Qualification: Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)
Unit: Unit 5: Communication and Information Management in Adult Care
Learning outcome: 3 Understand effective information sharing
Assessment criteria: 3.4 Explain the potentially damaging consequences of failure to share information appropriately relating to individuals who access care and support
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- If information about individuals receiving care and support is not shared appropriately, there could be potentially damaging consequences
- For example, if care staff do not know an individual’s dosage of medication, it could lead to health risks due to under or overdosing
- For example, if suspicions of abuse are not reported and investigated, it could lead to individuals continuing to suffer abuse
- For example, if changes to an individual’s medical condition are not shared with medical professionals, it could result in them not receiving the correct treatment
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