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Policies & Procedures in Health and Social Care - Coggle Diagram

- - - - What is ‘safeguarding’ and why is it important to us?
      - Safeguarding means protecting a citizen’s health, wellbeing and human rights; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It is an integral part of providing high-quality health care. Safeguarding children, young people and adults is a collective responsibility.
      - Those most in need of protection include:
      - Children and young people
      - Adults at risk, such as those receiving care in their own home,
        people with physical, sensory and mental impairments, and those with learning disabilities.
  - - - checking external entrances.
      - monitoring of keys.
      - security pads on doors.
      - window locks.
      - reporting of concerns to line managers.
      - identifying staff.
      - receiving & monitoring visitors.
      - window locks/ restraints.
- - - - The Care Act 2014 – This legislation underpins all work with vulnerable adults. This includes ensuring that adults give consent for support that is tailored to them and chosen by them.
        
        The Mental Capacity Act 2005 – The Act aims to help people who are unable to maintain their independence, dignity and the right to freedom. The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) aid vulnerable individuals to maintain their right to dignity and equality.
        
        The Human Rights Act 1998 – This legislation outlines the basic human rights and principles of equality.
        The Act has five main principles: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Dignity and Autonomy.
        
        The Equality Act 2010 – This is the legislation surrounding the topics of equality and diversity. It covers all areas of society, including health and social care. Whatever the sector, it works off the structure of nine protected characteristics. These are age, disability, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex, gender reassignment and sexual orientation.
        
        There are four key laws specifically relating to health and social care when it comes to equality and diversity:
        
        Relevant Legislation
- - - - Identifying hazards by doing a risk assessment
        
        Food Contamination
        
        Chemical
        
        physical
        
        biological
        
        Preventing Hazards
        
        Staff training
        
        Knowing legislation, policies and procedures
        
        Employee consultant
        
        safe handling and use of substance
        
        Preventing fire hazards
        
        avoid
        
        EX. avoid fire or heat surfaces (in the kitchen) to have close contact with flammable objects
        
        Fire Safety Act 2021
        
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        Heat
        
        Fuel
        
        Oxygen
        
        Health and safety policy sets out a general approach to health and safety.
        it explains how you as an employer will manage health and safety in your business.
        
        storage and disposal of hazardous substances
        
        lead
        
        practitioner, such as a doctor or dentist, covered by the Medicines Act (1968).
        
        ▸▸ substances considered hazardous to health but administered by a qualified medical
        
        ▸▸ radioactive materials
        
        ▸▸ asbestos, covered by The Control of Asbestos Regulations (2012)
        
        there are certain exclusions, including:
        
        COSHH applies to virtually all substances considered hazardous to health. However,