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HND Assignment BriefSession: February 2021 Programme titlePearson BTEC Higher National Diploma in HealthCare PracticeUnit number & titleUnit 17Effective Reporting and Record-keeping in Healthand Social Care ServicesUnit Level and CreditValueLevel 4Credit Value 15Assessor (s)Mr Adetokunbo OyekanmiIssue Date24 February 2021Final assignmentsubmission deadline07-12 June 2021Late submissiondeadline14-19 June 2021The learners are required to follow the strict deadline set by theCollege for submissions of assignments in accordance with theBTEC level 4–7 submission guidelines and College policy onsubmissions.Resubmission deadlineTBAFeedbackFormative feedback will be available on ICON VLE during thesemester. Final feedback will be available within 2 weeks of theassignment submission date. GeneralGuidelines• The work you submit must be in your own words. If you use aquote or an illustration from somewhere you must give the source.• Include a list of references at the end of your document. You mustgive all your sources of information.• Make sure your work is clearly presented and that you use correctgrammar.• Use a word processor and its “spell-checker”. Internal verifierMr Enayet SarwarSignature (IV ofthe brief) *Date19/02/2021 Assignment Brief – continuesHealthCare Practice Unit 17 Page 2 of 11ICON College of Technology and ManagementBTEC HND in Healthcare Practice (Integrated Health and Social Care)Unit 17: Effective Reporting and Record Keeping in HSC Services (RQF- L4)Session: February 2021CourseworkRecommended Word limit: 4500 for both partsThis Unit will be assessed by assignment and evidence of a report andpresentations, evidence of recording at work and a reflective account.The unit is divided into two parts (1 & 2)You are strongly advised to read “Preparation guidelines for Coursework” documentbefore answering the questions and writing the assignment.Discuss with your lecturer to know the evidence for this assignment that can alsocontribute to your PLAD portfolioPart 1 (LO1 & LO2):You are required to produce a word-processed report and the recommended word limit is2000 words.Assignment Context and ScenarioWorking in any health and/or care setting, every staff member is responsible formaintaining records and reporting outcomes to supervisors. As a supervisor or manager,you will likely also have the added responsibility of monitoring the records kept by theteam for accuracy, reliability and validity. It is essential that you are confident discussingarrangements made to complete records designed for use both internally and with partnerorganisations or inspecting bodies, as well as the need to store and retrieve recordseffectively, either manually or electronically. You will also need to recognise the correctprocedures when sharing and disposing of records in the setting, following legislation(s)and guidelines.You are a manager in a local authority setting providing residential and non-residentialcare services to individuals with specific needs. There have been several recent articlesin the news regarding the ‘unnecessary’ death of a patient in a local hospital. The mediareports that there was a catalogue of procedural errors in record-keeping in the hospitalthat led to the patient’s death. These included incorrect medicine dosage, missed patientobservations due to inaccuracies in shift records, and an incident with the patient’s familyreporting the patient’s chest pains not being recorded. In addition, the patient’s family wasrefused access to their health records, despite the family member requesting the recordsbeing authorised by the patient through a lasting power of attorney. Lastly, the personaldetails of the patient were leaked to the media by someone who journalists report workedat the local hospital. As a result of this, and several other breaches in protocol andpractice, the Secretary of State for Health has ordered the national regulator to conduct areview of the data management processes and procedures across all health and socialcare provision in their remit.Assignment Brief – continuesHealthCare Practice Unit 17 Page 3 of 11To facilitate this, your Director has tasked you with conducting a Self-Assessment Reviewof the reporting and record-keeping requirements and processes in an area of serviceprovision in your setting, to be used in a series of training sessions to be given to all thecare workers that are new to your organisation. You would be required to write a Reviewreport on the Learning Outcomes below and ensure that you maintain confidentiality.ActivityLO1: Describe the legal and regulatory aspects of reporting and record keeping in a caresettingL02: Explore the internal and external recording requirements in a care settingFor this activity, you will produce an evaluative internal review of the reporting and recordkeeping