Ethical Issues In Health And Social Care

Introduction
Within this report there will be a small investigation into current concerns the public and other health care professionals have in regards to service users being abused and how this has affected service provision and methods of working.
How the issues raised have affected public opinion towards the care industry and how their views have been altered towards health, social care or children’s and young people’s sector.

Main Body

In the recent years there have been allegations made against care homes and their staff, reporting that the service users that claimed residence in these homes, were being abused.
These allegations have come from a number of different sources such as: hospitals, saying that most cases of vulnerable
That the clients are spoken to in a horrible or rude manner by the care staff.
All of these points made by outer or individual people point to signs of abuse.
There have also been other stories in the news and throughout the care industry, that relations of the service users are putting secret cameras into the service user’s bedroom to record the behaviour of the carers that are supposed to be taking care of the service user.
These cameras that have been placed have shown that in extreme cases these vulnerable adults have been abused by carers in the respect of hitting, kicking, shouting and bullying the service user.
Cameras have also shown carers stealing items from the bedrooms of these vulnerable service users.
All of these isolated events have happened with service users that do not have capacity to realise or understand what is happening, either due to poor health or a mental health problem such as: dementia or
Most health professionals themselves have been horrified and shamed by the stories and allogations that have come to light and have been made public, as they do not understand why and carer would act in this way.

Conclusion

What does this mean with regards to the public’s opinion?
Public opinion is made from what we hear on the news and what we read in the newspaper.
However what we do read in the newspaper is not always fact, yet many people believe that it is.
It is so easy to believe all the bad things that happen within society, so it is no surprise that the public do believe all the stories they have heard which leads to the public losing faith and trust in the services that are provided within the health sector.
The public are now thinking twice about putting their loved ones or even themselves into a care home.
The public are looking at all types of care settings and alternative care methods for their relatives. This is by visiting all care homes and speaking to the managers and staff within