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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.

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Robert

Other individuals in the group

Robert’s doctor

Robert’s family and carer

Their employer

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?

TRUE

FALSE

What are the consequences of breaching a duty of care? Select the four most appropriate answers.

A setting’s reputation may be damaged

The setting manager would have to write a list of their duties

An individual may be injured

A practitioner may lose their job

A setting may be closed

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