Safeguarding Adults prompt card

Your Responsibilities• Make a written record of whatthe person has told you, usingtheir words or what you haveseen as well as your actionsDuty of care:You have a duty of care to yourpatients/service users, yourcolleagues, your employer, yourselfand the public interest. Everyonehas a duty of care – it is notsomething that you can opt out of.The Health Professions Councilstandards state 9‘….a person who is capable ofgiving their consent has the rightto refuse treatment. You mustrespect this right. You must alsomake sure they are fully awareof the risk of refusing treatment,particularly if you think there is asignificant or immediate risk to life.’Duty of care can be said tohave reasonably been metwhere an objective group ofprofessional considers. 10• All reasonable stepshave been taken• Reliable assessment methodshave been used• Information has been collatedand thoroughly evaluated• Decisions are recorded,communicated andthoroughly evaluated• Policies and procedureshave been followed• Practitioners and managersshould seek to ascertain thefacts and are proactiveYou should always treat everyindividual with dignity andrespect to ensure that they feelsafe in services and empoweredto make choices and decisions.Ensure that significant others, i.efamily member, friend or advocate,are involved to support theindividual where appropriate.However it is important to recognisethat though an individual withcapacity has the right to refusecare for themselves, the duty ofcare extends to considering whereothers may be at risk and actionis needed to protect them.You have a responsibilityto follow the 6safeguarding principles:Principle 1 – Empowerment -Presumption of person led decisionsand consentContinued over...