priciple of support
Explain how principles of support are applied to ensure that individuals are cared for in health and social care practice:
There are seven principles which are underpinned by an explicit value base: (DH 2008)
Principle 1 Ensure individuals are able to make informed choices to manage their self care needs
Principle 2 Communicate effectively to enable individuals to assess their needs, and develop and gain confidence to self care
Principle 3 Support and enable individuals to access appropriate information to manage their self care needs
Principle 4 Support and enable individuals to develop skills in self care
Principle 5 Support and enable individuals to use technology to support self care
Principle 6 Advise individuals how to access support networks and participate in the planning, development and evaluation of services
Principle 7 Support and enable risk management and risk taking to maximise independence and choice.
Expound these 7 principles for discussion.
Outline the procedure for protecting clients, patients, and colleagues from harm
Stepped approach to safeguarding by the BMA: Step 1: Prevention – identifying adults who may be vulnerable
. Identifying and recording factors that may contribute to a patient’s vulnerability can be a vital first step in ensuring that he or she receives necessary support. Step 2: Assessing the individual’s needs.
Once an individual has been identified as vulnerable, the next step is to assess his or her needs. Where harm or abuse has occurred, or where an individual is at immediate risk, it is important to consider whether the local multi-agency adult safeguarding procedures should be engaged. Step 3: Responding to harm/abuse - Assessing competence
Adults with capacity have the right to make decisions about their own care and treatment.
Treatment decisions made on behalf of adults lacking capacity should be made on the basis of an assessment of their best interests. Step 4: Responding
There are seven principles which are underpinned by an explicit value base: (DH 2008)
Principle 1 Ensure individuals are able to make informed choices to manage their self care needs
Principle 2 Communicate effectively to enable individuals to assess their needs, and develop and gain confidence to self care
Principle 3 Support and enable individuals to access appropriate information to manage their self care needs
Principle 4 Support and enable individuals to develop skills in self care
Principle 5 Support and enable individuals to use technology to support self care
Principle 6 Advise individuals how to access support networks and participate in the planning, development and evaluation of services
Principle 7 Support and enable risk management and risk taking to maximise independence and choice.
Expound these 7 principles for discussion.
Outline the procedure for protecting clients, patients, and colleagues from harm
Stepped approach to safeguarding by the BMA: Step 1: Prevention – identifying adults who may be vulnerable
. Identifying and recording factors that may contribute to a patient’s vulnerability can be a vital first step in ensuring that he or she receives necessary support. Step 2: Assessing the individual’s needs.
Once an individual has been identified as vulnerable, the next step is to assess his or her needs. Where harm or abuse has occurred, or where an individual is at immediate risk, it is important to consider whether the local multi-agency adult safeguarding procedures should be engaged. Step 3: Responding to harm/abuse - Assessing competence
Adults with capacity have the right to make decisions about their own care and treatment.
Treatment decisions made on behalf of adults lacking capacity should be made on the basis of an assessment of their best interests. Step 4: Responding