Introduction to Duty Of Care Children's or Young People's Settings 1-1.1 Duty of Care is a legal obligation to work to the best interests of the service user and also to colleagues and yourself. You should always make sure that anything you do is not detremental to the wellbeing, health or safety of anyone, and only carry out actions that are within your own levels of competence, role and responsbility. 1.2 I should only carry out duties for which I have been trained and which are within my job description, and refuse to do anything I am not competent to do. I am responsible for my own decisions, and ultimately accountable for all my actions. I must work within the standards of care, and codes of practice provided by my company.
All staff are to follow the procedures set out in this policy as information getting into the wrong hands can put service users at risk and result in disciplinary action. The codes of practice inform and give support/guidance to each company of the safe ways to handle and store the confidential information and
The risk management plan should include the following Risk Identification: This is the first step in risk analysis. KFF needs to identify risks associated with the implementation of chosen strategy. Some of the risks are poor planning, insufficient resources, lack of management commitment. Alternatives Analysis: A risk analysis is not sound if other risks alternatives are not explored. Alternatives may include the implementation of an effective strategic plan and developing a planning system/ Contingencies Poor Planning: KFF will need to make use of any of the implementation software for effective planning.
Understand how to handle information in social care settings Task B Prepare a set of guidelines to remind social care workers of best practice in handling information. Bi – Explain how to maintain records so that they are up to date, complete, accurate and legible. All records should be written in clear hand writing and in a language that the service user can understand. Do not abbreviate and only document facts that include the date it occurred and the date you documented it with your name signed with it, fiction and judgement are opinions and aren’t acceptable. Only record what is relevant and evidence based and to make sure everything is written up as soon as possible after the care has taken place.
All rooms or equipment that may be used by a child or young person should be considered a risk and have regular checks to make sure that everything is working correctly and is safe and free from damage. Some of these checks are required by law. Managers should make sure all health and saefty checks are carried out as required. In the case of an accident, failure to check any equipment could have sersious consequences. 3.
Your duty of care is also that you act within your own competence and do not do anything which you cannot do safely. Implementing duty of care also requires following procedures and policies and working to agreed standards which include the protection from dangers, harm and abuse whilst respecting individual's rights and choices. 2. How does duty of Care contribute to the safeguarding and protection of your service users? Safeguarding is protection of vulnerable people from abuse and harm.
Support of the unit by a sector or other appropriate body This unit is endorsed by Skills for Care and Development. Assessment This unit must be assessed in accordance with Skills for Care and Development's QCF Assessment Principles. Learning outcomes 2 and 3 must be assessed in a real work environment. Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England (4222-31) 55 Unit 4222-307 Promote good practice in handling information in health and social care settings (HSC 038) Assessment Criteria Outcome 1 The learner can: 1. identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care 2. summarise the main points of legal requirements and codes of practice for handling information in health and social care. Understand requirements for handling information in health and social care settings Outcome 2 The learner can: 1. describe features of manual and electronic information storage systems that help ensure
However, despite this the Mental Capacity Act 2005 states that all individuals should be treated as if they have capacity unless proven otherwise. The Act also recognises that a person’s capacity could vary from moment to moment and that decisions should wait where possible. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 also states that a blanket decision cannot be made about a person’s capacity and that the assessment should be decision specific. E.g. you cannot say that a person “cannot decide anything” for themselves, instead make an assessment for every decision, for instance, one assessment for medical intervention and another for moving Assessing
There are legal, moral, and ethical issues that mediators will have to tackle when they have to deal with the parties conflicts. The main job of the mediator is to make sure that both parties are comfortable and know that their issues and thoughts are going to be heard. It is very important that the mediator remain bias at all
These processes must be agreed by the Supporting People team. There should be no blanket exclusions to accessing the service, except in cases where an unmanageable risk is presented. In this instance we mean where risks in relation to lone working, risks to others and risks from others cannot be managed by the Support Staff. Support Standards The Service Provider will undertake an assessment of support needs for all service users and agree support plans in line with agreed risk assessment process, including a timescale for the gradual withdrawal of