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Question 1

define role?

Answer 1

roles are the expectations of an individual or an organisation

Question 2

define responsibility?

Answer 2

responsibilities are the requirements and duties of roles

Question 3

what are employers?

Answer 3

• are organisations that provide services and employ a range of care practitioners
• they operate within a range of different sectors which impacts on the expectations of them

Question 4

what are the different sectors and employers in HSC and CC settings?

Answer 4

• statutory - HSC which includes NHS and the local authority
• private
• care managers and care home owners
• statutory- education run by head teacher/board of governors
• third sector/voluntary- include charities such as Age UK, NSPCC

Question 5

what are employees?

Answer 5

• are individuals who work for organisations in a wide range of roles
• they provide care and support for individuals in a range of settings with a range of varying needs
• is it important that they trained so that they can meet their service users needs and keep them safe

Question 6

what is the employers responsibility?

Answer 6

promoting, maintaining and enforcing health and safety policies and procedures

Question 7

what is the employees responsibility?

Answer 7

• using any equipment or substance in accordance with training, report serious or imminent danger, report shortcomings in employers health and safety arrangements

Question 8

what are individuals who require care and support’s responsibility?

Answer 8

understanding the health and safety policies and practices in the environment in which they are being supported
ensure they follow instructions

Question 9

why are settings regulated, inspected and judged against a range of standards?

Answer 9

to ensure the settings remain safe environments

Question 10

what are the consequences of not meeting responsibilities?

Answer 10

• direct costs
• indirect costs
• disciplinary action
• civil and criminal prosecution
• removal from professional registers
• causing injury or harm or being injured or harmed

Question 11

name examples of direct costs?

Answer 11

• claims on employers and public liability insurance
• sick pay
• fines

Question 12

name examples of indirect costs?

Answer 12

• recruitment costs
• overtime payments
• low staff morale

Question 13

name examples of disciplinary action?

Answer 13

• first written warning
• final written warning
  dismissal