Unit 054 – (A) Principles for implementing Duty of Care in Health, Social Care ot Children’s and Young People’s Settings 1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role. It is important that all staff working in a care setting or enviroment excersice a duty of care within the premisis. Children and young people are classed as vunerable as they have not yet developed the physical and cognitive capacity to care for themselves. Practitioners legally need to put in place procedures to keep children safe within the setting. Duty of care means to so far as reasonable possible look after a child young person and protect them from harm under obligation of the law.
Also planning the day and having a routine which best fits around each individual ensuring that their best interests and personal choices come first. Other ways are - It also our duty of care to promote independence, and ensure that all individuals are aware of what their rights are. We should be aware of how to recognize signs of abuse, neglect or unacceptable behaviour and to follow policies and procedures if this happens All individuals should be treated fairly and without prejudice Informing management if there is anything that is stopping us from carrying out our job safely Complying with health and safety regulations Ensuring residents know about the complaints procedure and to report a complaint | 1.2 Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protectionof individuals | We are responsible in keeping individuals safe from harm, whether it is illness, abuse or harm and injury. We can do this by involving families and other health care professionals in their care plan, getting ideas on ways best to support their family. Following a code of practice and
It also connected with the areas of carrying and reviewing of risk assessments, which ensuring elimination of hazards, use of equipments and all health and safety guidelines. Policies and procedures sets clear boundaries in safe guarding in social care setting. The concept of safeguarding, whether it is children or vulnerable adults,
These services are assessed and inspected the same as the statutory sectors to ensure that the health and safety is of an acceptable standard. They are legally required to be inspected and checked regularly and must follow the current EYFS statutory framework. (2:p3) An example of a private sector in my area is ********** for children whose parents work or want day-care for their children. E2 A statutory setting provides support to the children by educating them and preparing them for the future. They
Explain the role of supportive relationships in reducing the risk of abuse and neglect (P6) Discuss the role of supportive relationships in reducing the risk of abuse and neglect, using examples (M3). There are many roles within the health and social care sector that professionals must cover in order to reduce the risk of abuse and neglect. In order to provide this, carers must obey the individual’s rights – firstly professionals must ensure clients are aware of their rights. “Individual rights refer to the liberties of each individual to pursue life and goals without interference from other individuals or the government.” http://learningtogive.org/papers/paper29.html A part of each and every individual’s rights is their human rights, which was enforced by ‘The Human Rights Act 1998’. “The Act sets out the fundamental rights and freedoms that individuals in the UK have access to.
SHC 24 (204) Introduction to duty of care Level 2 Diploma Unit credit value - 1 [pic] Learning outcome 1 – Understand the implications of Duty of Care |1.1 Define what is meant by the term ‘Duty of Care’ | |A Duty of Care means that all health and social care professionals and organisations providing health and care services should | |always act in the best interest of the people they support | |keep people safe from harm and exploitation | |not act or fail to act in a way that results in harm | |act within your competence and not take on anything you do not believe you can safely do. | |Duty of care is a legal requirement and underpins everything we do, it is what underlies the codes of practice and it should be built into | |practice on a day to day basis. | | | | | | | |1.2 Describe how the Duty of Care affects your day-to-day work role
Unit 13 Principles for Implementing duty of care in health social care or children's and young peoples settings 1 understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice. 1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work roles A duty of care is a legal requirement and would be tested in court in the event of negligence or malpractice that all health and social care professionals that provide a health and care service is that you must put the interest of the service users you help and support first and to do everything in your power to keep them safe from any harm. In your work role to have duty of care underpins everything that you do, it underlies the codes of practice and this should be built into your practice on a day-to-day level. and would be tested in court in the event of negligence or malpractice. 1.2 Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals.
PRINCIPLES FOR IMPLEMENTING DUTY OF CARE IN HEALTH ,SOCIAL CARE OR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLES SETTINGS 1.1 the duty of care means that as a care worker i have the legal obligation and duty to provied care and support to all my service users in a safe way with careful attention and reasonable coution to help protect their wellbeing and provent them from any harm and put their needs and intrests at the center of my thinking and practice ensureing that what i choose to do or not do with them dose not caurse harm to the individual that im careing for as a care worker i must ensure i work in ways that uphold the laws and standerds `to ensure i provent harm to my service users and protect and promote the safety and wellbeing of others in my care 1.2the duty of care contribuites to the safegarding and protection of each individual i look after or that need care and support day to day as they are potentially vulnerable to exploitation ,abuse and even neglect from them self or by others ,the duty of care is knowing what requairments of the health and welbeing of the individuals that you provied care for offering them support and taking all the right procautions to advoid hazards,accidents,injurys that may accour if these procautions was not implment the duty of care also contribuites to the proction of the individuals charactices and againts discrimination ,equality ,fairness,respect and dignty to the safegarding is recognise and meet physical ,emotional and psychological needs ensureing you intesipate danger and manage risks and intervine when needed so you can support in the event of illness or injury and my be aleart to any protential neglet,abuse,or explotation you can then give guidance supervison and uphold their vales and rights 2.1 there may be times when there is potential conflicts or dilemmas may arise between the duty of care and the individual when you
Assignment task – SHC24 Introduction to Duty of Care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings. Link to learning outcome 1 1.1 Define the term “duty of care” Duty of care is central to all aspects of health and social care. It means you do your upmost to look after the service user to best of your ability and to fulfil their needs. We must make sure whatever we do or don’t do will not be of harm to the service user, to do only what we are capable of doing, and have the skills and competence to do so. That way nothing goes wrong and we don’t create any danger.
A person-centred, integrated approach that promotes multi-agency working is fundamental to delivering high-quality care and preventing and controlling infection. The Health and Social Care Act 2012 sets out a clear expectation that the care system should consider NICE quality standards in planning and delivering services, as part of a general duty to secure continuous improvement in quality. Commissioners and providers of health and social care should refer to the library of NICE quality standards when designing high-quality services. Other quality standards that should also be considered when choosing, commissioning or providing a high-quality infection prevention and control service are listed in 'Related quality standards'. Training and competencies The quality standard should be read in the context of national and local guidelines on training and competencies.