Health & Social Care

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This course is studied as an Extended Certificate (equivalent to one A Level) or a Diploma (equivalent to two A Levels). This course gives learners an understanding of health and social care within the wider contexts of different environments and settings where care takes place, the importance of effective communication in health and social care, the importance of legislation in health and social care and how to deliver a person-centred approach in the care you give.

Learners will also develop transferable skills such as communication skills as well as research, planning and organisation.

Mandatory Units:

  • Building positive relationships in health and social care
  • Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care
  • Health, safety and security in health and social care
  • Anatomy and physiology for health and social care
  • Infection control
  • Safeguarding
  • The impact of long-term physiological conditions

 

Assessment 

Students will experience a wide range of centre assessed units with practical and wider project-based assessment opportunities, as well as examined units on Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care, Health, safety and security in health and social care, Anatomy and physiology for health and social care, Personalisation and a person-centred approach to care, and Safeguarding.

For more information, please follow this link:

https://www.ocr.org.uk/subjects/health-and-social-care/