It is about valuing variety and individual differences and creating a culture, environment and practices which respect and value differences for the benefit of society, organisations and individuals. The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. Staff that work in care settings must value diversity, and not give favourable treatment to certain groups of people at the expense of those whom they hold prejudice. Understanding equality and diversity is vital if we want to deliver person centred, safe and effective care. Delivering on equality and diversity in health and social care services means that we are tackling barriers that could prevent some groups of people from accessing
Principles of diversity, equality and inclusion in adult social care settings Unit 303 Outcome 1 Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion 1.1 Explain what is meant by: * Diversity- Understanding that every individual is unique and recognising individual differences. For example race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, etc. * Equality- Fair treatment and access to opportunities for every individual in spite difference in their, culture, race, religion, ability, gender, sexuality or any other characteristic. * Inclusion- Accepting and involving everyone regardless of age, gender, race, sexuality etc. Recognising we are all equal, although we are not the same and have a sense of belonging.
Unit 203 Introduction to equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s setting Outcome 1 Understand the Importance of Equality and Inclusion 1.1 Diversity is about acknowledging and respecting an individuals differences, diversity recognises that although people have things in common with each other, every individual is also different in many ways, Diversity consists of many factors. Equality means to treat everyone equally in a way that is appropriate to their needs. Discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on their membership in a certain group or category. Inclusion is seen as a universal human right and aims at embracing all people irrespective of race, gender, disability, medical or other needs. It is about giving equal access and opportunities and getting rid of discrimination and intolerance.
The equality and diversity act 2010 is legislation that was put in place to give equal rights and opportunities for people regardless of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, race or religion. This legislation promotes diversity, equality and inclusion and makes it a requirement that it is practiced and included in the health and social care setting. It makes it illegal to discriminate against individuals in any way. To ensure we value diversity we need to consider the individual’s identity, I feel that in my work environment I do this by encouraging the lady and gentlemen I support to do as much on their own as they can. It may be something simple such as washing themselves or cleaning their own teeth.
At Peace Haven House it is our duty to maintain a good standard of practice whilst ensuring that diversity, equality and right procedures are correctly followed. We must ensure that everyone has the right to be included and to be treated equally regardless of their background, race or gender . Everyone should be accepted and respected in a professionally dignified manner, according to the health and safety standards within the health and social care service. As health and social care practitioners, it is important to make sure that our behaviour at work is highly professional at all times. We must adhere to the policies and procedures of our setting.
* The meaning of the word equity means being fair. In the health and social care settings equity is about to ensure that all individuals have fair and equal accesses to services like doctors, medication and also treatment, it also means that the needs from service users should be treated in a fair way and receive equal treatment form the doctors, medication and services. * The word diversity is used to describe the differences between all individuals, it's very important to acknowledge them differences. There are two main reasons to respect the diversity of other individuals and these are the two following reasons: 1. It's not fair and can be illegal to treat people from different minority groups differently or in a discriminatory way.
Diversity rights and equality is health helps the services users to recognize their rights by supporting them exercise their right. According to Macmillan English Dictionary Diversity is define as “the fact that very different people or things exist within a group or place” (2002) p.397. Diversity means difference, and people’s difference can be varied; by Race, Culture, National origin, Gender and Sexual orientation. Diversity is about creating a culture and practices that recognize, respect and value difference in people. They are different types of right, right of freedom of speech, freedom of movement, right to live or die the children right act, the right to protect you and family in any way as long as it’s legal and it does no harm to anybody.
P1- In this assignment I am going to explain the concepts of equality, diversity and rights in relation to health and social care. Equality- In our community centre, equality is really important as we want to ensure there are equal opportunities for all and it is important that we make sure everyone has equal access to all facilities. Equality is important in ensuring treatment is fair and equitable, by this I mean people should be treated fairly and receive what they require; this means the community centre should provide adequate services for all people. Overall equality is important to the centre in ensuring that everyone receives equal access no matter whether they have a social or physical disadvantage. We must ensure that we are not marginalising against the people at the centre, this means that if people are from poor backgrounds we are providing services which are appropriate and that we are still providing equally to that of others in the centre.
Edexcel Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care Unit Two: Equality, Diversity & Rights in Health & Social Care Task 1 In this assignment I am going to explain the different rights of service users in health and social care environments. We all have basic human rights no matter what service we are using and everybody has a responsibility to respect other people’s human rights as stated in The Human Rights Act 2000. It is important that the rights of individuals are understood and catered for in health and social care environments and that service users can be cared for in a way that meet their needs, takes into account their choice and protects them. Many service users will be in a situation where they are vulnerable and their freedom and independence is minimal maybe because they are unwell, distressed, have a physical or mental health concern and many decisions will be made on their behalf and it is for this reason that care workers must promote and support service users’ rights wherever possible. Rights are something that people can claim they are entitled to and if they feel that their rights have been breached or not supported then they can achieve justice through law such as, court action or claiming compensation.
sP1: Explain the concepts of equality, diversity and rights in relation to health and social care. Equality, diversity and rights are all important aspects when in relation to a health and social care setting. In a health and social care setting it is important that everyone is treated the same, no matter what their background is. Everyone has the right to be respected and accepted by health care professionals. Equality Equality is when everyone is regarded as the same regardless of individual factors; equality protects people from being discriminated against for being ‘different’.