Core A Flashcards
equality diversity and inclusion policy.
Equality Act 2010- legal protection from discrimination.
what are the protected characteristics of the equality Act 2010
age
disability
gender reasignment
pregnncy and maternity
race
religion and belief
sex
sexual orintation
what is indirect discrimination
where a practise, policy or rule applies to everyone in the workplace but could have a worse effect on some people than others.
Safeguarding policies
means ensuring people from harm.
“protecting peoples health, wellbeing and human rights.”
What is a DBS check
a basic check shows any unspent convictions and conditianal cautions.
a standard check
an enhanced check
an enhanched check with barred list.
employment contracts
sets out:
employment conditions
rights
responsibilities
duties
performance reviews objectives
evaluating work performance against standards and expectations or targets
giving feedback
provinding oppertunities to raise concerns or issues
contributing to professinal development. identifiying areas where you need more training.
disciplinary policie
if your employer has concerns with your work conduct or absence of work. A disciplinary policie is a formal way for an employer to deal with an employees unacceptable behaviour (misconduct)/ performance.
disciplinary procedure
a letter setting out the disciplinary issue
a meeting to dicuss the issue
a decision about the disciplinary issue
a chance to apeal the decision
what is a greivence policy
when employees have problems or concerns about their work or working conditions they may have problems witht their relationship with colleges. if you take this up with your employer it is called ‘rasining a greivence’.
importance of adhearing to quality standards quality management and audit processes.
ensuring consistancy
maintaining health and safety
monitoring procces and procedures. and facilitating continous improvement but also objective independent review.
Key principles of ethical practise in the health and science sector
benefience ‘doing good’.all healthcare proffesions need to follow the best car wiwht th ebest intreast of th epatient.
what is nonmaleficence?
maleficence ‘doing harm’ so nonmaleficence is ‘not doing harm’
what is autonomy and informed consent
autonomy means everyone has the right to make the final decision on care or treatment.
informed consent means that before making a decision on treatment the person recieving the car ehas the right to be given all the relevent information about care or treatment.
what is truthfullness and confidentiality
confidentiality is centrall to the relationship between the patient/care giver/general public and doctors and health care staff on another. lac of confidentiallity may lead to loss fo trust.
truthfullness is an obligation on the part of science and healthcare staff. we have an obligation to be truthfull.