Health and Social Care Policies and Procedures: A Detailed Report

This report analyzes the implementation of policies, legislation, regulations, and codes of practice within the context of health and social care, specifically focusing on the East and West care homes. It examines key legislation such as the Care Standards Act 2000, the Health and Safety Act 1974, the Equity Act 2010, and the Health and Social Care Act 2008-2012, highlighting their importance in establishing and maintaining standards. The report also addresses the impact of local policies and procedures, emphasizing the need for a safe and supportive working environment, and the importance of staff training. Furthermore, it explores the impact of social processes on health and social care users, including the influence of socio-economic factors and the theories of human growth and development. Finally, it evaluates the effectiveness of inter-professional working, promoting collaboration and the development of confidence and independence among care providers and users, concluding with the significance of adhering to regulations for effective healthcare delivery.

Principles of Health and Social
Care Practice

Implementing policies, legislation, regulations and codes
of practice in significance to work in health and social
care
There are various policies, regulations and codes of practices which has
to be implemented in the East and West care home to work
effectively and properly.
• Care Standard Act 2000,
• Health and Safety Act 1974,
• Equity Act 2010,
• Health and Social Care Act 2008-2012.

Local policies and procedures developed in accordance
with national and policy requirements
It is very important for East and West care home to also take care of
local policies and procedures in the organization to maintain their
standard.
• It is required to provide best working environment to patients and
care providers in the organization.
• Care standards act 2000 states that hospital must maintain set
standards and provide service which matched with these standards.
• By giving training staffing members, manager will be able to
develop this environment in the East and West care home.

Evaluating the impact of local policies and procedures
on organizational policy and practice
These local policies and procedures has a huge impact on the East and
West care home. Such policies also impacts their clients, employees as
well as their family members etc. These policies are required for the
betterment and improvement of the organization.
• It is essential for East and West care home to provide best working
environment so that care users can feel safe.
• They need to be given assured treatment without having any
complains regarding the health and safety policies in the care home.
• The best possible hygiene facilities are maintained.

Theories of human growth and development
There are various theories which can be applied for the human growth
and development, for example, Freud, Bandura, Piaget theories.
• Freud Psychoanalytic Theory
• Bandura’s social learning Theory
• Piaget Theory of Cognitive Development

Analyzing social processes impact on users of health and
social care services
It is very important to have cultural and ethical practices in the
organization. For this they have to implement many social processes in
their system which has a huge impact on the users of health and social
care services, which is explained below,
• Social processes can also impact health and social care services
in due to a variety of socio - economic factors such family,
community, peer groups, social class, values, attitudes, gender,
income, etc.
• Social processes can impact on users of health and social care
service. Processes that lead to poverty, unemployment, poor
health, disablement, lack of education and other sources of
disadvantage can have a negative impact on the demand for
health and social care services.

Evaluating the effectiveness of inter-professional
working
It plays an important role to evaluate the effectiveness of inter-
professional working pattern in the organization.
• Different health and social care policies in East and West care home
encourages people to work together and indulging themselves in
some useful and creative activities.
• These activities help to build a sense of confidence in them. It can
be done through organizing workshops which will make them self-
sustaining and independent.
• For example people in the social care home can build small projects
for students and can earn money with which they can buy stuff for
their daily need. This will ensure the overall growth in their
personality.

Conclusion
• It is very important to follow all the rules and regulations which is
compulsory for East and West care home to work effectively.
• There is a need of applying rules and regulations related to health
and safety and thus provide best working facilities to care providers
in order to enhance their efficiency.

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