Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice
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Practitioners have a duty of care to ensure that individuals’ safety and are not put at . However there are times when this duty can be in direct with an individual’s right to and dignity.
It is a hot sunny day and Robert, who has profound learning disabilities, is refusing to wear suncream. To whom does the practitioner owe a duty of care? Select the two correct answers.
Robert’s family and carer
Other individuals in the group
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Their employer
Robert
Robert’s doctor
A duty of care only exists where there is a written or implied obligation on the part of the setting. Is this statement true or false?
FALSE
TRUE
What are the consequences of breaching a duty of care? Select the four most appropriate answers.
A setting’s reputation may be damaged
An individual may be injured
A practitioner may lose their job
A setting may be closed
The setting manager would have to write a list of their duties
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