Health and Social Care Assignment UNIT 5 - INTRODUCTION TO DUTY OF CARE IN HEALTH‚ SOCIAL CARE OR CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SETTINGS ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW In this assignment‚ you will demonstrate your understanding of what is meant by the term ‘duty of care’. You will consider the types of dilemma that you may arise in adult social care work‚ and find out where to get advice and support to handle these. You will look at how to respond to complaints‚ making sure you know and follow agreed procedures
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INTRODUCTION Duty of care for students – ‘Duty of care is a legal concept that relates to the common law. The common law is a collection of legal principles that have been established over time by the courts’ (WADE‚ 2007) The duty of care policy plays an integral role in schools in combination with other school policies and practices. The ‘duty of care for students’ policy explains clearly what duty of care means‚ and what the teaching staff responsibilities are and how teaching staff may discharge
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have a duty of care in your work role. Explain how your duty of care contributes to safeguarding individuals. Having a duty of care in my work role basically means that I have a legal obligation to behave in a way that does not cause any harm to the service users and to always act in the best interest of them and others. It also means that I must never act outside of my competence or take on any work that I don’t believe that I can carry out safely. It means that I owe a duty of care to the service
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Health Risks Associated with Excess Stress When the body has undergone stress and had prolonged exposure for a long time‚ it can develop symptoms of chronic stress. Excessive amount of stress can put someone health at risk for developing complications of the cardiovascular system (). The heart is force to operate harder and at a high-speed by boosting the level of blood pressure. High blood pressure if not controlled can damage other organs and put a person at risk making them vulnerable for a heart
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Introduction to Duty of Care in Health and Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings 1. Undestand the implications of Duty of Care. 1.1 Define the term "duty of care’. Duty of care is an obligation that a person/healthcare worker acts towards others and public with watchfulness‚ attention and caution in a reasonable and civilized way. SU needs to know that his welfare‚ safety and interest are put in the centre of attention of any healthcare organisation. 1.2 Describe how duty of care affects
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� �PAGE �5� Comparison Running Head: INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND PUBLIC ORDER Individual Rights and Public Order Benjamin Cesulka University Of Texas Individual Rights and Public Order Individual rights are those rights we have that allow us to exercise our freedoms granted by the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights‚ originally drafted in 1789 by James Madison‚ came into effect in 1791 (Wikipedia 2007). The enumeration in the Constitution‚ of certain rights‚ shall not construe to deny or disparage
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In modern day‚ health care professionals are often faced with medical decisions that affect clients seeking treatment. They are faced with situations on whether to continue care‚ determining the direction of care‚ and even deciding whom they should treat. Often‚ these decisions present an ethical dilemma. According to McConnell (2014)‚ the features of a moral dilemma consist of a situation where the $$$$agent is required to do each of two (or more) actions; the agent can do each of the actions;
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What are the main risks faced by banks and how does a bank attempt to manage these risks? A Bank is a financial intermediary that acts as an economic firm producing goods and services. With this view in mind it’s easy to see that a bank exists to make a profit. In order for a bank to be successful and make a profit‚ it has to take risk. A bank that is averse to risk will be a stagnant institution unable to adequately serve its customers effectively and produce a profit. However‚ a banking institution
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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 a duty of care in own work role -to keep individuals safe -to keep individuals free from harm -to give choice 1.2 Explain how duty of care contribute to the safeguarding or protection of individuals Working to agreed standards which include protection from danger‚ harm and abuse clear
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actions coined by the term “risk” are required to achieve a desired standard. When perceiving the term‚ “risk”‚ words like danger‚ disaster‚ uncertainty‚ and impossibility come to mind. What if positive connotations are associated with risk‚ such as wisdom‚ hope‚ motivation‚ and courage? While many consider careful planning as an alternative for short and long term goals‚ risks are a pathway towards efficiently succeeding highly set goals with confidence. By approaching risks‚ materialistic and spiritual
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