Principles of Health and Social Care Practice: Unit 2 Report

This report delves into the core principles of health and social care, focusing on their practical application within the context of East and West Care Home. It begins by exploring the implementation of policies, legislation, regulations, and codes of practice, emphasizing their importance in ensuring quality care. The report then examines the impact of national policies on local procedures and the significance of adhering to legal frameworks. It further discusses theories underpinning health and social care practices, including the prioritization of human needs and the influence of social processes on service delivery. The role of inter-professional working systems is analyzed, highlighting their effectiveness in providing comprehensive care. The report concludes by summarizing the key findings and emphasizing the importance of these principles in providing effective and ethical health and social care services.

PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH AND
SOCIAL CARE PRACTICE
East and West Care Home

CONTENT
• Introduction
• Policies and legislation implementation in health and social care
• National Policy has influenced local procedures and policies
• Impact of legislation, regulation, codes of practice in organisational practices
• Theories that underpin health and social care practice.
• Health and social care services influenced by social processes
• Inter-professional working system and its effectiveness.
• Conclusion
• References

INTRODUCTION
In a society and community health care is very important
element. There are so many diseases which people suffer
from. People should be aware of those diseases and must
have the cure for it
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Policies and legislation implementation in
health and social care
For ensuring best quality of
care to service users in health
and social care centre then
implementation policies,
legislation, regulation and
codes of practice according to
national and local policies.
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Cont
Legislation is very important and essential. This profession is basically
very sensitive so care takers must follow the rules and regulations all
the time. Duty of management is to ensure laws and codes of practices,
qualities and maintained properly. Employees must follow some type
of data protection act and they do not reveal any kind of important
information of client. In this data protection act permission is to access
the information is only provided to proper person. It is ensured by this
act that this can be necessary only when chemicals and substances are
used. 3

National Policy has influenced local
procedures and policies
In giving guidelines to institutes,
professionals, and field experts
there is certain policies and
procedures that need to be
developed. Local policies present
smaller scope where as national
policies have a broader impact.
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Cont
To got an effective output in the system these policies need
to be studied critically and planned carefully and
implemented strategically. For technological development
and improvement in the society conditions. There are some
faults and imperfections in these policies which need to be
changed. Synchronization and correlation between these local
policies and national procedures is very important.
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Impact of legislation, regulation, codes of
practice in organisational practices
As the policy of this
organisation is concerned,
legislation, policies, rules and
regulations have essential
contribution.
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Cont
It provides a proper guidelines to be followed. According to these
policies organisation conduct their practices. It is really tough for
East and West Care Home to formulate its processing for its
health and social care centres without the legal laws and
legislation. This firm wants to be authorised collaboration
which extends help to needful which can only be done if they
follow law properly .
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Theories that underpin health and social
care practice.
In this organisation, there is
certain theories that an
individual's need and
various events and processes
get priority in those theories
to be focused on.
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Cont
For healthy lifestyle and achieving high level of physical, spiritual
and mental fitness for service users these theories are required to
develop plans. Human needs are classified in several levels and
basically need to be put in first place. Without fulfilling bottom
level, they cannot move to next level. Physical needs are
considered most fundamental in this theory. In making care and
service plan for a service user this theory can be implemented.
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Health and social care services influenced
by social processes
Social process play a vital
role in society. There are
different influences of
behaviour of various people,
their reaction to various
circumstances to same nature.
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