what it means to have a duty of care in your own work role A duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they adhere to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could forseeably harm others. It’s a requirement to exercise a reasonable degree of attention and caution to avoid negligence which could lead to harm to others. For me as a childminder it basically means I have a duty of care to protect any children in my care from significant harm;
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CAUSES OF EXTINGUISHMENT OF OBLIGATION 1. Payment or performance 2. Loss of the thing due 3. Condonation or remission of the debt 4. Confusion or merger of rights of creditor and debtor 5. Compensation 6. Novation I - PAYMENT OR PERFORMANCE PAYMENT means not only the delivery of money but also the performance‚ in any other manner of an obligation. How must the payment be made? 1. There must be delivery of the thing or rendition of the service that was contemplated. a. The debtor of a thing cannot
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Did the appellants owe a duty of care towards the deceased? If the appellants did owe a duty‚ how did they both breach that duty. In this case the appellants argued that to establish a case of manslaughter by negligence it must be proved by the prosecution that they duty of care has to exist between the parties. As Stone agreed to take Fanny into his home‚ both Stone and Dobinson assumed a duty of care to take care of her. They did not pursue this duty leading to Fanny’s health severely deteriorating
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Assignment 205 introduction to duty of care in Health‚ social care or children’s And young people’s settings Task B Case Study Case Study One You are a support worker for Mrs Ahmed who is 89‚ physically frail and lives alone. She has diabetes. Mrs Ahmed wants to eat foods that are not suitable for her medical condition‚ and asks you to shop for her as she is not able to get the shop herself. Bi Describe the difficulties for you in exercising your duty of care and upholding Mrs Ahmed’s right
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Name: Wendy Robertson 1. 1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role When working with children we have a duty of care to them‚ to always put them first. Younger children will often need more care as they are more vulnerable. Our vigilance and attention keeps young children safe as they grow and develop. It helps children in the areas of development below: .the ability to foresee and cope with potential dangers .more robust immune systems .empathy- understanding that
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Introduction to duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1.1 The term ‘Duty of care’ means anyone working within the Health & social care sector must act in the best interest of the people that they are supporting. They also have to do everything in their power to ensure these people are safe from harm. My company also has a duty of care to ensure that their staff works within a safe environment. 1.2 I must ensure that I am familiar with the code of practice
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term “duty of care” and how it relates to your legal responsibilities in the community services sector? It refers to the obligation to take responsible care of an individual or organisation to avoid acts to be likely to cause harm to others. It relates to our legal responsibilities in the community service sector: The organisation will have developed workplace policies and procedures that everyday work practices comply with relevant legislation. Have a knowledge about the nature of care. Breach
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Principles for implementing Duty of Care in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s settings. Assignment 055 Task 1) Duty of care means Young Children‚ Children and some Young People that may not have the skills in caring for themselves or have learning disabilities or that are disabled will not have the developmental skills in caring for themselves or they are not physically able to care for themselves‚ so it is paramount that they are protected by adults that care for them or are around
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universal law. This maxim or principal is applicable to everyone and I could not be of exception. According to the categorical imperative‚ we must comply with certain duties. Kant draws a distinction between perfect duties and imperfect duties. A perfect duty is a maxim‚ which one must always do. An imperfect duty shall not be ignored‚ but it’s possible to be fulfilled in different ways. Unlike perfect duties‚ there are no legitimate exceptions to perfect duties. Examples of perfect duties could be
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ZAMBIAN OPEN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW COMPUTER No. 21110141 LARRY HORE NJUNGU BACHELOR OF LAWS (LLB) COURSE: CONTRACT LAW (LL 12) LECTURER: GREENWELL LYEMPE ASSIGNMENT No. 2 SECOND YEAR‚ 2ND SEMESTER MOBILE: 0977 666160 CONTACT ADDRESS: PLOT 3601/4‚ MAPEPE ROAD‚ OLYMPIA PARK‚ LUSAKA TASKS: (i) Purpose of contractual remedies and whether they serve their intended objective (ii) Relationship between agency and principal (ii) Misrepresentation
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