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Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Legislative Frameworks in Safeguarding

HSC502 · Managing the Safeguarding and Protection of Vulnerable Individuals — Week 2 of 16

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This week’s topics

Legislative Frameworks in Safeguarding

  1. Statutory requirements of the Care Act 2014
  2. Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
  3. Statutory reporting duties
  4. Regulatory inspection standards
  5. Care and support under the Care Act
  6. Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: what are they and why aren't they working?
  7. Overview of the legal duty

What you will be able to do

  • 1.2 Explain the legislative framework for safeguarding vulnerable individuals in health and social care.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the legislative framework for safeguarding vulnerable individuals in health and social care.

Study materials

Videos

  • Care and support under the Care Act · YouTube · Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) · 12 min · for registered students
  • Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: what are they and why aren't they working? · YouTube · Law Commission England and Wales · 3 min · for registered students
  • Overview of the legal duty · YouTube · Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) · 12 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Care and support statutory guidance (Care Act 2014, DHSC) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • CQC: Regulations for service providers and managers · Reading · Other, guidance · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations of Safeguarding and Protection
  • Week 2: Legislative Frameworks in Safeguarding
  • Week 3: Learning from Inquiries and Serious Case Reviews
  • Week 4: Recognising Signs of Abuse and Educating Teams
  • Week 5: Procedures for Responding to Suspected or Actual Abuse
  • Week 6: Balancing Positive Risk-Taking and Person-Centred Choice
  • Week 7: Instilling Preventative Cultures and Safe Practice
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Multi-Agency Partnership Working and Information Governance
  • Week 10: Service User Voice in Safeguarding Governance
  • Week 11: Auditing Organisational Practice and Policy Compliance
  • Week 12: Applying Managing the Safeguarding and Protection of Vulner…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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