Enabling Service Users to Gain Independence in Health and Social Care

This report, prepared for a Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Health and Social Care, focuses on enabling service users to gain independence. It explores factors contributing to loss of independence, social exclusion, and non-participation among vulnerable individuals. The report analyzes how NHS busin...Read More

Enabling Service Users to gain their
Independence in Health and Social Care

The presentation will include the following:
– Explaining the different factors contribute to the loss of
independence, social exclusion and non-participation for
vulnerable people
– Analyzing the way business system as well as procedures are
managed in order to promote participation and independence of
patient of NHS
– 2.3 Examining the tension that arise during balancing the rights
of service user to independence

Explaining the different factors that contribute to the loss of
independence, social exclusion and non participation for
vulnerable people
There are many people who have different behaviour and may
face various types of vulnerabilities, which have great effect on
them. These vulnerabilities have high potential to cause non
participation, social exclusions and loss of independence. It is
the duty of medical practitioner or staff to support individual in
eliminating such vulnerabilities and assist them in improving
their mental health. The significant factors that lead to these
types of vulnerabilities or mental status are demand for
facilitating particular works are not fulfilled. There are many
people in community those who have high fear of loosing. Such
type of people have less potential to deal with uncertainties and
misshapen that can occur in their life.

Analysing the way business system as well as procedures
are managed in order to promote participation and
independence of patient of NHS
The business system in NHS that are managed in order to promote
independence and ensuring contribution of users are communicating
objectives, policies and strategies to various stakeholders. This
activity will assist business entity in identifying an effective as well
as suitable way for achieving short as well as long term goals. It will
also aid enterprise in improving the quality of services, producing
desired results and bringing positive as well as drastic change in
health care sector. This factor will enable medical staff in obtaining
or collecting important information about the patient. It also
provides other people an opportunity to develop learning about
heath care services.

Examining the tension that arise during balancing the rights
of service user to independence
There are many tensions that can arise when making balance
between right of person to independence and choice of role of
medical staff to prevent the right of patient. Health and safety
of the patient is the major concern that might be occurred
when the other patients are given freedom for particular
activity. For instance, in given case If Mrs. Y is given a
permission to smoke, knowing that its is injurious for her
health as well as others’ health also then this is considered as
unethical practices by medical representative. In given case,
management team in NHS is facing difficulty to take decisions
and give permission to Mrs. Y for smoking. Considering the
safety and health factor there are many instances, NHS may
not be able to give permission for smoking to Mrs. Y.

REFERENCES
Gunningham, N. and Sinclair, D., 2014. Regulation by stealth: Codes
of practice under harmonised Work Health and Safety legislation
Lundgren, R. E. and McMakin, A. H., 2013. Risk communication: A
handbook for communicating environmental, safety, and health
risks. John Wiley & Sons.

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