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Self-Directed care

In this section

  1. 1
    Policy Statement
  2. 2
    Definitions
  3. 3
    Scope
  4. 4
    Legal Context
  5. 5
    Mandatory Procedures
  6. 6
    Practice Guidance – General Personal Care
  7. 7
    Washing, dressing, toileting
  8. 8
    Nail Care
  9. 9
    Shaving
  10. 10
    Contact Lenses and Spectacles
  11. 11
    Dental Care
  12. 12
    Hearing Aids
  13. 13
    Sanitary/Incontinence Protection
  14. 14
    Contraceptive Devices
  1. 15
    Body Piercing
  2. 16
    Practice Guidance – Clinical Tasks
  3. 17
    Category 1 – Acceptable Tasks
  4. 18
    Category 2 –Tasks that may be delegated by a health professional to the local authority
  5. 19
    Category 3 Tasks – Not to be performed by adult social care staff in any circumstances
  6. 20
    Emergency Procedures
  7. 21
    Cardiac and Respiratory Resuscitation/DNR notices
  8. 22
    Self-Directed care
  9. 23
    Recording
  10. 24
    Implementation
  11. 25
    Monitoring and Review
  12. 26
    Acknowledgements
  13. 27
    Policy details

22.    Self-Directed care

When people are employing personal assistants they take on the role of employer. Whilst those personal assistants are not governed by CQC it would be best practice to follow the guidance in this document, particularly with regards to training. Social workers should advise people at the time of assessment of the potential/need for training with particular tasks.

 

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