A1 Flashcards
What’s the main piece of legislation in the U.K?
Equality Act 2010
Name 3 laws that covered discrimination
Sex Discrimination Act 1975
Race Relations Act 1976
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
What do people discriminate against?
Age
Disability
Gender reassignment
Pregnancy and maternity
Race
Religion or belief
Sex
Sexual orientation
Safeguarding policy
Safeguarding means ensuring individuals are protected from harm
Name the 4 types of DBS Checks
A basic check
A standard check
An enhanced check
An enhanced check with barred lists
What do employment contracts set out
Employment conditions
Rights
Responsibilities
Duties
Name 6 policies and procedures
Equality, diversity and inclusion policy
Disciplinary policy
Safeguarding policy
Employer contract
Performance review
Grievance policy
What is a performance review
-evaluate work performance against standards and expectations
-give feedback
-provide opportunities to raise concerns or issues
-contribute to continuing professional development
What is CPD
Continuing professional development - ensures a practitioner maintains professional knowledge
How can a contract be set out
-a written contract
-a verbal agreement
-in an offer letter
-in an employee handbook
What is a grievance policy
A way for you to raise your concerns, problems or complaints you have at work
What are some issues that may cause concern
-terms and conditions
-health and safety issues
-bullying and harassing
-discrimination
-relationships with colleagues
-working environment
-changes in organisation
What is a safeguarding policy
It ensures individuals health, well-being and human rights are safe from harm, abuse and neglect
What is indirect discrimination
A practice, policy or rule that applies to everyone in the same way but could have a worse effect on some people than others
What is a disciplinary policy
Employees must achieve and maintain these standards if behaviour
Employers disciplinary process
-a letter setting out the disciplinary issue
-a meeting to discuss the issue
-a decision about the issue
-a chance to appeal the decision
What’s the importance of adhering to quality standards
-ensuring consistency
-maintaining health and safety
-monitor processes and procedures
-facilitating objective, independent review
-facilitating continuous improvement
What does ensuring consistency mean
Always obtain the same high quality outcome
What does facilitating continuous improvements mean
Making small and often improvements over time
What does facilitating objective, independent review mean
Reviewing targets by asking questions to see if targets are being met or changes need to be made
What does maintains health and safety mean
Following procedures can help avoid accidents and harm to employees
What does monitoring process and procedures mean
Normaleficence
Not doing harm
Justice
Fairness, equality and respect for all
Truthfulness
Being true and honest about the care, treatment and medication patients will go through
Confidentiality
Keeping information about patients private
Beneficence
Doing good
Acting in a way that benefit others
Autonomy
Everybody had the right to make the final decision about their care or treatment
Informed consent
Before making the final decision patients have the right to be given all the correct information about the care or treatment
Professional codes of conduct everyone must adhere by
-promote confident in the organisation
-outlines rules and responsibilities within particular organisations
-outlined expected behaviours and attitudes
-clarify standards everyone must follow
Opportunities to support progression in the health and science sector
-undertaking further/higher education
-undertaking apprenticeship
-joining professional bodies
-undertaking continuous professional development (CPD)
-undertaking an internship
-undertaking a scholarship
Technical
Level 2/3
-adult care worker
-healthcare support worker
-dental nurse
-food technologist
Higher technical
Level 4/5
-nursing associate
-dental technician
-healthcare assistant practitioner
-technician scientist
Professional
Level 6
-social worker
-healthcare science practitioner
-registered nurse or midwife
