Consequences can effect:

• The Client – Service users could be put at risk from unsafe practice resulting in harm or even death.
• The Organisation – Not adhering to agreed ways of working will also have an impact on the overall standards of your work place, leading to complaints from service users/their families or poor outcomes from external inspections
• The Care/ Support Worker – Sanctions against you could include:

• Warnings
• Disciplinary actions
• Suspension
• Criminal prosecution and if found guilty fines or imprisonment
• Deregistration if in a professional role