Over the last 5 years, in health and social care sector, there has been rapid developments in personalisation. The developments in personalisation include developing a more flexible model of provision based on greater control, independence and choice for service users. The Valuing People White Paper on services for people with learning disabilities (Department of Health, 2001a) announced its ‘new vision’, in which public service provision would be based on these key principles including independence, choice and social inclusion. More specifically, the announcement in relation to legal and civil rights marked that ‘all public services will treat people with learning disabilities as individuals with respect for their dignity, and challenge discrimination …show more content…
The budgets can be arranged in different ways such as a direct payment, indirect payments and managed personal budgets. Direct payments involve service users entirely or partly managing their personal budget, indirect payments involve a third party, usually a family member, managing the budget on behalf of the individual; or finally the budget is exclusively managed by a care manager or social worker, which is known as a managed personal budget. Although it is the government’s intention to make direct payments the main form of arrangement of personal budgets (DoH, 2010a); it is important to consider that Manthorpe et al. (2009) found that there are many concerns about the negative consequences of personal budgets on people with learning disabilities. There is an argument to be made that fears were expressed that using unregulated care workers or even family relatives may leave disabled at greater risk of abuse. This abuse could come in many forms including physical abuse, neglect, financial abuse or exploitation or unfairly receiving poorer quality support from wider networks or services (Ferguson, 2007 and Leece, 2010). (expand and link to
This was followed up by changes in the department of health where people were to be given more choice over what services they needed. The National service framework further increased the need for individualised services that related to a person’s needs rather than fitting into existing services. The care standards act 2000 developed the need to develop individualised service provision for people and for services to adapt to these needs. Person centred care was then incorporated into many policies to promote independence and the rights and choices of
...e service users, for instance from a supportive role to a safeguarding role. Paul Burstow, Minister of State for Care Services is trying to introduce the idea of the state as an enabling partner rather than a paternalistic authoritarian symbol of power. This is an important aspect of the personalisation, it should not entail only financial freedom from the state in the context of independent care budgets, and it should become apparent within the attitude towards service users. Leadbeater’s understanding of personalisation is astounding, he proposes subtly the application of the Nordic Model which will be discussed later on. “. . . putting users at the heart of services, enabling them to become participants in the design and delivery, services will be more effective by mobilising millions of people as co-producers of the public goods they value.” Leadbeater (2004)
Abuse could be physical, mental or emotional form. There are some vulnerable groups in the health and social care context who are likely to be abuse because of their condition. The condition could be mental or physical abilities, age, and other forms disabilities which hinders them from going about their daily routines. a group of people in our settings who have certain physical or biological disabilities would be slow to react to incidence of abuse hence their vulnerability. For example, a service user with a neurological condition which requires special needs would be a high risk of abuse (Penhale & Parker, 2007). A vulnerable adult or child could be a victim of abuse from their own family by being
2.3 Explain how the health and social care practitioner own values, beliefs and experiences can influence delivery of care.
Leadbetter, D. and Lownsbrough, H. (2005) Personalisation and Participation: The Future of Social Care in Scotland, London, Demos.
Assignment 2 – Essay Introduction The answer as to whether the current move towards biogenetic explanations for mental illness help or hinder efforts to reduce stigma is actually a changing one. As experts in the field produce more studies and review statistics, government changes in policies and health care are also reviewed, access to services for patients change, and hence the results change. This essay will discuss whether the current trend of attributing biological and genetic causes to mental illness has improved social acceptance and reduced the stigma associated with these disorders in the present day, or if alternatively, it has had a negative impact on societal views of patients with mental illness.
The principles of care provides a foundation upon which the principles of practices can be applied. Service users need to feel valued and recognized individually by promoting their rights in a manner that enable them to make their own choices during the decision making process. This enables them meet their needs by taking in perspective their rights to be treated with dignity and their confidentiality respected. The data protection act of 1998 states that organizations should legally promote dignity and privacy of their service users, share information only when there is need to know critical situations i.e. if the user is diseased or in danger. When a risk exist to the care worker the information should be disclosed, otherwise information about the personnel should be kept confidential.
