Health and Social Care Report: Impact, Roles, and Recommendations

This report delves into the multifaceted aspects of health and social care, examining the impact of social processes on service users, the roles and responsibilities within healthcare organizations, and the significance of organizational policies. The report highlights the influence of social factors like peer pressure on health behaviors and emphasizes the importance of providing equitable treatment to all service users. It further outlines the crucial roles of healthcare providers, including fostering strong patient relationships, ensuring adequate care, and supporting financial aspects for those in need. Recommendations are provided for enhancing contributions towards good practice requirements, emphasizing the importance of knowledge, ethical practices, and continuous training and development for staff. The report concludes by underscoring the importance of social care services in promoting equality and welfare within society.

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................1
3.2 Impact of social process on the health care service users.....................................................1
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................1
4.1 Roles, responsibilities and accountabilities in context of working with health care
organization.................................................................................................................................1
4.2 Own contribution and implementation of the HSC organizational policies.........................2
4.3 Recommendations for the development of own contribution for meeting good practice
requirements................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3

INTRODUCTION
Health and social care is the sector in which the services are provided by the health and
social care service providers. These sectors work with a motive to render proper care and
medical services to the users. This is established to render excellent medical services to people
suffering from different illness and mental health. With the help of health and social care, people
can effectively get care services. In order to understand the subject effectively, NHS is taken into
consideration. The aforesaid firm is one of the renowned organizations of UK and provides
appropriate health and care services. The present report is prepared with a purpose to explain the
impact of social process over health care service users. Apart from this, the current document is
also going to explain the roles and responsibilities with reference to working with these
organizations.
TASK 3
3.2 Impact of social process on the health care service users
Social process may have both direct and indirect implication over users of these services
in several aspects. It plays an indispensable role in behaviour, attitude and reactions of the
service users. Apart from this, social process have huge impact on the thinking process of an
individual. The effectiveness of interventions can be ensured with the help of planning and
development of strategies in relation to social care. However, the health and social care services
must be offered differently because each and every person is different from each other. Their
way of thinking, actions and culture are different. For instance, due to peer pressure brought by
certain groups, people are getting addicted to smoking, drinking and tattooing. People who do
tattooing, smoking are suffering from different infections. It is seen that, at the time of piercing
and tattooing, the use of needle is common which may result in blood infection. As a result, there
are certain number of care organizations where the patients feel inequality during treatments. It is
the duty of these organizations to provide equal treatment to the users.
TASK 4
4.1 Roles, responsibilities and accountabilities in context of working with health care
organization
In order to work with health care organization, it is crucial to provide a conductive and
therapeutic environment to patients or the users of services. It is important to have faithful
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relationship between services providers and the users. It is seen that, majority of the time of
service users are passed under the supervision the doctors and care takers.. However,
maintenance of good and trustworthy relation is essential. For instance, the management and
staff of NHS need to make good relations with its patients. It will result in creating a positive
image in the minds of its services users. It leads to exchange proper message and information
between two groups. Additionally, they are also responsible for taking proper care of clients and
users. By taking effective care of the service users, the needs and demands of clients will be
properly met.
In addition to this, patients are admitted in heath care sectors where these organizations
are liable and accountable for providing requisite services to them. It includes food, hygiene and
clean environment. It will assist organization in attaining proper health care needs of the users.
At last, the said organization must support financial aspects of the service user by offering them
discounts if they belong to lower level of income. It is their responsibility to effectively render
care services to the users.
4.2 Own contribution and implementation of the HSC organizational policies
In order to run these organization smoothly, it is essential to have appropriate
organizational policies. The impact of these policies will help in reducing misunderstandings and
misinterpretations among the staff. Apart from this, adaption of organizational policies will result
in getting an appropriate direction to the staff. However, the enhanced and improved policies will
positively affect the organizations. The major implication of these organizational policies
improvement of the company operations.
4.3 Recommendations for the development of own contribution for meeting good practice
requirements
In order to work in health and social care organizations, own contribution in necessary
for meeting the good practices. Although, it is necessary for the staff to get good level of
knowledge about the code of practices by the general health council. This will help these firms to
meet the good practice requirements at health and social care firms. By imparting good
knowledge one can be able to determine the national policies and local policies with reference to
these organizations. Apart form this, it is important for them to understand the roles and duties of
an individual towards the service users. They must make sure of the ethical practices adapted by
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them. Additionally, they must need to make commitment and dedication towards taking care of
the patients effectively (Georghiou and et.al., 2012).
However, the training and development activities can be provided to the staff in order to
get required knowledge and skills. It will assist these people to perform their roles and
responsibilities in an effectual manner. Apart form this, they will also be able to guide their
junior or upcoming employees in the said firm. At last, own contribution can be made by
adapting loyalty, honesty and authenticity towards the organization. It will help in maintaining
the ethical practices by an individual. As a result, it will help the whole staff to learn good
practices form an individual (Steventon and et.al., 2013).
CONCLUSION
Social care services are important for the well being of the society where it is a symbol of
equality and welfare of the nation. At this place there is no discrimination is attained on different
basis like sex, age and caste. Therefore, it is the duty of the health care organizations like NHS to
maintain equality among its patients.
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