Principles for implementing duty of care

a service user does not want to take medication because of side effects, what dilema does this present for the support worker

The dilemma is your duty of care to the individual and respecting their rights - you can inform the individual of the risks in not taking the medication fulfiiling your duty of care and respecting the rights of the individual. You should never force a person to take their medication.

Having said that....you would need to inform/report this to key workers - the individuals GP may be able to prescribe alternative medication.

This may be more than you need but I hope it helps.

Thanx trevio that was a great help

Where might the support worker go to get advice when a service user stops taking medication?