Health and Social Care

PRINCIPLE OF PRACTICE

ASSESSMENT

Health and Social Care Practices

Health and Social Care Practices

Context

In United Kingdom, the integration of services that are being offered from the providers of social care and health providers comes under the term “Health and Social Care”. The health and social care also take into account a variety of academic and vocational course which can be occupied at various levels of academic and vocational courses. The health and social care system is continuously reforming in England in order to provide maximum priority to the patients. The basic aim of health and social care reformation is to provide quality services to the patients along with assisting them to have control over their health (Department of health care, 2013).

The sector of health and care has received great importance for many years. There have been continuous efforts of governments and other health and care agencies in order to make improvements in the sector. There are many rules and regulations that exist in order to ensure that patients receive quality services regarding health and care. These laws and regulations include nation and international laws. The significant importance of health and care facilities can be isolated by any country around the globe. Therefore, decision making authorities require to make further improvements in the sector in order ensure the safety of lives of individuals.

Introduction

The basic aim of this paper is to provide information regarding the health and social care principles and practices. It would include information and discussion about activities that are being carried forward in order to ensure the quality care of individuals. It would also include the procedures that exist in protecting patients, clients and colleagues from harm. It would assist readers to develop an understanding about how principles of support are being practised and implemented in the field. It would include discussion about the influence of rules and regulations, practical codes and standards on the practices of organizations. The paper would include health and social care's theories along with the recommendations that can improve the industry of health and care.

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1.1 Principle of Support

There are many supporting principles that exist in order to ensure that individuals are getting proper care regarding health and social care. It is the utmost responsibility of health care units to give maximum priority to health care of patients. There are suppose to work to ensure betterment of patients along with the greater perspective of benefiting the society as a whole. Support principles assist health and social care authorities to know that the mental illness is more crucial than the physical illness. Therefore, it becomes important for them to provide calm and peaceful environment to the patients. The rules and regulations by government and other rule making authorities oblige health and social cares to treat patients with respect, dignity and provide complete care essential for the recovery of patients. These principles of support require health and social care bodies to establish a structure that can allow them to provide better services to people who ...