What Is The Importance Of Care

Provide outline of the importance of care
Health professionals are important people that are involved in decision-making process of service users and really have to consider the importance of the principles of care
Autonomy is important because it provides clients with choice and as a health professionals it’s their role to empower the client into realising that they have choices and can make choices based on those choices (Anon, N.D.).
Choice is important because people want to feel as they are able to act freely, which gives them sense of self value and giving patient’s choice within health care settings provide them to be better prepare to overcome any obstacles.
Data Protection Act 1998 There are laws in place that health professionals legally have to follow to protect people’s personal information that is shared within healthcare and reassure us that confidentiality is a priority of health professionals which enables us to trust that individual. The Data Protection Act applies to all social services and health records.
It really enforces clear values and principles that we already see within the NHS settings today and so whenever there is a need for healthcare or medical/social care, everyone has the right to be treated fairly and not to be discriminated against because of an individual’s race, sexuality, disability or beliefs. It is stated within the Equality Act 2010 that every patient should be treated as individuals and with dignity and respect.
Respect is vital to patient care and the principle is that every individual is worthy of respect and taken into account as an individual, their dignity will be respected when it comes down to personal care and everyday living and they will not be demeaned in this