Unit 7: Task 2:
Introduction:
Legislations are put in place to make sure that certain behaviours are not acceptable
and every individual should follow these laws especially in a health and social care
setting to protect those who are vulnerable. There are many legislations which
protect service users in health and social settings. Legislations are there to make
sure that laws and policies are being upheld and there are several aims that
managements have to achieve when trying to promote these. One of these
intentions is the aim to provide care that service providers give on a long term basis
and this way to monitor the impact of this on the clients receiving the care. This
happens through nmm in monitoring regular health services, where init
I'm there is an increased possibility of identifying basic care provision problems as
the inspection will oooo l be more thorough if performed regularly. The second aim of
legislation is to authorise something which is acceptable for the care of individuals by
passing laws which allows something to be performed by health professionals in
order for their clients to benefit from. If a health professional’s actions are not
acceptable, then this can lead to a consequence for the professional, in response to
an appropriate legislation the professional has ignored. Setting policies and
procedures for service providers to achieve and follow laws allows them to be aware
of what a professional must be doing in a health and social care setting and allowing
them to be punished with the law if these aren't followed. This allows services to give
penalties to them to discourage them from acting incorrectly again against service
users in a health and social care setting.
Legislations allow individuals to have freedom of speech as they are entitled to it and
individuals have a duty of care to uphold service user’s rights and respect them. Legislation
needs to be declared in order for individuals to benefit from it and promote the right to
disclose something. Service users must uphold a service user’s rights and respect their
wishes depending on their care and if this is not upheld, the legislations are used to provide
consequences.
Legislation that has been approved by a governing body identifies the need to restrict
negative actions or intentions from happening. Whether it be the restriction of what care a
health professional can provide for someone due to limited qualifications, such as a
paramedic or not being able to have an injection administered, legislations overrule the
wrongdoings of the professionals to protect the wellbeing and safety of clients and the
people caring for them.
Statutory care relates to legislation within care provided with the legal requirements. This is
care which is provided by the NHS, social care services, education services. Statutory
means compulsory which suggests that the form of care has to be offered and provided with
the law said by the government. All services including early years, education services and
the NHS and social care services are provided by the law. This promotes health and safety
through all age groups with different types of needs and legislations that identifies how all
, individual needs must be promoted under legislations that identifies how all individuals share
a need to receive general care, whilst being individualised to suit them.
P6: Compare the influence of different health and safety laws or policies on health and social
care practice in a selected setting.
M3: Analyse how health and safety legislation or policies influence safe practice in a
selected health or social care setting.
When someone decides to work within a health and social setting there are many laws and
policies which are placed in order to ensure the safety of service users and service
providers. Policies are documents that are like guidelines from the government so people
follow it and this can be upgraded so people can conform to it and laws are made by the
government which are followed by every health and social care setting, which must be
followed.
One of the safety laws in health and social care is that professionals are required to follow
the health and safety at work etc. Act (1974). This is used by professionals in the health and
social care setting as they need to follow this in order to keep themselves and service users
safe. This is used to reduce risks which may occur in a health or social care setting. Having
this used in a care home is acceptable to move a service user from the bed to wheelchair,
this has many risks involved as the service user could get injured, so the right equipment is
needed to help the service user when moving them around.
Another law which is used in health and social care settings is the data protection act 1998.
Confidentiality is important when working with people in health and social care and is highly
important that information is kept with the service user and should ask for their permission if
a professional wishes to share it with another staff, if its a need to know basis. However, if
harm comes to an individual and their information cannot be kept away from some, the law
of confidentiality will have a limit where it can be shared as it could cause harm to an
individual.
Another law is the Care Standards Act (2000). This act established a National Care
Standards Commission to help hospitals, care homes, clinics and children’s homes etc. This
is to promote improvement in their care and this is inspected and regulated. The care
standards require in having a role that ensures care homes are promoted and recognised
within the care establishment, and it is inspected to see if the care being provided is
appropriate for the individuals.
Another law in health and social care is Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), this ensures
that safety is provided to the service users as these inspect on the service provider's life. A
DBS check is a document which lists crimes the individuals has done or what law they may
b=have broken. If an individual has committed a crime or broken a law, it is not possible for
this individual to be employed in health and social care settings as a risk to the service users
being harmed is likely.
When DBS checks are done in England and Wales, there are different rules of a DBS check.
● The first is, “standard-checks for convictions, cautions and warnings”
● Second is, “enhanced-includes the same as standard check plus additional
information which is held by the police.”
