Duty of Care

You have a lot to think about when you work in healthcare. It’s your responsibility to make sure everyone in your care is safe, whatever happens. So, as well as carrying out the technical parts of your job, you need to be able to make decisions quickly and problem-solve. For example, imagine you have a patient who won’t take their medication. What do you do?

The decision you make in this situation is part of your duty of care to that person. Duty of care is one of your legal and professional responsibilities when you work in a healthcare setting. That’s why it’s important to understand what’s required on a day-to-day basis. And this course will help.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Define the meaning of “Duty of Care” in a healthcare setting
• Identify how duty of care and safeguarding are linked
• Use best-practice advice to demonstrate your duty-of-care responsibilities
• Identify the best course of action when faced with duty-of-care dilemmas

Why take this course?

If you’re a healthcare professional, you need to maintain high standards in duty of care so the people you’re looking after aren’t put at risk. This course looks at what duty of care is, how it links with safeguarding, and what you need to do to demonstrate best practice. You’ll also learn how to deal with more complex duty-of-care situations.

15 mins | SCORM | Workbook