Safeguarding and protecting individuals from abuse Flashcards
What should you do if an adult or child raises concerns about abuse?
If a child or adult raises information which raises concerns of abuse or abuse is stated, you should follow the safeguarding policy. You should let the service user speak in their own way and words, while carefully listening, you should explain to the service user that this information must be shared towards someone senior.
What may safeguarding consist of regarding to infection prevention and control?
Working in a health and social care environment requires all staff and volunteers to ensure that they maintain a clean and hygienic working environment and minimise the likelihood of passing an infection in order to keep yourself and service users safe from infection. You must ensure that you are familiar with the policies and procedures in place at the setting to minimise the spread of infection procedures are likely to include the following requirements.
How do you Control and dispose of harmful substances?
Control and disposal of harmful substances
Hazardous waste such as clothes, syringes, soiled dressings, nappies, incontinence pads must be disposed of properly
Clinical waste (Bandages, plasters dressings)-Yellow bag, waste burned in controlled setting
Needles and syringes Yellow, sealed “Sharps” box which is sealed and burned in controlled setting
Bodily fluids (Urine, vomit, blood)-Flushed a sluice drawn: area must be cleaned and then disinfected
Soiled linen Red laundry bag – Laundered at appropriate temperature
Recyclable equipment/ instruments Blue bag, returned to central sterilisation services to be sterilised and re-used
What are notable deaths?
There are illnesses, diseases, and serious accidents that health and care providers must officially report. These are called “Notable deaths, injuries or diseases and are covered by the Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations , notifiable illnesses include diphtheria, food poisoning, rubella, tuberculosis, and notifiable incidents include burns, broken bones and death.
Less serious accidents/illnesses should also be recorded, if someone trips on the trailing straps of a shoulder bag, a record must be made even if nobody is injured. Providers of health and social care use an accident form to detail accidents and incidents. These reports are a legal requirement and are checked when care settings are inspected.
What is health and safety governed by?
The provision of first aid in health and care settings is governed by the health and safety (First aid) regulations (1981). Provision for first aid should be adequate and appropriate, this will vary between settings.
What happened in early 2016?
In September 2016, all newly qualified early-years practitioners must complete paediatric first-aid training.
All first- aid incidents occurring in care settings must be recorded in the accident book or form.
What should an incident report include?
The report should include:
* Name of casualty
* Nature of accident/ Injury
* Date, time, location of incident
* Record of the treatment given
These records must be truthful and accurate. They may be used in courts of law for compensation of injury.
What are Complaints procedures?
Complaints procedures
All care organisations must have complaints procedures, and these are also checked when the setting is inspected. Complaints should not be regarded as purely negative activity but rather as a source of information that will help improve the service. Complaints procedures vary in different organisations but will follow a similar format, if anyone complains, they have a right to
Have complaints be dealt with swiftly and effectively
Proper and careful investigation of the concerns
Know the outcomes of those investigations
Have a judicial review of the facts
Receive compensation if they have been physically or psychologically harmed
Information .management and communication
What information may health and social care services have and what are their responsibilities with the data?
Health and social care organisations hold a wide range of diverse information about service users. This ranges from mundane concerns about holiday arrangements to very personal and sensitive information (Home addresses, telephone numbers, family details, information about criminal record and health issues) it is important that their data is confidential and if it is shared, there’s a legitimate reason for circumstances and preferences to be shared.
What information may health and social care services have and what are their responsibilities with the data?
Health and social care organisations hold a wide range of diverse information about service users. This ranges from mundane concerns about holiday arrangements to very personal and sensitive information (Home addresses, telephone numbers, family details, information about criminal record and health issues) it is important that their data is confidential and if it is shared, there’s a legitimate reason for circumstances and preferences to be shared.
