Explain how local policies and procedures can be developed in accordance with national and policy requirements. Relate your answers to your own workplace setting

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Task 2: LO2 Understand the impact of policy, legislation, regulation, codes of practice and standards on organisation policy and practice. What you must do –
Scenario: When Rachel’s mum became ill, it became clear she was struggling to live on her own. While also looking after her young son and her parents – in – law, Rachel began the search for a suitable care home. Since her mum was paying for her own care, Rachel thought it would be easy to find the right home. But the reality was anything but.
2.1 In the this report you must explain the implementation of policies e.g. confidentiality, Every child matters; legislation- Care Act 2014, regulations by Care Quality Commission (CQC) and codes of practice e.g. CQC codes or Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) that are relevant to Rachel finding a care home for her mother and also your own work in health and social care. Here you must use examples from your own health and social care practice to support your answer. (210 Words)
2.2 Explain how local policies and procedures can be developed in accordance with national and policy requirements. Relate your answers to your own workplace setting. (210 Words)
2.3 Evaluate the impact of policy, legislation, regulation and Codes of Practice on organisational policy and practice (changes to practice and development needs) with respect to Rachel and her mother (give two sides – negative and positive). Relate your answers also to your own workplace setting. (210 Words)
Task 3: LO3 Understand the theories that underpin health and social care practice. What you must do. Scenario.
As a recent graduate trainee employee, you have been requested by your line manager to carry out a research to produce a paper to be used as part of mandatory induction training for new employees. In the first part of the research paper you are requested to explain the theories that underpin health and social care.
3.1 In your research paper explain theories on human growth and development (use Sigmund Erikson, Freud models) managing loss and change, managing stress and behaviour and use examples from own workplace in the context of health and social care. (240 Words)
3.2 In this research paper, analyse with examples, the impact of social processes, e.g. poverty, unemployment, social exclusion, marginalisation etc in health and social care in a diverse society. (210 Words)
3.3 Evaluate the effectiveness of inter professional working. You are expected to give examples from experiences from own workplace to show the effectiveness of inter – professional working. (210 Words)
LO4: Be able to contribute to the development and implementation of health and Social care organisational policy. What you must do
Produce a report on how you are able to contribute to the development and implementation of health and social care organisational policy.
4.1 Explain in your report own role; your own responsibilities; accountabilities and your duties in the context of working with those within and outside the health and social care workplace. Here you are to produce a list of your own roles, responsibilities accountabilities and duties within your workplace. Use your own workplace setting to buttress your understanding. (210 Words)
4.2 Evaluate your own contribution in your health and social care workplace practice to the development and implementation of health and social care organisational policy. Use Gibbs reflective cycle to support your answer.(210 Words)
4.3 Make recommendations in your report on how to develop your own contributions to meeting good practice requirements. (210 Words). * Avoid Repetitions.*

Who must the allied health provider collaborate with (departments/persons) in order to ensure care is provided correctly and in a timely fashion?

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Within your assigned Collaborative Learning Community (CLC), complete each of these specific tasks.
Review the “CLC Group Project Agreement” document.
Read the patient scenario in the “Allied Health Community” interactive learning media
Assign an allied health role (from among those profiled in the learning media) to each member of the CLC group.
Once each member of the group is assigned an allied health role, each member must consider and answer the following Key Questions from the perspective of the allied health provider they have been assigned:
1. What knowledge, skills, and approaches must the allied health provider employ in the care of the patient featured in the case study?
2. Who must the allied health provider collaborate with (departments/persons) in order to ensure care is provided correctly and in a timely fashion?
3. What negative outcomes will likely occur if the patient does not receive the care offered by the allied health provider?
As a CLC group, compile the individual responses to the three questions and create a PowerPoint presentation in which you:
1. Summarize the responses.
2. Define the concept of interprofessional collaboration.
3. Describe how collaborative approaches to healthcare results in positive patient outcomes.
4. Provide at least one clinical practice example from your own experience in which collaborative care was demonstrated, and describe how this collaboration affected patient care.

What are the benefits of implementing programs to address cultural competence within an HCO?

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“Cultural Proficiency” Please respond to the following:
• What are the benefits of implementing programs to address cultural competence within an HCO?
• Describe how you would put in place initiatives for cultural proficiency at a medical clinic.
Assignment: Middleville Regional Healthcare (160 pts)
EOC DQ
“Fiscal Policy” Please respond to the following:
• Determine what fiscal policy measure has a more direct impact to the economy. Is it an increase in government spending or an equal decrease in taxes if consumer confidence is lower than the previous month? Explain your reasoning.

What is the role of the nurse in implementing The Affordable Care Act

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The Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama in March 2010. Many of the provisions of the law directly affect health care providers. Review the following online resources:
1. Key Features of the Affordable Care Act: http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts/timeline/index.html
2. Health Care Transformation: the Affordable Care Act and More: http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy-Advocacy/HealthSystemReform/AffordableCareAct.pdf
What are the most important elements of the Affordable Care Act in relation to community and public health? What is the role of the nurse in implementing this law?