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Risk-taking and risk management in adult care

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‘Adults at risk, confidentiality and disclosure of information’ on the British Medical Association (BMA) website

This guidance sets out the current legal and ethical position on disclosure of information relating to adults who retain capacity but may be subject to some form of duress. Although aimed at doctors, the guidance and moral dilemma can also be applied to social care practitioners.

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‘Learning to live with risk: An introduction for service providers – full edition with notes on further reading’ on the Skills for Care website
‘Health and social care workers: Mental Capacity Act decisions’ on the UK Government website
‘Managing risk positively: A guide for staff in health and social care’ by NHS Isle of Wight
‘Positive risk and shared decision-making’ by Social Care Wales
‘Risk assessment’ on the SCIE website
‘Sensible risk assessment in care settings’ on the Health and Safety Executive webpage
‘The right to take risks: service users' views of risk in adult social care’ by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
‘Adults at risk, confidentiality and disclosure of information’ on the British Medical Association (BMA) website
The Department of Health has published a number of guides for health and social care practitioners on supporting the individual’s right to make choices.
‘Assessment of need and managing risk’ by the Department of Health
‘Personal health budgets guide: Choice, risk and decision making’ by the Department of Health
‘Independence, choice and risk: a guide to best practice in supported decision making’ by the Department of Health

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