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Unit 3: Care - Values and Principles

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

What are care needs, why do people need care, and how are needs identified?

What is meant by a care need, why people need care, the main types of need (physical, intellectual, emotional and social), and how methods of assessment are used to identify a person's needs.
An SQA National 5 Care answer on care needs and assessment, covering what a care need is, why people need care, the physical, intellectual, emotional and social types of need, and how methods of assessment identify a person's needs.
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What values and principles underpin good care practice?

The care values and principles that underpin positive care practice - including dignity and respect, the right to choose, confidentiality, equality and anti-discriminatory practice, the right to be safe, independence and realising potential - and what person-centred care means.
An SQA National 5 Care answer on the care values and principles that underpin positive care practice, covering dignity and respect, choice, confidentiality, equality, safety, independence and realising potential, and what person-centred care means.
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What care services are available, and who provides them?

The health and social care provision available to meet people's needs - the statutory, voluntary, private and informal sectors - what each provides, and how they work together to support individuals.
An SQA National 5 Care answer on the health and social care provision available to meet needs, covering the statutory, voluntary, private and informal sectors, what each provides, and how the sectors work together.
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What makes a positive care environment, and how does legislation protect people?

The key features of a positive care environment and the role of legislation in care - how laws such as anti-discrimination, health and safety, data protection and care standards protect people who use and work in care services.
An SQA National 5 Care answer on the key features of a positive care environment and the role of legislation, covering what makes care settings safe, respectful and inclusive, and how anti-discrimination, health and safety, data protection and care standards laws protect people.
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