Policies and Procedures + Health and Safety, Equality and Diversity, Medication Policies
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- Created on: 20-10-22 15:16
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- Policies and Procedures
- Policy
- Policies are rules and guidelines issued by organisations
- They can be helpful when making decisions about a service user
- Policies can differ from organisation to organisation, but the basis is still the same
- Procedures
- Procedures are set ways of getting things done
- They infomr HSC professionals about the required and expected routines
- They can come in many forms such as a checklist
- Any form is allowed as long as it stages the necessary routine
- What do they ensure?
- Quality of practice
- All staff follow the same guidelines
- All staff know what to do in a given situation
- Promotion of well-being, safety, security, and meeting the standards of care
- That professionals work under the law and legislation that is in place
- To protect service users and professionals
- Health and Safety Policy
- A document outlining an organisations commitment and approach to managing health and safety in a work place
- Statement of intent
- Sets out the organisations aims and objectives
- Roles and responsibilities
- Outline who has specific responsibility and what they are responsible for
- Arrangement s
- Details how the risks are managed in a workplace
- Equality and Diversity Policy
- A written agreement explaining how the organisation will:
- Avoid discrimination
- Promote equality and inclusivity
- Create a diverse company culture
- Protect those who have the 9 protected characterisitcs
- A written agreement explaining how the organisation will:
- Medication Policy
- A doccument explaining to staff the legislations and professional codes of practice surrounding medication
- A procedure to assess staff competence
- A procedure for administration
- How records are held
- How medicines are obtained
- Obtaining residents consent
- How medicines are stored
- Obtaining residents consent
- How medicines are obtained
- How to dispose of medicines
- How to deal with medical errors and incidents
- Policy
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