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Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice

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It is a hot sunny day and Naomi, 8, is refusing to wear sunscreen. To whom does the practitioner owe a duty of care in this instance? Select the two correct answers.

Other children

Naomi

Naomi’s doctor

Cancer Research UK

Naomi’s parents/carers

The employer

Drag and drop the words into the correct gaps.

careexcludedconflictsafetydignityrisk

Practitioners have a duty of to ensure that children’s safety and well-being are not put at . However there are times when this duty can be in direct with a child’s right to independence and . An example might be if a partially sighted child were to be from using the climbing frame because of concerns.

Is this statement true or false? A duty of care only exists where there is a written or implied obligation on the part of the setting.

FALSE

TRUE

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

A setting may be closed

A child may be injured

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

A setting’s reputation may be damaged

A practitioner may lose their job

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