PRINCIPLES FOR IMPLEMENTING DUTY OF CARE IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
1.1 Define the term 'duty of care'
Duty of care is a responsibility to put the safety and interest of service users first, ensuring that they are treated with dignity and respect.
1.2 Describe how the duty of care affects own work role
Knowing your duty of care and the importance of practicing it, gives you a clear guide on how you should behave at work and how you must consider those you work with. Your duty of care is closely linked to protection and safeguarding. You have to keep the service users from any harm and works in their best interest. Therefore, to ensure their safety as well as your own safety and co-worker, it is necessary to update your skills and knowledge by attending or participating in any relevant training such as moving and handling, SOVA and medication administration. Also, it is part of your duty of care to report any concerns such as accidents, incident and witnessing abuse. These must be reported to the manager and there are necessary relevant forms to be completed for these which are accident/incident form and the use of whistle blowing policy.
2.1 Describe dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and an individual's right
It is important to balance your duty of care to keep the service user safe and ensuring that they can still make their own choices as it is their right. In some cases, it will be hard to balance these and will rise dilemma or conflicts. The solution will depends to a large extent on the legal position of the person you are supporting and their condition and capacity to make a decision.
2.2 Explain where to get additional support and advice about how to resolve such dilemmas
When there is concern about service user's capacity to make decision and understand the possible risks and consequences of their actions, it must be consider carefully as it is highly complex. It is best to not decide on your own and seek advice from your first port of call which is your manager. The Regulator for advice about how to
Duty of care is a responsibility to put the safety and interest of service users first, ensuring that they are treated with dignity and respect.
1.2 Describe how the duty of care affects own work role
Knowing your duty of care and the importance of practicing it, gives you a clear guide on how you should behave at work and how you must consider those you work with. Your duty of care is closely linked to protection and safeguarding. You have to keep the service users from any harm and works in their best interest. Therefore, to ensure their safety as well as your own safety and co-worker, it is necessary to update your skills and knowledge by attending or participating in any relevant training such as moving and handling, SOVA and medication administration. Also, it is part of your duty of care to report any concerns such as accidents, incident and witnessing abuse. These must be reported to the manager and there are necessary relevant forms to be completed for these which are accident/incident form and the use of whistle blowing policy.
2.1 Describe dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and an individual's right
It is important to balance your duty of care to keep the service user safe and ensuring that they can still make their own choices as it is their right. In some cases, it will be hard to balance these and will rise dilemma or conflicts. The solution will depends to a large extent on the legal position of the person you are supporting and their condition and capacity to make a decision.
2.2 Explain where to get additional support and advice about how to resolve such dilemmas
When there is concern about service user's capacity to make decision and understand the possible risks and consequences of their actions, it must be consider carefully as it is highly complex. It is best to not decide on your own and seek advice from your first port of call which is your manager. The Regulator for advice about how to