Laser Lessons - Lesson

Know how to recognise and report unsafe practices

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In this lesson you will learn:

About unsafe practices that may affect the well-being of individuals
The actions to take if unsafe practices have been identified
The action to take if suspected abuse or unsafe practices have been reported but nothing has been done in response

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Read ‘Death by indifference’ published by Mencap. Make notes about poor practice that was observed in the cases identified. Consider the number of different professionals who failed the patients concerned and how they might have acted differently to report poor practice.
Read the short article about ‘Concerns about yours or someone else’s safety’ on the SCIE website.
Read the information sheet ‘Managing Risk, Minimising Restraint’ published by the Social Care Institute for Excellence.

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