Anti Discriminatory Practice
Anti-discriminatory Practice
Human rights act 1998
This is useful within the UK because lays down the law which every individual is entitled too. These rights give us freedom. They may affect many things such as the rights to live and the rights to die also the rights we use in everyday life. National initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice so issues are prevented from happening.
Freedom from torture and degrading treatment – This mean treatment causing severe mental or physical suffering and degrading treatment means treatment that is grossly humiliating or undignified. Examples of relevant issues relating to this would be physical or psychological or other types of harm, soiled or unchanged clothing or bedding, person care carried out in view of other people and leaving food for service users or patients when they are unable to feed themselves.
The right to a fair trial – This right does not apply to criminal proceedings but to a broad range of areas where an individual civil rights or responsibilities are decided upon. Examples of relevant issues relating to this would be compensation claims, the complaints procedure of public bodies and appeal procedures in social security, mental health care and treatment tribunals.
The right to freedom or liberty – This is a right not to be deprived of liberty in an arbitrary way. Examples of relevant issues relating to this would be informal detention in hospital of people who lack capacity to consent to admission, excessive, arbitrary and inappropriate use of restraint in health and social care setting and delays in discharging people detained under mental health legislation.
The right not to be discriminated against – This discrimination act can be direct or indirect. An individual can only use the human rights act to argue discrimination of another human right is breached. Example of relevant issue would be information or options presented in inaccessible ways, failing to offer food to
Human rights act 1998
This is useful within the UK because lays down the law which every individual is entitled too. These rights give us freedom. They may affect many things such as the rights to live and the rights to die also the rights we use in everyday life. National initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice so issues are prevented from happening.
Freedom from torture and degrading treatment – This mean treatment causing severe mental or physical suffering and degrading treatment means treatment that is grossly humiliating or undignified. Examples of relevant issues relating to this would be physical or psychological or other types of harm, soiled or unchanged clothing or bedding, person care carried out in view of other people and leaving food for service users or patients when they are unable to feed themselves.
The right to a fair trial – This right does not apply to criminal proceedings but to a broad range of areas where an individual civil rights or responsibilities are decided upon. Examples of relevant issues relating to this would be compensation claims, the complaints procedure of public bodies and appeal procedures in social security, mental health care and treatment tribunals.
The right to freedom or liberty – This is a right not to be deprived of liberty in an arbitrary way. Examples of relevant issues relating to this would be informal detention in hospital of people who lack capacity to consent to admission, excessive, arbitrary and inappropriate use of restraint in health and social care setting and delays in discharging people detained under mental health legislation.
The right not to be discriminated against – This discrimination act can be direct or indirect. An individual can only use the human rights act to argue discrimination of another human right is breached. Example of relevant issue would be information or options presented in inaccessible ways, failing to offer food to
References: Clements. P. & Spinks, T. (2009) The Equal Opportunities Handbook: How to Recognise Diversity, Encourage Fairness and Promote Anti-discriminatory Practice London: Kogon Page ltd Pearson [Health and Social Care Level 3] National 2010, Book 1 www.aboutequaloppotunnities.co.uk http://www.channel4learning.com/sites/gcsease/health_social/1_13_detail.html www.equalityhumanrights.com http://www.lass.org.uk/files/uploads/Equal_Opportunities,_and_Anti-Discriminatory_Practice_Policy_October_2012.pdf