Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role. All service users should be supported and enabled to live in an environment which is free from prejudice and safe from abuse. My responsibilities under the duty of care is to do everything reasonable within the definition of my job role to make this happen. 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 take care of vulnerable adults and to ensure that their needs and well-being are looked after.
The Right To Respect | The right to respect is an individual’s right to be shown consideration and courtesy and to be treated properly. No matter what a person’s background they should still be treated with respect. | The Right To Be Treated As An Individual | Everyone has the right to be treated as an individual. The care provider should take into account that everyone has different beliefs and abilities etc. therefore the care provider should respect those beliefs even if they do not share them.
Kelly-Ann Radcliffe Health and Social Care Unit 4222-264: The Principles of infection Prevention and control Outcome 1: Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections 1:1 Employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection are set out in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. This tells workers that they have to do certain things in order to comply with the act and they are: * To take responsibility of there own safety and the safety of others. * To cooperate with your employer regarding health and safety matters. * To not intentionally damage and health and safety equipment provided by your employer. * Attend all training that is provided by your employer.
Unit 264. Outcome 1:- There are many employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. These include:- * They are to ensure that their own health and hygiene doesn’t pose a risk to service users and colleagues. * To ensure that effective hand washing is carried out at appropriate times throughout their shift * And to ensure that the Correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used/worn when needed and appropriate throughout their shift. There are also many employers responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection.
Introduction to duty of care in health social care or childrens and young peoples settings 1. DEFINE THE TERM ‘DUTY OF CARE’ A duty of care means all carers, health professionals and anybody else providing health care services must act in the best interest of the people they support. 1.2 DESCRIBE HOW DUTY OF CARE AFFECTS OWN PERFORMANCE People have a right to expect they will be kept safe and not neglected, or exposed to risks, we owe a duty of care to the people we support. You should think about if what you are doing is best for your client and that you are not putting them art harm or risk, and that you respect their wishes and retain their dignity. 2.1DESCRIBE DILEMMAS THAT MAY ARISE BETWEEN THE DUTY OF CARE AND AN INDIVIDUALS
Unit 12 Principles for implementing duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings. 1 Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice. 1.1 Explain what it means to have duty of care in own work role. Duty of care is putting the interests of patients first and is required in all health and social care roles and all organisations that provide health and social care services. This also means doing everything in their power to keep patients safe from harm.
If person centre values that underpin all work in the health and social care sector are followed as they should be then all individuals should feel that and health workers ensure that : Person centred values are guides on how individuals are treated. The individual is treated has an individual, the individual is supported to exercise choice, supporting individuals to maintain emotional control and supporting individuals with sensitive situations, make sure individual's rights is maintained, support the individual to be as independent as possible, treat all individuals with dignity and respect, the individual is supported in accessing their rights, ensure the individual have privacy if they want it. • Evaluate the use of care plans in applying person centred values. Care plans are the basis for how care and support services are delivered. The most important part of the plan is the outcome that the individual wants to achieve; the whole of the plan is geared to making progress towards these outcomes.
Unit 4222-306 Promote and implement health and safety in health and social care Outcome 1: 1.1: Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health and social care work setting The main legislations relating to health and safety in a social care work setting are: * Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (amended 2002) * Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 * Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 * Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002 1.2: explain the main points of health and safety policies and procedures agreed with the employer The employer has a duty of care and has to abide by the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. The employer must have risk assessments in place especially in a care work setting. They must make the work place safe to work in by having a suitable area to work in and all equipment in working order. 1.3: analyse the main health and safety responsibilities of: * Self, reporting any risks, updating your employers about your surroundings and any hazards * The employer or manager, keeping the workplace clean and safe for all, keeping all risk assessments up to date * Others in the work setting, report any hazards that you think is a danger 1.4: identify specific tasks in the work setting that should not be carried out without special training Any manual handling such as lifting someone or using equipment such as hoists should not be carried out without any special training as this is against the law. Outcome 2: 2.1: use policies and procedures or other agreed ways of working that relate to health and safety 2.4: Use risk assessment in relation to health and safety Outcome 3: 3.1: Describe different types of accidents and sudden illness that may occur in own work setting There are many different illnesses that may occur in a care setting
Core principles of care was set for the health and social care services to ensure that principles, guidelines and values was followed to promote standards of equality and diversity toward individuals, making sure that personal information was maintain privately and ensuring that individuals had rights. To reduce the risk of abuse there was minimum standards that were set for professional‘s to work towards. These standards identified vulnerable adults to be treated with: • Respect,
SNAKES 12 Level 3 Diploma Health & Social Care Level 3 Module Title: Principals For Implementing Duty Of Care In Health, Social Care Or Childrens And Young Peoples Settings Question 1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in your work role My duty of care in my role as a care worker is to make sure my residents are provided with the best care available. My duties as a professional carer include everything from personal care to keeping them safe from harm and treating them with dignity and respect, keeping their best interests at heart at all times. It is a legal requirement that I abide by the Code of Practice that is set out clearly and applies to all healthcare professionals in social care settings. Maintaining confidentiality is a big part of my duty of care, I always have to ensure that all personal information is recorded accurately and kept safe at all times. It is a big responsibility and I treat it as such.