Introduction to duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings Assignment composition Assignment overview In this assignment‚ you will demonstrate your understanding of what is meant by the term ‘duty of care’. You will consider the types of dilemma that you may arise in adult social care work‚ and find out where to get advice and support to handle these. You will look at how to respond to complaints‚ making sure you know and follow agreed procedures
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Introduction to duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people settings 1. Understanding the implications of Duty of care. 1.1 * A duty of care means that all health and social care professionals and organisations providing health and care services‚ must act in the best interests of the people they support. 1.2 * The expression is that we ‘owe’ a duty of care to the people we work with. ‘owe’ is a useful word to describe the nature of the duty of care because it is
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Duty of Care 1.1 The term duty of care refers to the duties and responsibilities that someone in charge and authority has to those they are caring for. In the area of childcare and early years‚ teachers‚ nursery workers and other care workers have a duty of care to the children they are looking after and are responsible for. There is a general definition for duty of care as well as different definitions in greater detail. For example moral and legal duties of care. Legal duty of care is where
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OL16 5BP 15.02.13 Hi Steph‚ So you want to work in social care? Well here’s a few things you should know... like the term ’Duty of care’......it means providing care and support for individuals within the law and also within the policies‚ procedures and agreed ways of working of your employer. It is about avoiding abuse and injury to individuals‚ their friends and family and their property. A negligent
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DUTY OF CARE Duty of Care The legal definition for the term ‘Duty of Care’ means that person acts towards others and the public with watchfulness‚ attention‚ caution and prudence that a reasonable person in the same circumstances would. If a person’s actions do not meet this standard of care then their acts are considered negligent and any damages resulting may be claimed in a lawsuit for negligence. ‘Duty of Care’ means that whilst we are responsible for another persons wellbeing we must
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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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In tort law‚ a duty of care is a legal obligation which is imposed on an individual requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others. It is the first element that must be established to proceed with an action in negligence. The claimant must be able to show a duty of care imposed by law which the defendant has breached. In turn‚ breaching a duty may subject an individual to liability. The duty of care may be imposed by operation of
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Duty of care 1.1 1. Protect the rights and promote the interests of individuals‚ key people and others. 2. Strive to establish and maintain the trust and confidence of individuals‚ key people and others. 3. Promote the independence of individuals while protecting them as far as possible from danger or harm. 4. Respect the rights of individuals while seeking to ensure that their behaviour does not harm themselves‚ key people or others. 5. Uphold public trust and confidence in health and social care
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Duty of Care The concept of ‘duty of care’ is doing all you can‚ at all times to ensure that you act in the best interest of the patients. Putting those that we care for at the centre of all our actions and ensuring the safety of what we do for them. During practice duty of care means we must care out task at our own level of competence‚ not higher. Ensure that our actions do not break the laws‚ even if it means saying that you don’t feel that you should be doing something that your senior nurse
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SHC 34 Principles for implementing duty of care The fundamental obligation that anyone working in child care has is to keep children safe. The legal term duty of care refers to this obligation and has major implications for a setting and the operation of its services. “Duty of Care” means providing care and support for individuals within the law and also within the policies‚ procedures and agreed ways of working of your employer. It is about avoiding abuse and injury to individuals‚ their
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