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A Duty of Care is defined simply as a legal obligation to:
Care workers owe a duty of care to the people they support, their colleagues, employers and the public. They even have a duty of care to themselves. Everyone has a duty of care, it is not something that you can opt-out of.
When acting in a person’s best interests you must do so with their consent, unless you have evidence that the person lacks the capacity to make that particular decision at the time it needs to be made. If your role is the care of an individual in their own home, the duty of care still applies.
Your duty of care means that you must aim to provide high-quality care to the best of your ability. Should there be any reason you are unable to do so, it is part of your duty of care to make this known.
It is vital that carers are trustworthy and do what a reasonable person, with their training and background, would be expected to do, in accordance with their code of practice and applying suitable skills when carrying out their role.
As a care worker, you must always take reasonable care to:
Making sure that you follow your duty of care helps to ensure that you are working safely and professionally.