Debbie Equality And Diversity
Alise Clark
Promoting Equality and Diversity of Service Users in a Care
Setting.
The society that we now live in has become increasingly more diverse over the years. A reflection of how diverse our communities now are is in our care settings, carers now have to be proactive in equally and fairly treating everybody in their care, despite having such varied people in their care environment.
People such as Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Occupational Therapists and Social
Workers and other people who work in care are the people that need to have the understanding that treating everyone equally is most the most important factor to having a positive relationship with service users. To help care provides when giving care there are policies and procedures in place from their employers to assist them. There are also national requirements such as the Human Rights Act which is a government piece of legislation introduced in 2000 which everyone in entitled to, the rights identify what your minimum standard of treatment is in society. As people in health and social care environments are generally more vulnerable they are more at risk of not having their human rights met as they are reliant on others for their wellbeing. If someone isn’t being cared for in a way that values and respects their human rights then legal action can be taken against their carer. Another way in ensuring that people receive positive care in society is having Care
Values in place; these give carers guidance on how to treat all their patients equally, despite individual needs. The 5 mains points of the care value base are:
AntiDiscrimination, Individuals Rights, Effective Communication, Maintaining
Service Users Confidentiality and Acknowledging service user’s personal identity.
When care is given to vulnerable people in care settings it is important for workers to acknowledge the diverse society that
Promoting Equality and Diversity of Service Users in a Care
Setting.
The society that we now live in has become increasingly more diverse over the years. A reflection of how diverse our communities now are is in our care settings, carers now have to be proactive in equally and fairly treating everybody in their care, despite having such varied people in their care environment.
People such as Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Occupational Therapists and Social
Workers and other people who work in care are the people that need to have the understanding that treating everyone equally is most the most important factor to having a positive relationship with service users. To help care provides when giving care there are policies and procedures in place from their employers to assist them. There are also national requirements such as the Human Rights Act which is a government piece of legislation introduced in 2000 which everyone in entitled to, the rights identify what your minimum standard of treatment is in society. As people in health and social care environments are generally more vulnerable they are more at risk of not having their human rights met as they are reliant on others for their wellbeing. If someone isn’t being cared for in a way that values and respects their human rights then legal action can be taken against their carer. Another way in ensuring that people receive positive care in society is having Care
Values in place; these give carers guidance on how to treat all their patients equally, despite individual needs. The 5 mains points of the care value base are:
AntiDiscrimination, Individuals Rights, Effective Communication, Maintaining
Service Users Confidentiality and Acknowledging service user’s personal identity.
When care is given to vulnerable people in care settings it is important for workers to acknowledge the diverse society that