Principles for implementing Duty of care in health and social care or childrens and young peoples settings
Q 1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role?
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Duty of care is a legal obligation for each individual in the health and social care setting that requires them to adhere to a standard of reasonable care. Ensuring they don’t put their service users or themselves in any danger.
In the workplace there are policies and procedures, agreed standards, codes of practice and other legislation a care worker should follow.
In a care workers job role you would be responsible for making sure the service users’ needs are met to the best of your ability making sure the service user does not come to any harm and also making sure they are involved in their care plan. Promoting services user’s choice and rights to the best of your ability. You would be responsible for assessing possible risks.
You must remain professional throughout you role making sure you are ad-hearing to confidentiality, keeping up to date and accurate records of the care you have or are providing to service users.
If you are not sure about any part of your work you or have concerns then you must speak to the manager straight away to make sure that no mistakes are made.
Duty of care is central to all that you do at work, it is not something extra.
Q 1.2 Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals?
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Duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals by keeping individuals safe whether it is illness, abuse, harm or injury. We can do this by involving families, health care professionals and other external agencies into the individuals care plan.
Duty of care is a legal requirement and there are policies, procedures, code of conduct and legislation around safeguarding and protecting your service users. Following these guidelines is showing that we are providing the best care possible.
If you are doing activities with service user you should always do risk assessments making sure
A 1.1
Duty of care is a legal obligation for each individual in the health and social care setting that requires them to adhere to a standard of reasonable care. Ensuring they don’t put their service users or themselves in any danger.
In the workplace there are policies and procedures, agreed standards, codes of practice and other legislation a care worker should follow.
In a care workers job role you would be responsible for making sure the service users’ needs are met to the best of your ability making sure the service user does not come to any harm and also making sure they are involved in their care plan. Promoting services user’s choice and rights to the best of your ability. You would be responsible for assessing possible risks.
You must remain professional throughout you role making sure you are ad-hearing to confidentiality, keeping up to date and accurate records of the care you have or are providing to service users.
If you are not sure about any part of your work you or have concerns then you must speak to the manager straight away to make sure that no mistakes are made.
Duty of care is central to all that you do at work, it is not something extra.
Q 1.2 Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals?
A 1.2
Duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals by keeping individuals safe whether it is illness, abuse, harm or injury. We can do this by involving families, health care professionals and other external agencies into the individuals care plan.
Duty of care is a legal requirement and there are policies, procedures, code of conduct and legislation around safeguarding and protecting your service users. Following these guidelines is showing that we are providing the best care possible.
If you are doing activities with service user you should always do risk assessments making sure