Duty of Care – Unit 204 1.1 Define the term ‘Duty of Care’ Employers have a duty of care to their employees‚ which means that they should take all steps which are reasonably possible to ensure their health‚ safety and wellbeing. A duty of care is a good way to build trust with your service user as it ensures that there is no harm caused towards them. Employers have the responsibility not to cause‚ or fail to prevent any harm to their customer and must do their responsibilities with consider to personal
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L.O 1.1 A duty of care is a legal obligation required by individuals within the work setting that they must obey by. People within the work setting must meet the required standard of reasonable care while doing tasks etc. that could potentially prevent the cause of harm to others. It is my responsibility while caring for children within my setting that I promote their independency and assist them to understand and exercise their own individual rights. I must follow the correct procedures and report
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The Sally Smith’s and Larry Landlord The issue is whether did Larry Landlord fall below the standard of care by not maintaining the fire alarm in the hallway properly causing the severe injury of Sally Smith? I believe Larry Landlord fell below the standard of care in this case. To the reasons set forth below: According the rule of reasonable person under the standard of care‚ I can definitely foresee the injury coming. Her injury could have prevented if the landlord has maintained the fire alarm
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The aim of this assignment is to reflect upon The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) video safeguarding vulnerable adults 1 & 2; Call Me Joe (NMC‚ 2010). I will be using Rolfe et. al’s (2001) reflective model ‘What‚ So What‚ and Now What’ to facilitate this reflection and to identify key areas of concern around Joe’s level of care and mental/physical wellbeing. I will be looking at issues surrounding the professional values attitudes and behaviours‚ safeguarding‚ communication‚ and social role
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1.1 - 1.2 A duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on a carer requiring that they adhere to a good quality and standard of care. It is my duty to safeguard and to take care of vulnerable adults and to ensure that their needs and well being are looked after‚ it is my responsibility to ensure I exercise a good standard of care with respect to individuals safety‚ best interest and personal choices‚ this includes protecting individuals within my care from any harm or abuse that may occur and avoiding
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Unit 205 By Jess Dorrell Task A Letter Care Learning Centre Head Office Suite 8 The Courtyard Monks Brook At Cross Business Park Newport Isle of Wight PO305BF 23RD July 2008 Bubbles West Street Newport Isle of Wight PO305BF Dear Jo Blogs RE: Thinking of working in Care Profession It’s nice that you are thinking of joining the Care Profession
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PRINCIPLES FOR IMPLEMENTING DUTY OF CARE IN HEALTH‚ SOCIAL CARE OR CHILDREN`S AND YOUNG PEOPLE`S SETTINGS UNIT: SHC34 EXPLAIN WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A DUTY OF CARE IN YOUR OWN WORK ROLE I and my employers have a “Duty of Care” when delivering services to the individuals in our care. We must follow the General Social Care Council’s (GSCC) Codes of Practice‚ our organisational policies and procedures and also Legislations and Acts‚ all of which set out the standards I am to follow. The GSCC regulates
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Form 6 Candidate Performance Evidence Record for Holistic Assessment of Units Use this form to record details of activities (tick as appropriate) Observed by your assessor □ Assignments / Projects X Seen by a witness □ Questions
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Unit SC4 Principles for Implementing Duty of Care. Assignment 055 Task A Duty of care means to take measures‚ which are reasonable in the circumstances‚ to prevent harm to other people. Duty of care for Early Years providers is a legal requirement set out in the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and Early Years providers are guided by the Working together to Safeguard Children 2010 publication and by comprehensive Health & Safety and Safeguarding Policies. Any person who is
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Duty of Care In a work setting where we are working with children our duty of care is of utmost importance‚ we need to ensure that we do everything within our power to ensure that children and young people that use our setting get the best care possible and that no harm comes to them. When working with children and young people we not only have a duty of care to the children but also to their parents and carers who will be trusting and expecting us to provide the best care for their children. A
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