers. This includes maintaining privacy, safety, convenience, honesty, equality and dignity
which help them to managing the risk that are occur within the organization. From the help of
these principles, the organization can ensure about safety of patients. The care professionals must
follows these principles while delivering services to service users so that they can reduce the risk
factors without affecting customers. This should be followed by all care professionals of
organization by allowing these principles within their services. It helps in providing proper
services and care to their services users.
2 Outline the procedure for protecting clients, patients, and colleagues from harm
There are some procedures with in NHS organization from which the health care
practitioners can protect service users from any harm. This procedure is described below.
 In order to protect the service users, the organization need to develop policies including
guidelines and regulation which is must consider by practitioners so that they can ensure
about protection of users.
 The planning of personalized care also helps in ensuring about safety and protection of
service users from any harm.
 Within organization, the risk management and assessment must occur on a regular basis
so that any harm or risk can determine properly (Olsen, 2017).
 It is necessary to inform about risk to all workers of organizations so that they can take
preventive steps within it.
 The partnership plan with various authorities helps in promoting the services in a proper
manner that helps in protecting the services from harm.
 The organization must need to keep proper record management so that information
regarding service users can be evaluated in a proper manner without any harm to respect
of any service user.
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3 Analyse the benefit of following a person-centred approach with users of health and social care
services
The person centered approach help in influencing the practices of health and social Care
organization. This approach refers to the consideration of service users rights from which
appropriate decisions can be taken in possible manner. From this the effective services can be
provided to service users. The organization can plan care and services according to needs and
requirements of customers (Taylor, 2018). This help in developing satisfaction and relationship
between health care practitioner and service users. Along with this, it includes wide range of
rights of individual which can be considered by organization at time of providing services to
users. In addition to this, the organization can provide services according to religion and ethnic
of service users that lead to influencing their health more positively. With the help of this
approach, the service providers can provide appropriate services in a proper manner according to
the views and belief of customers. This can also maintain their dignity and respect while
providing services to them. This is necessary to be implemented within the services of
organization as it helps in influencing their services on individual positively (Higgins, 2019). It
also assists in consideration important situation or condition that has occur within society from
which the health is impacted. The implementation of person centered approach helps in
determining the culture of service users from which proper services according to it can properly
provide to them.
4 Explain ethical dilemmas and conflict that arise in health and social care services
The organization faces various ethical dilemmas and conflicts and providing services to
users. The healthcare practitioners of organization must need to ensure about protection hand
safety of services while providing services to them. At time of providing services various
challenges are occur among service users such as ethical challenges. The healthcare professional
of organization must need to take care about these challenges while providing services to service
users (Aggleton, Broom and Moss, 2019). The patient suffer lot of challenges with their services
as due to they are unable to do so. The ethical dilemma is arises within the healthcare
organization as there are some principles of organization from which practitioners provide best
services in a possible manner while there are various choices, dignity and requirements of
service user occur which also need to be fulfill and respect which develop ethical dilemma
among organization. In addition to this, there are different policies and guidelines of ethics are
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provided to healthcare practitioner's which help them to providing efficient services for service
users. With the help of guidelines, they can properly consider the needs and requirements of
service users from which their health can be promoted effectively. This leads to the continuous
improvement within the services of organization which helps influencing the health of people
appropriately. These guidelines and policies are necessary to be considered while providing
protection and support to elder clients as they are highly consider about their needs. The elderly
patients are unable to make their decision due to their inability but the consideration of proper
guidelines and policies can help organization in providing effective services to them.
TASK 2
1 Explain the implementation of policies and codes of practice in health and social care
There are different legislation, regulation, policies and procedures of practices are occur
within the policies and practices of organization which provides guidelines to health care
professional from which they can provide appropriate services to customers. The policies and
regulations that occur within an organization are implemented to ensure about the services by
considering culture and ethics backgrounds of diversity. The implementation of various act also
help in influencing the services by organization. The health and social care act 2012 helps
organization to provide effective services service users (Battisto and Wilhelm, 2019). These
policies are implemented for professionals and workers so that they can contribute their
responsibilities towards services. The implementation of standards and policies helps
professionals from which they can provide person centered approach by reducing the in
efficiencies that may occur within the services. This also provides high accessibility of services
and gear that help in influencing the health of individuals. As this policies works on rights of
individual that are needed to be considered by professionals while delivery service to them. The
implementation of these policies also helps in influencing the management of organization
regarding record keeping and other that help in reducing the conflicts that arises with in it. From
this, the organization can consider the concern of patient with confidentiality that lead to the
promoting of health of individuals in an appropriate manner.
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2 Explain how local policies and procedures can be developed in accordance with national and
policy requirements
The procedure and policies can be developed with an organization according to the
requirements of national policy. The procedures and policies can differ according to the needs of
people. So the development of policies and customers to occur according to the status of social
economic status is the system of health and social Care organization. By implementation and
development of procedure and policies must be occur according to requirement of nation for
policies so that it helps in providing the best services and care to individuals according to their
personal needs. The NHS organization works together with other authorities so that they can
property provide the needs to individuals (Harris and Winokuer, 2019). In addition to this,
policies must be occur on the basis of benefits of individual so that they can choose their and
services according to their condition and status. This help in removing the barriers that may
arises within the services of organization. The development of policies must occur on the basis of
needs of people as individual have various complicated requirements. From the implementation
of procedure and policies it will of various benefits to organization from which they can share
information related to the services and treatment of individual. They can also analyze risk within
the services of patient by risk assessment. The involvement of various stakeholders also helps in
developing efficient and policies within the organization according to requirements of national
policy.
