Laser Lessons - Lesson

Understand support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise about duty of care

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In this tutorial you will learn:

About the importance of being responsible for the safety of the people we look after and ensuring they do not come to any harm
The need to be flexible and, when appropriate, to set individuals tasks that stretch their abilities
The conflict or dilemma created between the practitioner's duty of care and an individual's rights

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Use the internet to research examples of incidents where health and social care settings have been accused of a breach of duty of care.
What possible situations involving a duty of care conflict or dilemma might you encounter at your setting?
Click to read 'UNISON duty of care handbook for members working in health and social care' by UNISON. Pay close attention to: Chapter four 'When your employer's instructions conflict with your duty of care'
The National Parient Safety Agency have produced this document ‘Healthcare risk assessment made easy’.
This second document ‘Managing risk positively: A guide for staff in health and social care’ was produced by the Isle of Wight Council Community Services and Isle of Wight NHS Primary Care Trust.
Click to read ‘Ethical dilemmas faced by carers and people with dementia’ by Alzheimer Europe.
Click to read ‘Chapter 6 Dilemmas in care’ from the book ‘Dementia: ethical issues’ by Nuffield Bioethics.
Candidate Handbook for the Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care, published by Heinemann. Read pages 85-88 from the handbook on dilemmas in 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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