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LO2: Understand health and social care values underpinning practice Flashcards

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What is legislation?

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Laws

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What is the point of legislation?

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Prevent discrimination
Provides a framework for workers to follow
Provides guidance for workers
Sets the standards
Provides a system of redress
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What does redress mean?

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To put something right or to get justice.

Police prosecution or being fined/sued

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What is direct discrimination?

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Intentionally putting someone at a disadvantage or treating them unfairly based on a particular characteristic

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What is indirect discrimination?

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When a policy, practice or rule applies to everybody but has a negative effect on some people
(Think - no headgear allowed)

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What are the 5 pieces of legislation relevant to HSC?

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General Data Protection Regulations (Data Protection Act 2018) 
Human Rights Act 1998
Equality Act 2010
Health and Social Care Act 2012
Care Act 2014
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What do we mean by data when we are discussing GDPR

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Any information an organisation has about you - address, DOB, contact number etc

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What are the main points of the GDPR?

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Data to be kept secure and confidential
Service users have a right to see what data is held about them
Information should only be collected and used for a specific purpose
Data should be limited to what is necessary
Data should be up to date and accurate
Data should not be kept longer than necessary

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What are human rights?

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Things that all humans are entitled to

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What rights does the Human Rights Act say we should all have in care settings?

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Right to life
Right to respect, privacy and family life
Right to liberty and security
Right to freedom from discrimination
Right to freedom of expression
Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion

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What re the 9 protected characteristics?

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Age
Disability
Gender reassignment
Marriage and civil partnership
Pregnancy and maternity
Race 
Religion
Sex
Sexual orientation
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What are the main features of the Equality Act 2010

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Direct and indirect discrimination on the basis of the protected characteristics is illegal
Reasonable adjustments have to be made for service users to access services
Reasonable adjustments have to be made for workers to be able to do their job

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What are the key features of the Health and Social Care Act 2012?

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No decision about me without me - patients must be consulted
Healthwatch was set up - Independent service who take the views of service users and communicates them to services and regulators (CQC)

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What is a Local Authority?

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Local council
Responsible for how money is spent in local area
Housing
Education 
Social Services
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What are the main features of the Care Act 2014?

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Local Authorities must Assess the needs of children and adults with needs
Independent advocate to be made available to the service user if needed during assessment
Continuity of care must be in place if a person moves from another authority
Safeguarding boards in place to protect vulnerable adults and investigate abuse

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What is a code of practice?

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A set of rules that outlines the agreed ways of working and approach that care workers should follow in their work

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What is the impact of codes of practice on workers?

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They know the standards they should meet
Helps them identify areas for CPD if they aren’t meeting the standards
Stops them from being disciplined

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What is the impact of codes of practice on service users?

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They understand what standards to expect from their care workers
They get better treatment - dignity and respect

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What is the impact of codes of practice on employers?

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Understand what standards to expect from their staff
Identify care workers who aren’t meeting the standards
Identify support needs for their staff

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What are National Occupational Standards?

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Statements of the standards of performance individuals must achieve in their job
Workers can be assessed against these standards

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What are regulations?

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Rules set out in law.

A list of things HSC workers should do/follow in certain situations

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What are the regulations used in HSC?

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Manual Handling Operations Regulations
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations
Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH)
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations

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What are the 6Cs - principles that should inform all practice in HSC?

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Care
Compassion
Competence
Communication
Courage
Commitment
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What does Health and Social Care Values mean?

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Core principles that underpin the work of those providing health and social care services

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What are the values of care?

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Duty of care
Safeguarding
Person-centred approach
Partnership working
Dignity
Respect
Rights of individuals
Confidentiality
Independence
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What does duty of care mean?

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The legal obligation professionals have to protect individuals they care and support from danger, harm or abuse

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What does safeguarding mean?

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Actions taken by care workers to protect individuals by reducing the risks of danger, harm and abuse

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What does person centred approach mean?

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Focussing on the needs of an individual.
Ensuring an individual’s preferences, needs and values guide all of the care decisions.
Supporting the individual rather than dictating to them

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What is partnership working?

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Different professionals, services and agencies working together to provide the best care for the individual

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What is dignity?

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Not being embarrassed or made to feel foolish/weak.

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What is respect?

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Regards for the feelings, opinions, wishes and rights of others

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What are rights?

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Things we are entitled to

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What is confidentiality?

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Keeping information about service users private.
Lock records away.
Don’t gossip about service users
Sharing on a ‘needs to know’ basis

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What is independence?

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Not having to rely on others.

Freedom to make own decisions

DJ (Cache) Professional practice and the HSC practitioner (3 decks)

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