The Care Certificate is a set of standards healthcare professionals have to follow in the workplace. These are the introductory skills that one acquires, to ensure a safe, high-quality system of care and support is provided in the particular area, the individual is based.
The following 15 Standards are required to be undertaken and signed off :
- Understand your role
- Your personal development
- Duty of care
- Equality and diversity
- Work in a person centred way
- Communication
- Privacy and dignity
- Fluids and nutrition
- Awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disability
- Safeguarding adults
- Safeguarding children
- Basic life support
- Health and safety
- Handling information
- Infection prevention and control