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Know how to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual's rights and the duty of care
Table of Contents
‘Duty of care in health and social care: Responsibilities and examples' on the HUB website
Click to read these scenarios and think about how you would respond.
Table of Contents
Tutorial Video
Reading Materials
Laser Learning reading text ‘Assessing risk’
'Unison duty of care handbook: For members working in health and social care’.
‘Managing risk positively: A guide for staff in health and social care’ by the Isle of Wight Council Community Services and Isle of Wight NHS Primary Care Trust
‘Duty of care in health and social care: Responsibilities and examples' on the HUB website
‘The duty of care of healthcare professionals’ by Public World
Presentation
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning
Read this chapter of ‘Dementia: ethical issues’ that relates to dilemmas in the care of individuals with dementia – the conflicts can apply to the duty of care in a number of situations.
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 on the link to read this article from the Community Care website on ‘Self-neglect: the tension between human rights and duty of care’. Read this article and consider the dilemmas involved.
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.
Think And Challenge
