Principles of good documentation Flashcards
What constitutes good record keeping
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Principles of emergency care
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Dignity
Attitudes
Behaviours,
Beliefs
Law
Ethics,
Values
Privacy
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The dignity pledge
Respect
- Respect colleagues, service users and the public’s individuality and freedom of choice
- Encourage and support each person in their own independence
- Support our patients, the public and colleagues to enable them to communicate and understand each other’s needs
- Provide privacy and dignity during all interaction with our service
- Engage with our service users and colleagues to ensure they are informed and involved
- Challenge poor practice and have zero tolerance of abuse
- Take accountability and reflect on our own actions to improve our practice
Legislation
•Equality Act 2010
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•Public Sector Equality Duty
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•NHS Constitution
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•Human Rights Act 1998 (amended 2012)
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•Equality Delivery System
Emas Values
Respect
intsgrity
Contribution
teamwork
competence
Vicarious Liability
an employer can be liable for the acts or omissions of its employees, provided it can be shown that they took place in the course of their employment.’
Employees should always ensure that they are following due process in good faith, according to their training and within their scope of practice
confidentiality and information governance
what is confidentiality
all health care professionals have a duty of confidentiality to their patient where by they must protect all patient information and handle it in approved manner
information Governance
legal
data protection act 1989
confidentiality nhs code of practice
freedom of information act 2000
records management nhs code of pratice
information security of practice
Diversity
this involves recognising and valuing the diffference between individuls
equality
in its simplist form equality is about being treated fairly
safe guarding
safeguarding is the process of promoting the welfare of the individuals and groups and protect them from harm
Principles of emergency care
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