City & Guilds T Level Technical Qualification in Health (Health TQ)
T-Level Health
Answer sheet
Safeguarding
Separate mark scheme — do not issue with the student worksheet
Time guide: — · Questions: 32 · Total marks: 104
Written in T-Level Health style. Show professional behaviours and safe practice.
Indicative marking points. Award marks for equivalent scientific or mathematical wording. Do not issue this sheet with the student worksheet.
1. State what is meant by safeguarding.
[1 mark]
- protecting people's right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect
2. State what is meant by types of abuse.
[1 mark]
- physical, sexual, emotional, financial, neglect, organisational, discriminatory, modern slavery
3. State what is meant by a disclosure.
[1 mark]
- someone tells you they are being harmed
4. State what is meant by the safeguarding lead.
[1 mark]
- named person in the organisation
5. State what is meant by prevent duty.
[1 mark]
- stop people being drawn into terrorism
6. State what is meant by FGM and forced marriage.
7. State what is meant by capacity and safeguarding.
[1 mark]
- a person may still be at risk if they have capacity
8. State what is meant by recording.
[1 mark]
- date, time, what was said, who was present
9. State what is meant by whistleblowing.
[1 mark]
- raising a concern about the organisation
10. State what is meant by multi-agency working.
[1 mark]
- social care, police, health, education
11. Chris is asked about safeguarding in a City & Guilds Health paper.
(a) [2 marks]
- everyone's responsibility
(b) [3 marks]
- report, do not investigate alone
12. Chris is asked about types of abuse in a City & Guilds Health paper.
13. Chris is asked about a disclosure in a City & Guilds Health paper.
(a) [2 marks]
- listen, do not promise secrecy
(b) [3 marks]
- report to the safeguarding lead
14. Chris is asked about the safeguarding lead in a City & Guilds Health paper.
(b) [3 marks]
- you must know who they are
15. Chris is asked about prevent duty in a City & Guilds Health paper.
(b) [3 marks]
- training is mandatory in many roles
16. Chris is asked about FGM and forced marriage in a City & Guilds Health paper.
(b) [3 marks]
- do not discuss with the family first if it increases risk
17. A concern must be reported the same day. Hours left if noticed at 14:00 and shift ends 20:00?
[3 marks]
- Final answer: report immediately — do not wait 6 h
18. Training every 12 months. Months late if last done 15 months ago?
19. 6 types of abuse are listed in a quiz of 8. How many missing?
20. A log has 12 entries, 3 lack a time. Percentage incomplete?
21. Two staff plus a lead attend a 30-min meeting. Staff-minutes?
22. A referral form has 10 mandatory fields, 9 complete. Can it be sent?
[3 marks]
- Final answer: no — complete the last field
23. Chris carries out a T-Level occupational task on safeguarding. This is a typical City & Guilds required-practical style question.
(a) [2 marks]
- Independent: the factor being investigated
- Dependent: the measured result or quality check
(b) [2 marks]
- follow the SOP and keep other variables constant
- so the test is fair / only one variable is changed
(c) [2 marks]
- not recording the batch/lot number or operator ID
24. Chris carries out writing or following an SOP for safeguarding. This is a typical City & Guilds required-practical style question.
(a) [2 marks]
- Independent: a step in the method
- Dependent: whether the acceptance criteria are met
(b) [2 marks]
- same calibrated instrument
- so the test is fair / only one variable is changed
(c) [2 marks]
- skipping a verification check
25. Chris carries out a COSHH / risk-assessment review for safeguarding. This is a typical City & Guilds required-practical style question.
(a) [2 marks]
- Independent: hazard
- Dependent: control measure effectiveness
(b) [2 marks]
- same PPE and waste route
- so the test is fair / only one variable is changed
(c) [2 marks]
- using expired reagents or the wrong waste stream
26. Chris carries out data review in a LIMS or quality log for safeguarding. This is a typical City & Guilds required-practical style question.
(a) [2 marks]
- Independent: sample ID
- Dependent: result vs specification
(b) [2 marks]
- same calculation method
- so the test is fair / only one variable is changed
(c) [2 marks]
- transcription error between the instrument and the LIMS
27. Compare safeguarding with the safeguarding lead.
[4 marks]
- protecting people's right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect
- named person in the organisation
- state one workplace implication
28. Compare types of abuse with prevent duty.
[4 marks]
- physical, sexual, emotional, financial, neglect, organisational, discriminatory, modern slavery
- stop people being drawn into terrorism
- state one workplace implication
29. Compare a disclosure with FGM and forced marriage.
[4 marks]
- someone tells you they are being harmed
- illegal in the UK
- state one workplace implication
30. Compare the safeguarding lead with capacity and safeguarding.
[4 marks]
- named person in the organisation
- a person may still be at risk if they have capacity
- state one workplace implication
31. Apply your knowledge of capacity and safeguarding to this situation: share information if others are at risk
[3 marks]
- share information if others are at risk
32. Apply your knowledge of recording to this situation: do not add opinions as facts
[3 marks]
- do not add opinions as facts