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Level 6 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Risk Assessment in Care Planning

HSC604 · Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Settings — Week 5 of 16

CourseHSC604
Week5 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Risk Assessment in Care Planning

  1. Translating risk assessments into care plans
  2. Balancing safety with service user autonomy
  3. Multidisciplinary collaboration in risk management

What you will be able to do

  • 2.2 Analyse how information from risk assessments informs care planning.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse how information from risk assessments informs care planning.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Care and support statutory guidance (Care Act 2014, DHSC) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Older people with social care needs and multiple long-term conditions (NICE NG22, 2015) · Reading · Nice, guidance · for registered students
  • Decision-making and mental capacity (NICE guideline NG108, 2018) · Reading · Nice, guidance · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks
  • Week 2: Management Responsibilities and Governance
  • Week 3: Setting-Specific Safety Priorities
  • Week 4: Principles of Risk Assessment
  • Week 5: Risk Assessment in Care Planning
  • Week 6: Policy Implementation and Operational Impact
  • Week 7: Individual Responsibilities and Accountability
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Monitoring and Audit Systems
  • Week 10: Cultivating a Positive Safety Culture
  • Week 11: Continuous Improvement and Policy Review
  • Week 12: Applying Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Settin…
  • 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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