Dear Rachel I hear you are interested in applying for a job in the care profession. As I am currently working in this profession‚ which is great‚ I just wanted to fill you in on a few things which could help you. Health and social care work places have what is called a duty of care towards the people they look after that means they must do everything possible that they can to keep the people they care for safe from harm. It is not only the work place that needs to prioritise
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Duty of Care – Unit 204 1.1 Define the term ‘Duty of Care’ Employers have a duty of care to their employees‚ which means that they should take all steps which are reasonably possible to ensure their health‚ safety and wellbeing. A duty of care is a good way to build trust with your service user as it ensures that there is no harm caused towards them. Employers have the responsibility not to cause‚ or fail to prevent any harm to their customer and must do their responsibilities with consider to personal
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L.O 1.1 A duty of care is a legal obligation required by individuals within the work setting that they must obey by. People within the work setting must meet the required standard of reasonable care while doing tasks etc. that could potentially prevent the cause of harm to others. It is my responsibility while caring for children within my setting that I promote their independency and assist them to understand and exercise their own individual rights. I must follow the correct procedures and report
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The Sally Smith’s and Larry Landlord The issue is whether did Larry Landlord fall below the standard of care by not maintaining the fire alarm in the hallway properly causing the severe injury of Sally Smith? I believe Larry Landlord fell below the standard of care in this case. To the reasons set forth below: According the rule of reasonable person under the standard of care‚ I can definitely foresee the injury coming. Her injury could have prevented if the landlord has maintained the fire alarm
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The aim of this assignment is to reflect upon The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) video safeguarding vulnerable adults 1 & 2; Call Me Joe (NMC‚ 2010). I will be using Rolfe et. al’s (2001) reflective model ‘What‚ So What‚ and Now What’ to facilitate this reflection and to identify key areas of concern around Joe’s level of care and mental/physical wellbeing. I will be looking at issues surrounding the professional values attitudes and behaviours‚ safeguarding‚ communication‚ and social role
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Field Day is an annual outdoor music festival held on New Year’s Day at the Domain in Sydney. Since beginning in 2002‚ the one-day festival features various global indie‚ hip-hip‚ house and electronic artists. The festival attracts more than 20‚000 people each year. With any large-scale event‚ especially music festivals‚ the issue of drug overdosing is ever-present‚ despite police presence and law enforcements. Drug overdosing is increasingly becoming a serious issue for society‚ causing injuries
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1.1 - 1.2 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 safeguard and to take care of vulnerable adults and to ensure that their needs and well being are looked after‚ it is my responsibility to ensure I exercise a good standard of care with respect to individuals safety‚ best interest and personal choices‚ this includes protecting individuals within my care from any harm or abuse that may occur and avoiding
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Unit 205 By Jess Dorrell Task A Letter Care Learning Centre Head Office Suite 8 The Courtyard Monks Brook At Cross Business Park Newport Isle of Wight PO305BF 23RD July 2008 Bubbles West Street Newport Isle of Wight PO305BF Dear Jo Blogs RE: Thinking of working in Care Profession It’s nice that you are thinking of joining the Care Profession
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PRINCIPLES FOR IMPLEMENTING DUTY OF CARE IN HEALTH‚ SOCIAL CARE OR CHILDREN`S AND YOUNG PEOPLE`S SETTINGS UNIT: SHC34 EXPLAIN WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A DUTY OF CARE IN YOUR OWN WORK ROLE I and my employers have a “Duty of Care” when delivering services to the individuals in our care. We must follow the General Social Care Council’s (GSCC) Codes of Practice‚ our organisational policies and procedures and also Legislations and Acts‚ all of which set out the standards I am to follow. The GSCC regulates
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Form 6 Candidate Performance Evidence Record for Holistic Assessment of Units Use this form to record details of activities (tick as appropriate) Observed by your assessor □ Assignments / Projects X Seen by a witness □ Questions
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