1- Explain How Policies Can Help Ensure Appropriate Standards Of Care Flashcards
What is a policy?
A policy is a plan or a course of action as to how something should be carried out.
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Policies outline what is expected of staff when caring by informing and guiding. This helps to reduce any confusion within an organisation and thus leads to a higher level of care.
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They inform service users and their families about the level of care they should expect to receive. If they are not receiving this care they can request it, thus holding the correct personnel accountable, therefore increasing standards of care.
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They create an avenue for service users and their family’s to complain if they are not receiving the standard of care they expected. This can be done by the complaints polices, if in place and in place correctly this policy will increase the standards of crave for service users now and those of the future.
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They help regulate practice by ensuring that all service providers are providing the same level of care. Policies can also be used as a point of reference for service providers to lack back on to check what should and shouldn’t be done, therefore increasing standards of care.
Explain the Staff Training Policy
It ensures that all staff are properly qualified to carry out their responsibilities and are aware of any changes and developments with practices as well as the roles of each of their co - workers, which will improve team working.
Explain the Vulnerable Adults Policy
This policy helps professionals and carers identify abuse as it outlines the procedures for reporting abuse as well as the consequences for said abuse. This policy promotes a sense of security for service users and their family’s.
Explain the Whistle Blowing Policy
It is more likely that poor care whether physical, emotional or mental is reported if staff are trained in this policy . The policy provides strong protection for workers, service users and their families if they raise concerns. Therefore individuals are more likely to use the policy.
Explain the Confidentially Policy
Information will only be shared with the appropriate personnel and withheld from others in respect of the service user. They must be consulted before information about them is shared. Therefore making service users feel safe and in control of their care.
