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Understand the implications of duty of care

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In this tutorial you will learn:

That you are given a huge responsibility when caring for another person
That people need to be as independent as possible in order to maintain their quality of life and self-esteem

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Click to read ‘The Care Certificate: Duty of Care’ by Skills for Care. The short document looks at the meaning of duty of care.
Watch this additional video from Social Care TV describing the delicate duty of care situation when an individual needs help to manage their personal finances.
Click to read ‘Duty of care’ by the Royal College of Nursing.
‘New duty for health and social care professionals and teachers to report female genital mutilation (FGM) to the police’ by the UK Home Office. Click on the icon to the left to read about what you are required by law to do when there is a ‘known’ case of FGM in a girl aged under 18.
‘Candidate Handbook for the Level 2 Health and Social Care Diploma’ published by Heinemann. Read pages 82-84 from the Candidate Handbook on the duty of care. NB. You should be able to borrow this book from your local library or it may be available online as an electronic version. Laser Learning is not suggesting that this book is more suitable than others available to learners. Be sure to look at a variety of books, including any mentioned in the Extended Learning section of the lesson.

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