Health and social care workers' knowledge and application of the concept of duty of care

McKenzie, Karen, Matheson, Edith, Paxton, Donna, Murray, George and McKaskie, Kerry (2001) Health and social care workers' knowledge and application of the concept of duty of care. The Journal of Adult Protection, 3 (4). pp. 29-37. ISSN 1466-8203

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Abstract

This study used vignettes to examine the understanding and application of the concept of duty of care by health and social care staff working in learning disability services, and the relationship of this to promoting client choice. The study found that health care staff had a significantly broader understanding of the concept of duty of care than social care staff, and were significantly more likely to emphasise client safety. Implications of the findings are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	duty of care, learning disability, professional judgement
Subjects:	C800 Psychology
Department:	Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Psychology
Depositing User:	Karen McKenzie
Date Deposited:	17 Nov 2014 09:32
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 16:27
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/18156

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