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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THE HIGH COURT’S DECISIONS a. Duty of care In Harriton’s case‚ she was Mrs Harriton’s decision alone as to whether or not to undergo an abortion‚ and elsewhere the law recognizes that where this is a lawful possibility this is a decision she may make in her own best interests and not necessarily those of the foetus. Then a recognized legal right of the mother may conflict with any posited ‘right’ of the unborn child‚ with the further complication that‚ should the mother decide to continue the pregnancy
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SC4 duty of Care RISK ASSESSMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL VISIT TO LOCAL MOSQUE School/ –District/School no: Venue: London Date 27th June – 29th June 2012 Activity: local Mousque ASPECTS TO CONSIDER (List only actual hazards) WHO IS AFFECTED? CONTROL MEASURES Written evidence that the six key areas have been considered Risk Rating with control measures 6 Key areas are identified below where potential hazards may occur. These are the areas
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Implementing Effective Job Delegation In The Units: A Proposal Introduction As a supervisor on our medical surgical unit‚ our hospital patient satisfaction scores for the past two years have been going down and there is a great need to improve patient satisfaction scores‚ particularly in the area of effective job delegation. Research (2011) has shown that a leader who does not delegate might likely feel stressed and overloaded. Although it
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`SHC 34 PRICIPLES FOR IMPLEMENTING DUTY OF CARE IN HEALTH‚ SOCIAL CARE OR CHILDRREN’S AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SETTINGS 1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in your own work role Wikipedia describes “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 foreseeably harm others”. I understand that a Duty of Care within my work role requires many things. Firstly‚ the children
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Affordable Health Care Act Name of Professor Institution Affiliation Affordable Health Care Act According to the journal ‘The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing’ Sorrell attempts to ascertain how legislature‚ individual and communities struggle to enact health care reforms that are upheld constitutionally in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The health care act was first enacted in 2010. The Affordable Care Act outlines important ethical reforms of justice that provide
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Banks The Catholic University of America HIT-573‚ Health Care Information Systems Dr. Sue Yeon Syn October 30‚ 2012 Abstract In evaluating the plans of the Leonard Williams Medical Center (LWMC) and its subsidiary business entity‚ the Williams Medical Services (WMS)‚ the overall objective is to implement new technology in the form of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system in order to streamline workflow‚ provide safe and quality care for patients and remain competitive with other healthcare
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Unit 054 Principles for Implementing Duty of Care in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings Outcome 1 Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice 1 All children‚ especially babies and young children are vulnerable as they have not as yet developed their physical and cognitive ability to care for themselves‚ so they need adults to care and protect them. All children practitioners have a duty of care towards children‚ it is human nature to care
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CHAPTER 12 Implementing Strategy in Companies That Compete in a Single Industry Synopsis of Chapter Chapter 12 examines how managers can best implement their strategies in single-industry firms in order to achieve a competitive advantage and superior performance. First‚ the main elements of strategy implementation—structure‚ control systems‚ and culture—are analyzed in detail‚ focusing on the way they work together to create an organizing framework. Then the chapter turns to the topic of
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community‚ state‚ or nation. Citizens have rights and duties as family members‚ as students in a classroom and school‚ and as members of their community‚ state‚ and nation. Being a good citizen means following rules and laws being responsible and respectful helping others. Being a responsible family member means knowing and following the family’s rules. It means helping parents or care-givers and cooperating with brothers and sisters. It is the duties of family members to be honest and fair to each other
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