processes in an area of service provision in your setting. Your Review will beconfidential, and evaluate how effective your work setting’s arrangements and processesfor storing and sharing information are, in terms of efficacy and compliance. You willinclude a description of the statutory requirements for reporting and record keeping inown care setting and the regulatory and inspecting bodies’ requirements for reporting andrecord keeping in a care setting. You are also required to describe the process of storingof records in own care setting and explain the reasons for sharing information within ownsetting and with external bodies. Give an accurately illustration of the internal and externalrequirements for recording information in own care setting.For higher grades, you will do an analysis of the implications of non-compliance with legaland regulatory aspects of reporting and record keeping. Your evaluation will put forwardrecommendations for how your setting can improve its processes, with reference to theconsequences of ineffective systems for service user safety, the setting’s effectivenessand credibility and with reference to the media. Also you should examine the currentprocesses in own care setting and evaluate the arrangements and processes for storingand sharing information, making recommendations for improvement.Part 2 (LO3 & LO4):You are required to produce a word-processed report, which will also be presented to anaudience in the class. The recommended word limit is 2500 words.Assignment Context and ScenarioScenarioWith the increasing use of technology in the workplace, an inspirational manager needs toexamine the uses of technology in a healthcare setting and be able to guide their teamthrough both the procedural use of and the ethical issues surrounding recording andreporting using technology. This assignment will provide you with the opportunity to notonly demonstrate your knowledge of record-keeping and reporting in a variety ofsituations, but also to produce a relevant, accurate set of documents to evidence yourskills.As a result of your review, your Director has asked that you run one of the trainingsessions for new staff. The session will train new staff on the use of technology forreporting and recording service user care in your setting, providing the staff with ademonstration of how specific records are completed, processed and stored in yourAssignment Brief – continuesHealthCare Practice Unit 17 Page 4 of 11setting. As part of the training session, you are to provide the staff with a range ofanonymised examples of the records you have kept in the setting, explaining how youcompleted, processed and stored these records in line with the setting’s policy, local andnational policies and guidelines.ActivityLO3 Review the use of technology in reporting and recording service user care in a caresettingLO4 Demonstrate how to keep and maintain records in own care setting in line withnational and local policiesTo demonstrate own understanding of the LO3 & LO4 criteria, you will do an individualpresentation and produce a report.In the presentation, you will describe how technology is used in recording and reportingin own care setting. There will also be an explanation of the benefits of involving serviceusers in record keeping processes. Furthermore, produce accurate, legible, concise andcoherent records regarding service user care for different service users following ownsetting’s guidelines. And explain different aspects of own management of service userrecords with reference to compliance with national and local policies and guidelinesIn the report, you will review the use of digital technology in relation to own medicalmanagement procedures or care plan and evaluate the effectiveness of the use oftechnology in terms of meeting service user needs, ensuring appropriate care is givenand maintaining confidentiality. Also, you will analyse the process of maintaining recordsin own setting, identifying any potential or actual difficulties. Furthermore, evaluate theeffectiveness of the use of technology in terms of meeting service user needs, as well asthe effectiveness of own completion of documentation.NOTE: This requires the submission of evidence from a mock training event on recordkeeping. This will include a set of materials used in the event to include an electronicpresentation and you must provide evidence of your slides (10-minute presentation).Provide evidence from your work on your own record-keeping across a range of types ofrecords in your own work setting. A range of record(s) could include care plan, minutes ofmeetings, recording nutritional status, recording interventions, and administration ofmedication, reporting incidents, accident or near misses. (Speak to your tutor for adviceon the type of record you have completed in care practice) Present your evidence in apresentation (10-minute presentation)The presentation is compulsory and can only contribute to LO3 & LO4 at the Passlevel.Presentation Guidelines:1. Students will have 10 minutes to present their work to the audience and each willbe given the date to present. Presentations will take place in week 11 and week12 during class time. It is important that all students keep to the time limit.2. Students must present their work as a PPT only.3. Students should reference their work where appropriate, using a range of sources.4. Students must attach their presentation as a (6 SLIDES PER PAGE) document totheir final assignment before submitting on the VLEEvidences gathered for Part 2 of this assignment brief can be used to support yourPLADAssignment Brief – continuesHealthCare Practice Unit 17 Page 5 of 11Relevant InformationTo gain a Pass in BTEC HND Unit, you must meet ALL the Pass criteria; to gain a Merit,you must meet ALL the Merit and Pass criteria; and to gain a Distinction, you must meetALL the Distinction, Merit and Pass criteria.1. Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes and Assessment CriteriaPassMeritDistinctionLO1 Describe the legal and regulatory aspects of reporting andrecord keeping in a care settingD1 Evaluate theconsequences ofnon-compliancewith reference tothe media, serviceuser safety and thecredibility of thecare settingP1 Describe the statutoryrequirements for reporting and recordkeeping in own care settingP2 Describe the regulatory andinspecting bodies’ requirements forreporting and record keeping in acare settingM1 Analyse theimplications of noncompliance withlegislation, regulatingand inspecting bodies’requirementsLO2 Explore the internal and external recording requirements in acare settingD2 Evaluate ownwork setting’sarrangements andprocesses forstoring and sharinginformation,makingrecommendationsfor improvementP3 Describe the process of storing ofrecords in own care settingP4 Explain the reasons for sharinginformation within own setting andwith external bodiesP5 Accurately illustrate the internaland external requirements forrecording information in own caresettingM2 Examine the currentprocesses in own caresetting related to storingand sharing recordsLO3 Review the use of technology in reporting and recordingservice user care in a care settingD3 Evaluate theeffectiveness of theuse of technologyin terms of meetingservice userneeds, ensuringappropriate care isgiven andmaintainingconfidentialityP6 Describe how technology is usedin recording and reporting in own caresettingP7 Explain the benefits of involvingservice users in record keepingprocessesM3 Review the use ofdigital technology inrelation to own medicalmanagement proceduresor care plan Assignment Brief – continuesHealthCare Practice Unit 17 Page 6 of 11 LO4 Demonstrate how to keep and maintain records in own caresetting in line with national and local policiesD4 Evaluate theeffectiveness ofown completion ofdocumentation interms of meetingservice userneeds, ensuringappropriate care isgiven and effectivereporting is carriedoutP8 Produce accurate, legible, conciseand coherent records regardingservice user care for different serviceusers following own setting’sguidelinesP9 Explain different aspects of ownmanagement of service user recordswith reference to compliance withnational and local policies andguidelinesM4 Analyse the processof maintaining records inown setting, identifyingany potential or actualdifficulties Guide to student1. Preparation guidelines of the Coursework Documenta. All coursework must be word processed.b. Any assignments submitted with TEXT BOXES will not be accepted.c. Document margins must not be more than 2.54 cm (1 inch) or less than 1.9cm (3/4inch).d. Font size must be within the range of 10 point to 14 points including the headings andbody text (preferred font size is 11).e. Standard and commonly used type face, such as Arial and Times New Roman, shouldbe used.f. All figures, graphs and tables must be numbered.g. Material taken from external sources must be properly referred and cited within thetext using Harvard systemh. Do not use Wikipedia as a reference.2. Plagiarism and CollusionAny act of plagiarism or collusion will be seriously dealt with according to the Collegeregulations. In this context the definitions and scope of plagiarism and collusion arepresented below:Plagiarism is presenting somebody else’s work as your own. It includes copyinginformation directly from the Web or books without referencing the material; submittingjoint coursework as an individual effort.Collusion is copying another student’s coursework; stealing coursework from anotherstudent and submitting it as your own work.Suspected plagiarism or collusion will be investigated and if found to have occurred willbe dealt with according to the College procedure (For details on Plagiarism &Collusion please see the Student