Q1. What is the difference between a 'S' and a 'S'? Define the duty of care? Duty of care is defined as a legal and ethical obligation which ensures a reasonable standard of care for people, we support and to act in a way to protect their safety.
Q2. What is the difference between a 'S' and a 'Q'? Describe how duty of care relates to duty of candour.
The duty of care is a legal and ethical obligation which focuses on the safety and wellbeing of the service users while duty of candour is an extension of duty of care which ensures that care workers are honest and transparent about incidents, mistakes and learn from them. Ensure that individual wellbeing is well protected and …show more content…
Q3. What is the difference between a 'S' and a 'Q'? Describe how duty of care affects your own work role. By providing care and support to the service users, we have a duty of care to ensure that they are protected from harm, abuse, and the promotion of their wellbeing. Duty of care is not only limited to the people we support, but it also extends to co-workers, employers, and other professionals, and even the public. Duty of care includes everything that you do, including being accountable for your own actions (conducts) within and outside your work setting, maintaining professional boundaries, effective use of resources, reduction, and correct disposal of waste. Below are examples of things that help to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people we support, and others are promoted •Writing risk assessment •Hand washing •Personal Care •Taking clients to activities •Doing balance check •Reporting potential hazard Q4. Describe dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and an individual’s, right? As a support worker, your duty to safeguard and ensure the wellbeing of the service users may come into conflict with