Sign Up/Log In
Browse
Courses
Browse
Topics
Go
Warning
: file_get_contents(/media/media/pdf/hsc026-5ext_learninga.pdf): Failed to open stream: No such file or directory in
/var/www/laserLessons/pageFunctions.php
on line
644
Be able to support the individual’s right to make choices
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Tutorial Video
Reading Materials
‘Quality statement 6: Decision making’ webpage on the National Institute for Health Care Excellence website
‘Freedom to choose and dignity in care’ webpage on the Social Care Institute for Excellence website
The Department of Health has published a number of guides for health and social care practitioners on supporting the individual’s right to make choices. Click on the icon to the left of the below to read these guides.
'Assessment of need and managing risk’ by the Department of Health
‘Personal health budgets guide: Choice, risk and decision making’ by the Department of Health
'Independence, choice and risk: a guide to best practice in supported decision making’ by the Department of Health
Presentation
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning
Through speaking to more senior colleagues in your setting and through carrying out some research on the internet, write a brief report describing how the approach to choice in care has changed in recent years and how it is affecting your work setting.
Click on the icon to the left to access the Department of Health document ‘Independence, Well-being and Choice: Our Vision for the Future of Social Care for Adults in England - Executive Summary’.
Click to read ‘Sensible risk assessment in care settings’ on the Health and Safety Executive website.
Think And Challenge
