LO3: Legislation

Question 1

What is the care certificate?

Answer 1

Sets out the minimum standards that should be covered in training for ‘unregulated’ health and social care jobs

Question 2

Why is the care certificate needed?

Answer 2

So all care workers have the same skills and knowledge to provide safe and quality support

Question 3

How many standards are there in the care certificate?

Answer 3

15

Question 4

Who regulates child care settings and schools

Answer 4

Ofsted

Question 5

Who regulates health and social care settings (apart from child care settings) in England?

Answer 5

Care Quality Commission

Question 6

What is the EHRC?

Answer 6

Equality and Human Rights Commission provides information, advice and guidance about discrimination

Question 7

What is NICE?

Answer 7

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence assesses new drugs and treatments and provides guidelines for how health and social care services can best support people

Question 8

What are the impacts of legislation and national initiatives?

Answer 8

Individual needs met
Empowerment
Accessible services
Provides a system of redress
Guidelines for practitioners 
Raises standards of care