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Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Health and Social Care

Applying Health, Safety and Wellbeing in Health and Social Care Settings in practice: case studies

HSC304 · Health, Safety and Wellbeing in Health and Social Care Settings — Week 12 of 16

CourseHSC304
Week12 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Applying Health, Safety and Wellbeing in Health and Social Care Settings in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence
  4. What is individual wellbeing?

What you will be able to do

  • 3.2 Explain the action to take if there are suspicions that an individual is being abused.
  • 3.3 Describe factors that may contribute to an individual being more vulnerable to abuse.
  • 3.4 Explain the roles of different agencies in safeguarding and protecting individuals from abuse.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

  • What is individual wellbeing? · YouTube · Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) · 16 min · for registered students
  • What is individual wellbeing? · YouTube · Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) · 16 min · for registered students
  • Alan's Story Safeguarding from financial abuse. · YouTube · Birmingham Safeguarding Adults Board · 4 min · for registered students
  • See Something, Say Something: Domestic Abuse - Joe's Story · YouTube · LLR Safeguarding Adults Boards · 3 min · for registered students
  • See Something, Say Something: Neglect - Jenny's Story · YouTube · LLR Safeguarding Adults Boards · 3 min · for registered students
  • What Is Safeguarding? (Adult Safeguarding) · YouTube · MTD Training · 4 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Safeguarding adults in care homes (NICE guideline NG189, 2021) · Reading · Nice, guidance · for registered students
  • Transforming care: a national response to Winterbourne View Hospital (DH, 2012) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • Care and support statutory guidance (Care Act 2014, DHSC) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Health and safety legislation and workplace policies
  • Week 2: Workplace responsibilities and mandatory training requireme…
  • Week 3: Principles of safe moving and handling
  • Week 4: Safe handling of hazardous substances
  • Week 5: The chain of infection and transmission pathways
  • Week 6: Infection control practices and personal hygiene
  • Week 7: Safeguarding definitions and primary abuse types
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Further categories of abuse and vulnerability factors
  • Week 10: Responding to concerns, suspicions, and disclosures
  • Week 11: Multi-agency safeguarding frameworks
  • Week 12: Applying Health, Safety and Wellbeing in Health and Social …
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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