UNIT -2 PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PRACTICE

UNIT -2
PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL
CARE PRACTICE
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Contents
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................2
LO1......................................................................................................................................3
1. 3 Benefits of following a person-centred approach with users of health and social
care service.......................................................................................................................3
1.4 Ethical dilemmas and conflict that may arise when providing care, support and
protection to users of health and social care service........................................................5
LO2......................................................................................................................................7
2.1 Implementation of policies, legislation, regulations and codes of practice...............7
LO3......................................................................................................................................9
3.1 theories that underpin health and social care practice...............................................9
3.3 effectiveness of inter-professional working.............................................................11
LO4....................................................................................................................................13
4.1 Role, Responsibilities And Duties Of Health And Social Care...............................13
4.2 Contribution To The Development And Implementation Of Health And Social Care
Organizational Policy.....................................................................................................14
4.3 Recommendations To Develop Own Contributions for Meeting Good Practice
Requirements.................................................................................................................15
CONCLUSION..................................................................................................................16
REFERENCES..................................................................................................................17
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INTRODUCTION
There are certain principles in a health and social care system that creates an
understanding of health and support services that are provided by the staff and social
workers to ensure healthcare of the individuals.
The first part of this assignment will deal with benefits of a person-centred approach. It
will also include the ethical dilemmas faced by the caretakers and social workers during
taking proper care and giving support to the individuals while providing protection to the
users against neglect, abuse or ill-practices. Various policies and procedures have been
made by the government to provide patient education and to safeguard them.
Government at the state and local level has laid down policies and regulations that have
an impact on codes of practice in a social and healthcare which guides the rules and
policies of organizations.
The second part of this assignment will deal with local policies and procedures and the
impact of legislation, codes of practice and regulation on policies and procedures of the
organizations.
The third section of this assignment will help in understanding the theories that
underpin social and healthcare practice. To improve the quality of healthcare services
various professionals collaborate to form an inter-professional working system.
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In the fourth part of this assignment we will further evaluate the efficacy of this system.
Our responsibilities, duties towards our employees in and outside the healthcare system
will also be discussed. Evaluation of our contribution towards the growth of the
healthcare system and application of organizational policies will be done.
LO1
1. 3 Benefits of following a person-centred approach with users
of health and social care service
In a health and social care service, person-centred approach stands for putting the
patient's rights, interests and desires at the centre of decision making and treatment
planning. The staff and organization's prime objective is to care and support for patient's
individuality, privacy, rights and dignity. The staff is trained to carry out caretaking
procedures according to the requirements of the individuals. The staff of the
organization not just work to provide pre-existing services to the patients but they adjust
to the requirements of the care receivers and strive to provide better services. A person-
centred approach has a broad spectrum of actions that are to be taken into
consideration which includes strategic planning using tools and resources, service design
and delivery, person-centred thinking, community services and communication.
Person-centred approach runs on the principles of considering the values and supporting
personal perspectives of the patients. It creates an understanding between the caretaker
and the patient and helps in building healthy relationships. It also helps to carry out
supporting procedures. Patients are given a benefit of choice to strategize and plan their
treatment according to their suitability so that they can be treated with respect and
dignity. Respecting patient's privacy and taking well-informed decisions is of paramount
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