Health & Social Care: Implementation of Rules, Legislation & Theories

This report details the implementation of rules and legislation in health and social care, including the Health and Safety Policy of 1974, RIDDOR Act of 1995, Quality Product Policy, Rehabilitation of Offenders Act of 1974, and the Human Rights Act of 1998. It explains the development of local policies in terms of national and global policy requirements, focusing on inhibiting abuse, adapting to client types, and providing clear guidelines for care workers. The impact of legislations, rules, and codes of practice on organizational policy, such as the Care Standard Act of 2000 and the Vulnerable Act of 2006, are also examined. Furthermore, the report discusses theories pertaining to health and social care practice, including humanistic, social learning, anti-oppressive, and anti-discriminatory theories. It analyzes the impact of social processes on users, highlighting the integration of various perspectives to strengthen organizational policy and care, and evaluates the effectiveness of inter-professional work environments in fostering collaboration and improving the quality of care services.

TASK 2

2.1 EXPLAINING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RULES
AND LEGISLATION PRESENT IN THE HEALTH AND
SOCIAL CARE
• Health and safety policy of 1974
• RIDDOR act of 1995
• Quality product policy

CONTINUED..
• Rehabilitation of offender’s act of 1974
• Human Right Act of 1998

2.2 EXPLAINING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL
POLICIES IN TERMS OF NATIONAL AND GLOBAL
POLICY REQUIREMENTS
• Inhibit the abuse that the service users may face.
• Differ depending upon the type of clients.
• Provides the care workers with a clear-cut guideline.

CONTINUED..
• Offshoot of the national and global policies.
• Service users are protected against the corrupt practices.

2.3 EXPLAINING THE IMPACT OF LEGISLATIONS,
RULES AND CODES OF PRACTICE ON
ORGANISATIONAL POLICY
• Care standard act of 2000
• Foundation of the independent
monitoring and reviewing body known
as the National Care Standards
Commission
• Autonomously review, monitor and
regulate the social services

CONTINUED..
• General Social Care council
• Vulnerable act of 2006

3.1 EXPLAINING THE THEORIES PERTAINING
TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PRACTICE
• Humanistic theory

CONTINUED..
• Social learning theory
• Anti-oppressive theory

CONTINUED..
• Anti-discriminatory theory

3.2 ANALYSING THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL
PROCESSES ON USERS
• Highly influential to the health and social care practices.
• Impacts are varying

CONTINUED..
• Integrating the various
perspectives of the involved
individuals.
• Helpful in strengthening the
organisational policy and care