Duty of Care and Safety Responsibilities

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Last updated on May 11, 2026 6:38 pm

Explore the legal aspects of meeting your ‘duty of care’ responsibilities in the UK in this course that explains how to keep workplaces healthy and safe.

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Are you looking to provide the best possible care for others and ensure their wellbeing? This course explores the legal aspects of healthcare and caregiving and explains how to manage incidents, near misses and errors that lead to breaches of duty of care. We discuss patients? rights and consent regarding students’ involvement in patient care. We lay out the safety responsibilities of care workers and employers and employees in the UK.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

  • Define the ‘duty of care’ and ‘duty …
  • Explain the importance of informed c…
  • Discuss the common misconceptions re…
  • Identify potential dilemmas that may…
  • Define the ‘duty of care’ and ‘duty of candour’
  • Explain the importance of informed consent for student involvement in patient care
  • Discuss the common misconceptions regarding patient consent for student involvement in their care
  • Identify potential dilemmas that may arise between an individual?s rights and duty of care
  • State the main aspects and characteristics of care
  • Describe the duties and responsibilities of a health and social care worker
  • Outline causes of stress and ways to protect oneself from stress
  • Summarise the safety responsibilities of health and social care workers, employers and others in the workplace
  • Defining Duty of Care

    In this module, you will learn what duty of care in health and social care means. You?ll explore the relationship between the duty of care, informed consent and duty of candour. You?ll learn how to uphold your patient?s rights as well as manage conflicts regarding their well-being. In addition, you’ll discover the seven steps to overcoming stress.

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