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 ⇒ Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care ⇒ Professional practice in health and social care for adults or children and young people ⇒ 2.1 Explain what it means to have a ‘duty of care’

2.1 Explain what it means to have a ‘duty of care’

Qualification: Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care
Unit: Professional practice in health and social care for adults or children and young people
Learning outcome: Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice
Assessment criteria: 2.1 Explain what it means to have a ‘duty of care’

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  • A moral, legal or professional obligation to work in a way that ensures, as far as is reasonably possible, the best interests and well-being of the individuals that you support
  • This means not doing anything or omitting to do something that could result in them coming to harm, including actions that are outside your level of competence
  • It also means working in way that embodies best practice
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