Health & Social Care: Minimising Abuse Through Effective Strategies

This report provides an overview of existing work practices and strategies designed to minimise abuse within health and social care settings. It explores the use of oral and written communication, anti-discriminatory practices, and IT tools for identifying and preventing abuse. The report assesses the effectiveness of these strategies, highlighting the benefits of clear communication, equitable practices, and technology in safeguarding vulnerable individuals. Furthermore, it suggests potential improvements, such as developing online portals for victims, creating supportive environments, and adopting legal measures to enhance the overall effectiveness of abuse prevention efforts in the health and social care sector. This document is available on Desklib, a platform offering a range of study tools and solved assignments for students.

SAFEGUARDING IN HEALTH AND
SOCIAL CARE

3.1 Explain existing work practices and strategies
to minimise the abuse in health and social care.
Various measures are been taken into the proper consideration of the various
operations to safeguard the people and minimise the abuse in health and social care
such as:
 Use of the oral and written communication: This can be used by an individual
person to showcase if he/she is facing any sort of trauma or abuse. Although, it
can be used by the victims like Baby P's, but the other care taker can depict the
occurrence of the abuse through this medium.
 Anti discriminatory practices: The workers or the employee's at the health and
social care will look after the practising of the suitable and effective measures to
have the anti discriminatory practices that will help in the better management of
the various activities and functions of the organisation.
Use of IT: The effective use of the various IT tools like social media will help in
the better identification of the abuse and take into consideration the effective
measures to keep a check and prevent the abuse or trauma on an individual or a
group.
Besides this, the strategies like needs assessment and care planning cycle for the
victims will help in the effective handling of the various operations that will improve
the work efficiency and prevent any sort of abuse.

3.2 Effectiveness of the various practices and strategies
used at health and social care.
The various measures and strategies that are been taken into the effective
consideration by the health and social care, to prevent the cases of abuse like
that of Baby P's will be very beneficial and effective in the better
management of the various operations that will help in the effective handling
of the various operations to prevent any sort of abuse or trauma. The better
use of the oral and written communication will help the health and social
care employee's to gain a better understanding of the condition of the victim
and take into practice, various practices to provide relief to it.
The anti discriminatory practices that are been followed at the health and
social care will help in the better management of the various operations and
prevent any sort of difference or misunderstanding among the various
employee's as well as the patients or victims. Besides this, the better
handling of IT tools will help in effective understanding and identification of
the various abuses and the practices to prevent it effectively.

3.3 Possible improvements that can be taken into the
better management of the working practices and
strategies at health and social care.
Various effective measures and practices can be take
into the consideration to improve the efficiency of the
various practices and measures that are been taken
into the effective management of the various
operations to prevent the various abuses or traumas
that can have a deep impact on the individual.

Cont....
Some possible improvements that can be taken into consideration
are:
 Developing an online portal where the victim can share their
problems so that the employee's of Healthcare can help in a
very significant manner.
 Providing the effective environment to calm down the
victims and try to remove their fear and guilt or hesitation.
 Adoption of certain legal measures can also help in the better
handling of the various operations or practices that are been
taken into consideration by the health and social care.

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