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Industry Regulations Flashcards

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  1. The Children Act 1989 introduced which key principle to guide decisions about a child's welfare?

    Answer: Welfare of the child is the paramount consideration

    Section 1 of the Children Act 1989 states that the child's welfare shall be the court's paramount consideration in all proceedings.

  2. A doctor suspects that an adult patient is being financially abused by a carer. Under the Care Act 2014, which authority has the lead responsibility to enquire into adult safeguarding concerns?

    Answer: Local authority

    The Care Act 2014 places the lead safeguarding duty on local authorities, which must make (or commission) enquiries when an adult with care needs is at risk of abuse.

  3. Which regulation specifically requires healthcare providers to notify the CQC of certain serious incidents?

    Answer: Regulation 18A / Regulation 20 (Duty of candour and notifications)

    Regulation 18A requires registered providers to notify the CQC of specific incidents including deaths, serious injuries, and abuse.

  4. Under the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017 (IR(ME)R), who bears ultimate responsibility for justifying a medical radiation exposure?

    Answer: Practitioner (authorising clinician)

    The 'practitioner' under IR(ME)R is the registered professional who takes responsibility for justifying the exposure — distinct from the referrer who requests it.

  5. A patient in England disagrees with the outcome of an NHS complaint. Which body can they approach for an independent review after completing the local resolution process?

    Answer: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

    The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) provides the second stage of the NHS complaints process in England after local resolution.

  6. Which of the following statements about the Mental Health Act 1983 Section 136 is correct?

    Answer: It provides authority for police to detain and convey someone to a place of safety for up to 24 hours

    Section 136 authorises police to remove a person from a public place to a place of safety for up to 24 hours (extendable to 36 hours) for assessment.

  7. Under the NHS Constitution, patients in England have a legal right to which of the following?

    Answer: Maximum 18-week referral-to-treatment waiting time

    The NHS Constitution enshrines the right to start non-urgent consultant-led treatment within 18 weeks of referral as a legal entitlement.

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