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Abuse In Health And Social Care

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Identifying people at risk of abuse and neglect
It is important when working in a health and social care environment that service providers are able to recognise or identify people who are at risk of suffering from abuse or neglect. Some abusers are aware the care worker’s role. This role is to make sure that they are able to report concerns and will make user that they don’t abuse or neglect a service user in front of others. In addition to this, it is important that a service provider is able to spot of there has been any changes in behaviour in a certain service user who they are giving help to. However, for a service provider to be able to spot changes in a service users personality they will need to get to know and understand them, they …show more content…

In this case study it talks about how they are looking after 10 men over the age of 75. It talks about how the residence has a high turnover of staff. And because of this it outs a lot of stress of members of staff in order for them to get all of their work/tasks done on time. Because of this the jobs that they do carry out are not always done to the best of their ability and they don’t always offer the best help and care to patients. An example could be, if a service user needs support with their personal care they may need to wait long periods of time without any help. In addition to this it talks about how some patients have remained without a bath or shower for two to three days. And because of this the patients have felt distress and in some cases they have even suffered from skin conditions because of it. This is an example that neglect is going on and it will need to be recognised and reported in order for it to stop happening and to stop the patient’s conditions to get worse then they already …show more content…

Legalisation can be explained as the process of making or applying laws or Acts of Parliaments, and example of this could be the Mental Health Act (2007). All organisations working within health and social care should make sure that they are setting regulations or (rules) in place to help ensure they are keeping a good standard. A rule that may be set in place in a hospital if you are a surgeon, is that you need to have your hair tide back and wear scrubs to stop

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If you suspect abuse you must record what has lead to this suspicion, find out any information you can in order to help determine if this is the truth, you must inform other carers, your manager, the individuals care manager and the relevant authorities to ensure that this suspicion to be investigated as soon as possible. For example, an individual I care for with learning disabilities and epilepsy made a phone call to the organisation I work in around 10pm and informed me that she was going out, as it is her right to chose when and where she goes I could not tell her she could not do so, instead I asked where she was going, she informed me she was going to a party at a friends house, I then tried to obtain information about where her friends

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Working with numerous working agency is very essential for the protection of vulnerable adult abuse which is not possible by one agency. For enhancement in profession relating to the care of vulnerable protection from abuse local authority have to monitor it very closely with appropriate application of legislation. Organisations of Care have to be ensured about the adequate skill of their worker before going to the service. If it is not maintained there is possible to be occurred e.g. Victoria climbie and Baby p. They died in their premature age only the cause was that the care worker was not enough

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Many people are supported in their homes by people who work along side the health and social care service such as social workers,nursers ,doctor and care givers or they may get support from their family members and friends. An elderly person may choose to stay in their own homes instead of a residential care home while seeking help and support from others,however this can lead to potential opportunities for abuse happening to the person who Is being looked after. When an individual is getting support at home by a carer, the individual being cared for is vulnerable and defenseless and therefor this makes them a target for abuse,another example is abuse by strangers,when an elderly person lives alone they are at risk of people calling at the door and then gaining access to their homes,they may steal items from them or mistreat them or cause intimidation. A person who is vulnerable and living alone are at risk of physical and sexual because there is no one there to stop this abuse from happening.

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