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Duty of care in care settings

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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.

Robert

Other individuals in the group

Their employer

Robert’s family and carer

Cancer Research UK

Robert’s doctor

Complete the sentence: Practitioners have a duty of care to ensure that individuals’ safety and well-being are not put at risk. However, there are times when this duty can be in direct conflict with an individual’s right to independence and…

danger

determination

development

dignity

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

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