Introduction:
Legislations are put in place to make sure that certain behaviours are not acceptable
and every individual should follow these laws especially in a health and social care
setting to protect those who are vulnerable. There are many legislations which
protect service users in health and social settings. Legislations are there to make
sure that laws and policies are being upheld and there are several aims that
managements have to achieve when trying to promote these. One of these
intentions is the aim to provide care that service providers give on a long term basis
and this way to monitor the impact of this on the clients receiving the care. This
happens through nmm in monitoring regular health services, where init
I'm there is an increased possibility of identifying basic care provision problems as
the inspection will oooo l be more thorough if performed regularly. The second aim of
legislation is to authorise something which is acceptable for the care of individuals by
passing laws which allows something to be performed by health professionals in
order for their clients to benefit from. If a health professional’s actions are not
acceptable, then this can lead to a consequence for the professional, in response to
an appropriate legislation the professional has ignored. Setting policies and
procedures for service providers to achieve and follow laws allows them to be aware
of what a professional must be doing in a health and social care setting and allowing
them to be punished with the law if these aren't followed. This allows services to give
penalties to them to discourage them from acting incorrectly again against service
users in a health and social care setting.
Legislations allow individuals to have freedom of speech as they are entitled to it and
individuals have a duty of care to uphold service user’s rights and respect them. Legislation
needs to be declared in order for individuals to benefit from it and promote the right to
disclose something. Service users must uphold a service user’s rights and respect their
wishes depending on their care and if this is not upheld, the legislations are used to provide
consequences.
Legislation that has been approved by a governing body identifies the need to restrict
negative actions or intentions from happening. Whether it be the restriction of what care a
health professional can provide for someone due to limited qualifications, such as a
paramedic or not being able to have an injection administered, legislations overrule the
wrongdoings of the professionals to protect the wellbeing and safety of clients and the
people caring for them.
Statutory care relates to legislation within care provided with the legal requirements. This is
care which is provided by the NHS, social care services, education services. Statutory
means compulsory which suggests that the form of care has to be offered and provided with
the law said by the government. All services including early years, education services and
the NHS and social care services are provided by the law. This promotes health and safety
through all age groups with different types of needs and legislations that identifies how all
, individual needs must be promoted under legislations that identifies how all individuals share
a need to receive general care, whilst being individualised to suit them.
P6: Compare the influence of different health and safety laws or policies on health and social
care practice in a selected setting.
M3: Analyse how health and safety legislation or policies influence safe practice in a
selected health or social care setting.
When someone decides to work within a health and social setting there are many laws and
policies which are placed in order to ensure the safety of service users and service
providers. Policies are documents that are like guidelines from the government so people
follow it and this can be upgraded so people can conform to it and laws are made by the
government which are followed by every health and social care setting, which must be
followed.
One of the safety laws in health and social care is that professionals are required to follow
the health and safety at work etc. Act (1974). This is used by professionals in the health and
social care setting as they need to follow this in order to keep themselves and service users
safe. This is used to reduce risks which may occur in a health or social care setting. Having
this used in a care home is acceptable to move a service user from the bed to wheelchair,
this has many risks involved as the service user could get injured, so the right equipment is
needed to help the service user when moving them around.
Another law which is used in health and social care settings is the data protection act 1998.
Confidentiality is important when working with people in health and social care and is highly
important that information is kept with the service user and should ask for their permission if
a professional wishes to share it with another staff, if its a need to know basis. However, if
harm comes to an individual and their information cannot be kept away from some, the law
of confidentiality will have a limit where it can be shared as it could cause harm to an
individual.
Another law is the Care Standards Act (2000). This act established a National Care
Standards Commission to help hospitals, care homes, clinics and children’s homes etc. This
is to promote improvement in their care and this is inspected and regulated. The care
standards require in having a role that ensures care homes are promoted and recognised
within the care establishment, and it is inspected to see if the care being provided is
appropriate for the individuals.
Another law in health and social care is Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), this ensures
that safety is provided to the service users as these inspect on the service provider's life. A
DBS check is a document which lists crimes the individuals has done or what law they may
b=have broken. If an individual has committed a crime or broken a law, it is not possible for
this individual to be employed in health and social care settings as a risk to the service users
being harmed is likely.
When DBS checks are done in England and Wales, there are different rules of a DBS check.
● The first is, “standard-checks for convictions, cautions and warnings”
● Second is, “enhanced-includes the same as standard check plus additional
information which is held by the police.”
