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Understanding Duty of Care and Safety Responsibilities
Are you looking to provide the best possible care for others and ensure their wellbeing? This course explores the legal aspects of healthcare and caregiving and explains how to manage incidents, near misses and errors that lead to breaches of duty of care. We discuss patients’ rights and consent regarding students' involvement in patient care. We lay out the safety responsibilities of care workers and employers and employees in the UK.
Understanding Duty of Care and Safety Responsibilities
Learn how health practitioners and caregivers can meet their ‘duty of care’ responsibilities in this free online course.
Are you looking to provide the best possible care for others and ensure their wellbeing? This course explores the legal aspects of healthcare and caregiving and explains how to manage incidents, near misses and errors that lead to breaches of duty of care. We discuss patients’ rights and consent regarding students' involvement in patient care. We lay out the safety responsibilities of care workers and employers and employees in the UK.
Defining Duty of Care
In this module, you will learn what duty of care in health and social care means. You’ll explore the relationship between the duty of care, informed consent and duty of candour. You’ll learn how to uphold your patient’s rights as well as manage conflicts regarding their well-being. In addition, you'll discover the seven steps to overcoming stress.
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