Handbook).3. Submissiona. Initial submission of coursework to the tutors is compulsory in each unit of the course.b. The student must check their assignments on ICON VLE with plagiarism softwareTurnitin to make sure the similarity index for their assignment stays within the Collegeapproved level. A student can check the similarity index of their assignment up to fivetimes in the Draft Assignment submission point located in the home page of theAssignment Brief – continuesHealthCare Practice Unit 17 Page 7 of 11ICON VLE.c. All Final coursework must be submitted to the Final submission point into the Unit(not to the Tutor). The student would be allowed to submit only once and that isthe final submission.d. Any computer files generated such as program code (software), graphic files that formpart of the coursework must be submitted as an attachment to the assignment withall documentation.e. Any portfolio for a Unit must be submitted as an attachment in the assignment4. Good practicea. Make backup of your work in different media (hard disk, memory stick, etc.) to avoiddistress due to loss or damage of your original copy.5. Extension and Late Submissiona. If you need an extension for a valid reason, you must request one using anExceptional Extenuating Circumstances (EEC) form available from the ExaminationOffice and ICON VLE. Please note that the tutors do not have the authority to extendthe coursework deadlines and therefore do not ask them to award a courseworkextension. The completed form must be accompanied by evidence such as amedical certificate in the event of you being sick, and should be submitted to theExamination Office.b. Late submission will be accepted and marked according to the College procedure.It should be noted that late submission may not be graded for Merit and Distinction.c. All late coursework must be submitted to the Late submission point into the unit(not to the Tutor) in the ICON VLE. A student is allowed to submit only once andthat is also treated as the final submission.d. If you fail in the Final or Late submission, you can resubmit in theResubmission window.6. Submission deadlinesSubmission deadlines Online to the ICON VLE onlyFinal Submission date: 07-12 June 2021Late Submission date: 14-19 June 2021Glossary:Analyse: Break an issue or topic into smaller parts by looking in depth at each part.Support each part with arguments and evidence for and against (Pros and cons).Compare: Identify similarities and differencesCritically Evaluate/Analyse: When you critically evaluate you look at the arguments forand against an issue. You look at the strengths and weaknesses of thearguments. This could be from an article you read in a journal or from a textbook.Discuss: When you discuss you look at both sides of a discussion. You look at both sidesof the arguments. Then you look at the reason why it’s important (for) then youlook at the reason why it’s important (against).Assignment Brief – continuesHealthCare Practice Unit 17 Page 8 of 11Describe: When you give an account or representation of in wordsExplain: When you explain you must say why it is important or not important.Evaluate: When you evaluate you look at the arguments for and against an issue and thenmake judgments based on a set of guidelines.Identify: When you identify you look at the most important points.Implement: Put into action/use/effectRecommend: Suggest/put forward as being appropriate, with reasonsAssignment Brief – continuesHealthCare Practice Unit 17 Page 9 of 11HND Assignment BriefSession: February 2021Observation Record SheetPresentation Skills AssessmentStudent name: Student ID: Date: LO3 Review the use of technology in reporting and recording serviceuser care in a care settingo Describe how technology is used in recording and reporting in owncare settingo Explain the benefits of involving service users in record keepingprocessesLO4 Demonstrate how to keep and maintain records in own care setting inline with national and local policieso Produce accurate, legible, concise and coherent records regardingservice user care for different service users following own setting’sguidelineso Explain different aspects of own management of service userrecords with reference to compliance with national and local policiesand guidelinesKnowledge of the criteriondemonstrated:High(H), Average (A), Low (L), NotAchieved (NA)Assessors Comments Course:Pearson BTEC Higher National Diploma in HealthCare PracticeHNC/HNDUnit Code/TitleUnit 17: Effective Reporting and Record-keeping in Health and Social Care ServicesUnit Credits/ levelCredits 15 RQF LEVEL: 4Tutor:Mr Adetokunbo OyekanmiInternal VerifierMr Enayet Sarwar Assignment Brief – continuesHealthCare Practice Unit 17 Page 11 of 11Remarks:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________Tutor Signature: Date: ________________Internal Verifier Signature: Date: 19/02/2021