Duty of Care Unit 204 Resource 1. What is duty of care? Duty of Care n. a requirement that a person act toward others and the public with watchfulness,

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Duty of Care Unit 204 Resource 1

What is duty of care? Duty of Care n. a requirement that a person act toward others and the public with watchfulness, attention, caution and prudence that a reasonable person in the circumstances would. If a person's actions do not meet this standard of care, then the acts are considered negligent, and any damages resulting may be claimed in a lawsuit for negligence ( the free dictionary.com )

Where can we find duty of care? Care standards act (2000) Health and safety legislation- Code of practice. Environmental protection act Motoring Animal welfare House rental Education Criminal justice/law/prisons Safe guarding Policies and proceedures In all organisations/ professional services.

Reason for code of practice this is the first time that standards have been set in this way at national level, although many employers have similar standards in place at local level. The intention is to confirm the standards required in social care and ensure that workers know what standards of conduct employers, colleagues, service users, carers and the public expect of them.

The Code of Practice for Social Care A list of statements that describe the standards of professional conduct and practice The codes are intended to reflect existing good practice. Workers and employers will recognise in the codes the shared standards to which they already aspire.

How does this affect you in work? Code of practice Health and safety Safe guarding and whistle blowing Moral issues and values Advocacy Policies and procedures Updated practice and registration with care council of Wales.

Conflict example hand out 1 Pharmacy technician taking on an extended role Barbara is a pharmacy technician. She is back at work after a year off following a serious road accident. Her job had included an extended role in the final checking of dispensed medicines. She had the appropriate qualifications and had started her new role two months before being off. It had been agreed that on her return she would have a refresher period followed by an assessment of her continuing competency. Due to staff shortages, the refresher period was condensed to one week and she was asked to recommence the full range of duties for a couple of weeks until the staffing shortage improved.Although she had some reservations, she agreed. She soon felt under pressure as she had to refresh her skills as she went along. She then missed two dispensing errors, one of which was quite serious. Taken from unison hand book

Hand out 1 a It is the responsibility of the pharmacy technician, and of Barbara’s manager, to ensure she is properly trained, up to date and competent to perform the tasks required. Despite the staff shortages she should not have been asked to resume the extended role without a proper refresher course and an assurance she was competent. Normally, this would involve Barbara being observed and assessed by an accredited colleague, before she could be signed-off by the employer to resume her role. Barbara should have sought advice Taken from unison hand book

Conflict example hand out 2 Porter asked to move a heavy patient A 20 stone patient is being moved between wards and then into bed. On arrival in the new ward, there is no mechanical assistance available to help move the patient into bed. The staff nurse says she’s reluctantly prepared to try to manoeuvre the patient with the help of a porter, but the porter, George, is concerned. A colleague recently hurt himself and a patient trying to do something similar. A discussion starts and the ward sister, who is under pressure to find two more beds urgently, joins in. She implies that George is being obstructive and asks them to “get a move on please” as they are already short of staff on this ward.

Hand out 2a George is right to be worried. Back injuries caused by unsafe lifting are an important concern. If it is not safe he should not be lifting the patient and should not be put under pressure to do so. George should confirm that he was not properly equipped to do the task, as according to the organisation’s policy the patient should not be lifted without a hoist. Meanwhile the UNISON steward should ask the ward manager to remind all staff of the policy and to ensure staff have had the necessary training to follow it. It is important to note that if the organisation’s policy had stated that 20 stone patients can be lifted without hoists by the use of several properly trained personnel then that is the procedure that should be followed

Task Describe scenarios that may conflict with an area of the code of practice. Describe what you would do/or have done.