Duty of Care

Description

Overview

The duty of care is a legal requirement and comes with the job role for any Care worker. It is part of the code of conduct for healthcare support workers and adult social care workers in England and applies as soon as someone receives treatment or care. Employees also have a duty of care to other workers.

Details

What will I learn on this course?

At the end of this training, you will be able to:

• Understand how a duty of care contributes to a safe practice
• Legislation and codes of practice
• Understand what support is available to address issues regarding the duty of care
• Deal with comments or complaints
• Deal with incidents, near misses or errors
• How to deal with difficult situations and confrontation

Certification

Successful candidates will receive certification of achievement.