Legislation Flashcards
Principles of Safeguarding
Empowerment – presumption of person led decisions and informed consent
Prevention – it is better to take action before harm occurs
Proportionality – proportionate and least intrusive response appropriate to the risk presented
Protection – support and representation for those in greatest need
Partnerships – local solutions through services working with their communities
Accountability – accountability and transparency in delivering safeguarding
5 principles of Mental Capacity Act
Apply the least restrictive option
Assume a person has capacity to make a decision
Individuals are supported to make their own decisions
People can make unwise decisions
Any decisions made are in the person’s best interests
Employer responsibilities of H&S Act
Ensure Safe Place of Work Provide Safe Equipment Provide Information Provide adequate Training Provide Instruction and Supervision
Employee responsibilities of H&S Act
Has a duty to take reasonable care of their own Health and Safety
Has a duty of care to other employees, clients, visitors
Must co-operate with the employer in performing duties under the act
What Caremark policy relates to H&S
Section 5
Document Reference Guide
Health and Safety Policy
What Caremark policy relates to GDPR
Document Reference Guide
Confidentiality and Information Handling Policy
- Privacy Statement-Care Client
- Staff member Privacy Statement
What Caremark policy relates to Care Act 2014
Section 5
Document Reference Guide
- Safeguarding Policy
- Whistleblowing Policy
what are the responsibilities of social care providers
Show Leadership
Meet required service quality standards
Train staff in safeguarding procedures and ensure they are effectively implemented
Investigate and respond effectively to incidents, complaints and whistle blowers
Take disciplinary action against staff who have abused of neglected people in their care
Key area of inspection from CQC
Safety Caring Responsive Effective Well lead
Statutory notifications to CQC
Safeguarding
Medication Errors ‘myth’ unless Safeguarding / impact / injury
‘Death of a service user’
You do not need to notify about individual coronavirus cases in your service. Only need to notify if coronavirus affects the day to day running of your business. ‘Events that stop a service running safely and properly’
Absence of registered individual for 28 days or more
Changes to Registered details eg address, change to statement of purpose
The Role of the Data Protection Officer
Educate about important compliance requirements
Train staff on what is required to process data securely
Conduct spot-checks and audits to ensure compliance with GDPR
Address non-compliance, or potential security breaches proactively
Act as the primary point of contact between the organisation and the GDPR supervisory authorities
Keep detailed records of all data processing activities conducted by the business
Inform ‘data subjects’ about how their data is being used, their rights and how data is protected
List what has to be reported under RIDDOR act
The death of any person, whether or not they are at work
Accidents which result in a staff member dying, suffering a specified injury, being absent from work or unable to do their normal duties for more than seven days
Accidents which result in a person not at work, suffering an injury and being taken directly to hospital for treatment
A staff member has one of the specified occupational diseases
Specified dangerous occurrences, which may not result in a reportable injury, but have the potential to do significant harm
