Hnd Level 5- Unit 9
LO1 Learning how the design and review of services promote and maximises the rights of users of health and social care services
1.1 Explain how current legislation and sector skills standards influence organisational policies and practices for promoting and maximising the rights of users of health and social care services
All health providers have the responsibility to work within a legal framework, this means that health care providers have the obligation to respect service users rights and treating them equally. The law relating to equality includes, Human Rights Act 1998, Race Relations Act 1976 and 2000, Sex discrimination Act 1975 and 1986, Disability discrimination Act 1995.
The Equality Act is a legislation that is in place to ensure that people are given equal rights and opportunities regardless of their age, gender, disability, race ,religion or belief and sexual orientation. This legislation promotes diversity , equality and inclusion by making it a requirement that they are not commonly practiced and incorporated into the health and social care setting, making it illegal to discriminate against a person or persons for any reason.(Stefro, 2012)
There are also National standards and guidelines, which health care providers be expected to practice. These standards are set by regulatory bodies General social care council (GSCC), Health commission (HC) and the care sector skills councils. They are responsible in monitoring if the system of an organisation like nursing home, are implementing an appropriate standards and if policies and practices are achieved and maintained.
Like for example in nursing home where i work, there is a procedure about “Making Preparations to support individuals to eat and drink”. This procedure promotes the rights of individual to have support utensils for them to be used and at the same time it promotes service user’s independence in eating and drinking. Since I am working in Dementia Unit, we have what we call
1.1 Explain how current legislation and sector skills standards influence organisational policies and practices for promoting and maximising the rights of users of health and social care services
All health providers have the responsibility to work within a legal framework, this means that health care providers have the obligation to respect service users rights and treating them equally. The law relating to equality includes, Human Rights Act 1998, Race Relations Act 1976 and 2000, Sex discrimination Act 1975 and 1986, Disability discrimination Act 1995.
The Equality Act is a legislation that is in place to ensure that people are given equal rights and opportunities regardless of their age, gender, disability, race ,religion or belief and sexual orientation. This legislation promotes diversity , equality and inclusion by making it a requirement that they are not commonly practiced and incorporated into the health and social care setting, making it illegal to discriminate against a person or persons for any reason.(Stefro, 2012)
There are also National standards and guidelines, which health care providers be expected to practice. These standards are set by regulatory bodies General social care council (GSCC), Health commission (HC) and the care sector skills councils. They are responsible in monitoring if the system of an organisation like nursing home, are implementing an appropriate standards and if policies and practices are achieved and maintained.
Like for example in nursing home where i work, there is a procedure about “Making Preparations to support individuals to eat and drink”. This procedure promotes the rights of individual to have support utensils for them to be used and at the same time it promotes service user’s independence in eating and drinking. Since I am working in Dementia Unit, we have what we call
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