General Social Care
Council 2002. Codes of
practice.
Apply GSCC guidelines: Marie
O'Brien - Accountable as
contract states she should ask
for training in any area she
feels she requires. Manager
accountable as didn't arrange
suitable induction as stated in
their job role.
Informal accountability
Conversation
General talking
Even the question "What
have you been doing?
classes as informal
accountability if you feel the
need to justify the answer.
Protocols and guidelines
Standardise care
Protect management
Assist in training
Please insurers
Provide a formal
set of instructions
Define correct/best practice
Allow unskilled staff to be used to support skilled workers.
Service users not involved in planning
Can focus on what is convenient for the organisation.
Maybe considered to deskill the workforce.
Do not allow for an individual approach.
Help get "older" workers up to scratch.
Evidenced based
care. Based on
evidence available
at that time. Problems.
What is best in general may not suit everyone.
Must be acceptable
Undervalues the skills and experience of the worker.
Missing evidence - if not tested for exactly that group etc.
Rarely empowers the service user.
Could hinder case as may not have
clear evidence a treatment will work.
If not evidence based care.
Waste of resources.
Glasziou et al 2003 - antibiotics
in ear infections... can clear up
spontaneously without.
Unnecessary interventions. i.e enema
in labour to reduce risk of infection...
now proven no benefit.
Harm. i.e. belief that
bed rest after
operations... now
proven causes DVT if
inactive for too long.
Knowledge based care
Research knowledge.
Organisational
knowledge
User knowledge/ first
hand knowledge.
Community knowledge.
Good research
balanced with
evidence and a
personal
approach.
Internet
Accountability - more info available on web - performance. i.e. Ofsted/ Hospital league tables.
Can change relationships between care recip and care giver.
Empowered +
more likely to
stand up for
themselves.
More likely to be younger patient searching web.
Disadvantaged groups more likely to search web.
Poss due to disjointed relationships with care professionals.