ESSAY TITLE:
BUILDING UPON YOUR NON-URGENT CASE STUDY/ REFLECTION ‘DISCUSS HOW YOU WOULD APPLY THE RELEVANT MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATIONS, PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICES IN ORDER TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY AND DIGNIFIED PT CARE’
Introduction
Should summarise the assignment title
Summarise the meaning off the following
Mental health legislations
Professional standards
Public health practices
Explain the importance in upholding these to deliver high quality and dignified patient care
2nd Paragraph
Introduce your scenario and the complications that arose – no need to include the whole scenario as its in the appendix (limit 250 words)
(I will discuss this with yourself in more detail)
3rd – 5th Paragraph
In relation to your chosen scenario you want to discuss mental health legislations in relation to your scenario. Discuss what the legislation is, how you apply it and how it affected your patient care.
Some common examples of health legislations you may want to discuss include
Mental capacity Act including least restrictive and best interest
Human Rights Act
Deprivation of liberty safeguarding
Mental Health Act
Doctrine of necessity under common law – allow you to restrain somebody to prevent harm to themselves or others
6th and 7th Paragraph: Professional standards.
What are your professional standards that affect the way to treat a patient – this can include the following
HCPC standards of conduct and ethics https://www.hcpc-uk.org/standards/standards-of-conduct-performance-and-ethics/
HCPC standards of proficiency for paramedics https://www.hcpc-uk.org/standards/standards-of-proficiency/paramedics/
Duty of Care
Professional health regulations – page 13 – 14 in fundamentals of Paramedic practice
CQC ‘the fundamental standards’ https://www.cqc.org.uk/what-we-do/how-we-do-our-job/fundamental-standards
JRCALC standards
Your organisations visions and values
Chapter 8: Public health practices – what can you do to prevent further ill health and promoting health and well being to prolong life. This may include stuff on
Make every contact count https://www.makingeverycontactcount.co.uk/
Traffic light system for patients presenting with low mood
Referral to social services for support needs / local charities – need consent
Inequality in health stuff https://www.health.org.uk/publications/reports/the-marmot-review-10-years-on
Sociological aspects of Paramedic practice – chapter 7
Safeguarding adults at risk of abuse and neglect
Conclusion
Talk about you applied mental health legislation, professional standards and public health practices to deliver high quality patient care in this situation. Talk about how important Paramedics are to improving health and well-being and always upholding the professional standards and mental health legislations.
