One of the methods most most health care facilities use is Evidence-based practice (EBP problem-solving approach to clinical care that incorporates the conscious use of the best available scientific evidence, clinicians’ expertise, and patients’ values. This leads to safe patient care and positive patient outcomes, reduces nursing time and medical costs through standardization of nursing practice. It also improves professional autonomy and job satisfaction for clinical nurses, ultimately bringing potential benefits to patients, nurses and the health care system. For this reason, EBP has emerged as a central concept in the planning and implementation of healthcare systems worldwide. As EBP rapidly replaces the traditional paradigm of authority in healthcare decision-making
ective of the progression of the case, the role of the social worker remains focused on directly providing, or facilitating access to, a variety of services to support children and their families. The aims of these services range from improving parental capacity, increasing competence and confidence, introducing positive changes to children’s day-to-day experiences and supporting children with their recovery from the impact caused by abuse or neglect (Davey et al, 2009).
According to the local statistics, as of 2014, the areas covered by my team had an overall population of 109,487. It covers 81.08 square kilometres making the borough one of the most densely populated in the East Midlands in addition to having one of the highest ethnic minority populations in the East Midlands (Nottinghamshire Insight, 2017). This has significant impacts on the service user group within the team and it is therefore paramount to consider potential conflicting traditions, values and ethics when working with children and families from other cultures. (PCF 3).
This analysis will focus on two cases I worked on during my time within this team. Alongside the work detailed below, I had the opportunity to build and develop my professional skills in a range of new and challenging areas. (PCF 7)
I have anonymised the service users in guidance with confidentiality and data protection policies (General Data Protection Legislation, 2018).
Case 1 :-
During my time on placement I was allocated to manage a case that was already at the child in need stage. According to the Department of Education, 1.1 million children were in need of help and protection at some point between 2014 to 2015 and 2016 to 2017 (Department of Education, 2018). A child or young person is identified as being ‘in need’ of services following a Child and Family Assessment. Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children’s Board have outlined that the need for an assessment mainly falls upon whether or not the child meets the threshold for tier 4 of the Pathway to Provision which outlines the guidance for practitioners to follow when identifying a child, young person and/or family’s level of need, and referral pathways to the most appropriate service to provide support (Not