3 Evaluate the impact of policy, legislation, and codes of practice on organizational policy and
practice
The implementation of regulation policies and codes of practices with an organization cause
impact on the services. The impact of it occurs on service provider and service users. As it
provides protection and safe from which the service provider can provide effective services
which cause positive impact on the health of individuals. As it cause positive impact on the
services or practices of health and social care providers. The impact of it is as it provides
practical direction in the practices of healthcare professional from which they can provide
appropriate services with the help of guidelines (Check, 2020). This helps in influencing
satisfaction among services users. From this, the relationship between employees and customers
can develop and the implementation of policies helps in providing article and safe care to
customers. which of these regulation and policies are occur within the health and social Care
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organization as it provides standards from which healthcare professionals can perform their
practices. The organization can able to develop more strategies and policies regarding the
welfare of services users under the influence of legislation and policies. The help of
implementation of policies, the risk free care and services can be provided to individuals that
help in protecting them. By following standards within an organization, it helps in developing
positive environment which leads to the racing compatibility of customers.
Negative impact:
Too much focus on financial control has tighten the release of funds over necessary
activities such as promotions, taking risk in portfolio management and other beneficial
investments.
TASK 3
1 Explain the theories that underpin health and social care practice
In the NHS organization, various theories can be applied which help in underpin of work
effectively. The system theory can be used within the structure of organization. From this, the
behavior of human and their compatibility can be discussed with the organization system
complexity. In order to delivering effective services the organization was focus on their system.
Including this, they need to focus on the other attributes so that services can be provided timely
and expectations of people can be fulfilled properly (Hyshka, 2019). This theory also focuses on
the efforts that are made by group in order to provide effective services to individuals. As there
are various problems within the services are faced by individuals do occurrence of
ineffectiveness. The implementation of this theory assists in providing appropriate services
which can lead to survive of individuals in an effective manager. Moreover, it also assists in
handling the awareness and knowledge of individuals with the help of social learning. From this,
the standard of organization can be enhanced including awareness regarding providing effective
services on a long-term basis. With the help of theory organization can enhance their services
and care which make it more effective among individuals. In addition to this, organization can
also take support from various authorities and agencies that help them to make their services
better for service users (Ney, Brisebois and Tandon, 2018).
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2 Examine how social processes impact on users of care services
The individual interact number of people order to make their life better and standard. So
the organization can provide various programs that help in developing interaction between
patients. From this, the service users can share their experience from which the information of
health education can be promoted. The occurrence of different programs helps in enhancing the
positive impact from which the individual can promote their own health. The various healthcare
activities can also be occur within the social forces which develop potential impact on service
users. It helps in enhancing the recovery of patients really who are suffering from any depression
and anxiety. From this, the habit, style, mental state and hygiene of individual can be enhanced
which develops a potential impact on their health (Ratliff, Willins and Buchanan, 2018). It is an
important factor that is necessary to be occur in the health and wellbeing of an individuals. This
is occur as the people are highly connected to their socially which also a factor or cause of their
health. The organization need to develop social activities and programs from which the health
education can be promoted to individuals that lead to enhance their health appropriately.
3 Evaluate the effectiveness of inter-professional working
The inter-professional of working is refers to the group of individuals who have different
skills and education. These professionals are from different backgrounds that perform their role
according to it. In the organization there are different types of inter professional workers are
occur who provides appropriate care and services according to their knowledge. The occurrence
of this can help in influencing the health of patient in an effective manner. From this various
difficulties and conflicts can be reduced. The involvement of inter-professional working can
work in collaboration that helps in providing effective services and facilities to customers
according to their needs and requirements. From this satisfaction of services can be enhanced by
providing them appropriate services (Jacob, Gunn and Holland, 2019). This also helps in
reducing the errors by improving the services of patient. Moreover, the better outcomes can
develop by reducing the risk factors for the system of organization. There are various
inefficiencies are present in the operational and work environment organization. The
implementation and occurrence of inter-professional workers helps in reducing the impact on
service users. The impact also includes the improving the relationship with other professionals
from which better outcomes of health can be evaluated. It reduces the gaps that wasn't with an
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inter professional with the help of communication which leads to the providence of affective and
accurate services to individuals.
Negatives: Discovering different calls is an important step in a concerted effort. Many
experts are unaware of the other demands for well-being because of the lack of collective efforts
during individual training. Throughout their preparation, suppliers tend to be associated with
their own calls and in this way create negative biases and an innocent view of the jobs of various
people in the social security group.