This assignment will focus on personalisation which is a social care approach described by the Department of Health meaning “every person who receives support, whether provided by statutory services or funded by themselves, will have choice and control over the shape of that support in all care settings”. (Dunning, 2008) In addition to this, personalisation is about giving people more choice and control over their lives in all social care settings. It also means to recognise the user as a person with strengths and preferences and it starts with the user instead of the service (Social Care Institute for Excellence, 2012). The aim of this assignment is to look at both the strengths and weaknesses of personalisation and the service user I have
The health care system of mothers and children in Canada is among the best in the world but there are some inequities in it. There are various facilities but they are not in reach of everyone. Factors like lower level of maternal education and poverty lead to malnutrition, unhealthy living conditions, increased risk of illness and stress (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2015). Canada gives a helping hand to vulnerable pregnant women through diverse programs, one of them being Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program. This program is a faction based operating since 1994 to achieve the objective of improving the wellbeing of pregnant women and is a great example of community support.
My professional journey began in Nigeria, where I managed both young and old patients with infectious diseases and chronic conditions. From those early days in my career, I began to focus on internal medicine and my pediatric population. Providing care to children was especially rewarding because I could be more proactive by applying preventive medicine principles from projects I led during medical school. Nevertheless, some patients suffered from diseases that could either have been prevented or less complicated if they were diagnosed and addressed early. In the course of my practice, I realized the need for healthcare professionals with analytical and advocacy skills, who would not only treat patients but develop and implement public health programs.
Mobile health or mHealth is an application which has been receiving lots of attention in today’s medical world. Mhealth is the use of mobile and other wireless technologies such as tablet computers and Personal Digital Assistant (PDAs) to support the achievement of health objectives. These mobile phones, PDAs, and smart phones can be used for many purposes such as education and awareness, accessing data for clinical decision making, tracking of drugs and supplies, and strengthening health and information systems. The term mhealth was coined by Robert Istepanian as use of “emerging mobile communications and network technologies for healthcare.” Mhealth is one aspect of ehealth, which is a technology that serves the functions of delivering
People with disabilities often face societal barriers and disability evokes negative perceptions and discrimination in society. As a result of the stigma associated with disability, persons with disabilities are generally excluded from education, employment, and community life, which deprives them of opportunities essential to their social development, health and well-being (Stefan). It is such barriers and discrimination that actually set people apart from society, in many cases making them a burden to the community. The ideas and concepts of equality and full participation for persons with disabilities have been developed very far on paper, but not in reality (Wallace). The government can make numerous laws against discrimination, but this does not change the way that people with disabilities are judged in society.
Education is one of the most versatile majors. Studying education major helps me now to be an effective, inspirational, motivation, and positive person. I have learned from this field, I can influence children, teenagers or adults behavior in a way that can change their lives. A Health Educator is much more than an educator, I can be as a counselor, coach, or community health educator. It is very important for me to plan short-term and long-term goals in order to achieve my future career.
Improving health care access is a major goal of governments around the world, and a centrepiece of many reform efforts. The world health organisation defines health as “defines health as a "State of complete physical, psychological, and social wellbeing’ and not just the nonexistence of illness or infirmity" (World Health Organisation, 2016). Research has shown that health (like education) is among the basic capabilities that gives value to human life. Health also makes an important contribution to economic progress of a country as a healthy population lives longer and are more productive (World Health Organisation, 2016). South Africa has one of the most expensive healthcare systems and to make is more affordable to the public, the government
People living with disabilities generally have low income and more expenses due to the costs of living with the disability. Such a financial status means limited opportunities, freedom, as well as inability to live a life of fulfillment. As a way of stepping in to assist, some governments provide allowances to the disabled. Most people, however, are unable to receive assistance due to lack of knowledge of the existence of such benefits. This is mainly because the application for such allowances is done online due to automation of public services.