TASK 4
1 Explain own role, responsibilities in the context of working within health and social care
workplace
My duties as a care worker include individual consideration of customers, for example
assisting with washing, clothing, toilet prerequisites including catheter and care. Assist with
nutritional needs, for example, organize / organize / pay attention, direct stimulation / treatment,
transportation, clean. It is my responsibility to ensure that the customer maintains an honorable
level of wellbeing and promotes customer prosperity. It is also my responsibility to ensure that
all organizational arrangements and procedures are completed and to maintain records for the
transmitted administration, along with the duty to ensure that my preparation requirements are
met maintenance, so I am at the level of standards needed to try my job. Ultimately, it is my duty
and responsibility to speak to customers with dignity and respect on a regular basis.
The roles and responsibility of professionals and workers occur who are working with the
organization and outside it. Their role and responsibilities is to maintain environment of
organization so that it can provide beneficial services to patients. It is the responsibility of
workers to monitor the services that are providing to customers (Ramani, McMahon and
Armstrong, 2019). This can occur with the help of feedbacks and surveys from people that help
in analyzing the effectiveness of services that are providing to them. From this, the important
improvements can be done according to the requirements of people that are needed to be
changed according to them. With the help of this strategy, workers and professionals can develop
immediately change with their services that provides potential and positive impact on service
users. In addition to this, also and sure about their services should occur in equality and
according to the rights of individual. The proper care facilities must be provided by the
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organization that helps patients to overcome from their disease. While providing services to
patient, it is necessary to consider their background and dignity which leads to the development
of effectiveness of care. The service users depend on the organization for their care and services
so it is necessary to provide considerable services to them. Including this, the organization also
needs to provide proper education of clear so that they can influence their health by their own.
The responsibility of workers is to manage the environment of by making it hygiene and save
from which individuals can feel comfortable about their services by receiving from organization.
2 Evaluate own contribution to development and implementation of organizational policy
While working in health and social Care organization my contribution regarding
implementation of policies is in development phase. I play an important role within the system of
organization of influencing the policies with the structure of it. The contribution in development
and implementation of policies is that to influence professionals and workers about their
responsibilities so that they can provide appropriate services in effective manner. In addition to
this, my responsibilities also includes to providing information about legislation and standards to
professionals so that they can provide services by considering the need and requirements of
customers (Johnson, 2018). From this the safety and protection of rights of human can be
properly protected which result in developing relationship and confidence in services users for
organization. The contribution also includes providing all resources that are necessary to occur
within the system organization so that can develop in an effective manner. The maintaining
record information is also my contribution for the implementation of policies in organization. It
helps in developing the quality of care for individuals who are highly considered about their
information. This also leads to considering the rights of individual by professionals which
develop effective services among them. My work role includes implementing the policies from
which the risk factors among individuals can be reduced. The implementation of organizational
policy helps in removing the risk and harm that may arise within the services. But my
contribution in the development of policy assists in managing appropriately.
Challenges face by me:
Challenge for me as a care worker was managing the passing of a patient as my job
likewise includes thinking about patients in palliative consideration. Thinking about kicking the
bucket kids was "related with passionate agony and enduring sentiments of frailty and
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disappointment. With death, since quite a while ago settled connections inside the consideration
setting were broken and the sentiment of not being available to bid farewell was a test for me.
3 Create recommendations to develop own contributions to meeting good practice requirements
From the above report it has been recommended that there are some requirements that are
necessary to occur in practice so that it helps in providing effective services to individuals. It also
includes the providence of appropriate training to professional and workers so that they can
enhance their skills and knowledge that help in fulfilling the needs of people. The
communication also help in meeting with good practices with other professional from which
appropriate services can be developed for individuals (Marshall and Allegrante, 2017). The
integrating evidence within the practices can help in in providing the quality of health to
individuals by organization. The proper evidence based strategies can also help in evidence
practice based services to people. From this safety and protection can be provided to vulnerable
papers by providing them appropriate environment. From this the services can make vulnerable
to individuals that help in enhancing the services of organization among others. The organization
feedback and services from peoples at regular time so that their services can be improved
according to the requirements and needs of different individuals. This organization can provide
proper support on which there performance can be influence that helps them to develop quality
of better outcome within the services. The good practices also includes reviewing the services of
organization that their execution must be according to the evidence based that assist in
developing the protection and effectiveness to vulnerable groups. In addition to this, the care
professionals must follow guidelines and policies from which they can provide services within
time that raise customer satisfaction. It helps in influencing the on contribution from which best
policies and standard can develop weather in the system of organization.
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CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that the principles helps in providing proper
support by ensuring the care services that are provided to individuals. The occurrence of this
helps in protecting patients and workers from any risk. The Person centered approach has its
benefits among service users. There are different types of ethical dilemmas and conflicts occur
within a system of organization that can be reduced by implementation of legislation and codes
of practices. The local process and policies also help in influencing the requirements according
to national policy. The impact of legislation also occurs within the practices of organization
which can be under pin by theories. Social forces also cause an impact on services that are
received by service user. The inter-professional working provides their effectiveness of the
system of organization by making the services more vulnerable to people. The own contribution
also help in implementation of policies within the system of health and social Care organization.
This also assists in developing the good practices among service users.
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