It is also my duty of care to encourage independence and communicate with families and other agencies (GP, social services, police) ensuring that my actions reduce risk to the service users, myself and staff members and making sure it follows all legislation and laws. 1.2- Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals; I should protect the rights and promote the interest of service users and staff. Strive to establish and maintain trust and confidence of service users and their family and staff. I should always promote independence for the service users whilst protecting the unable from danger and harm. I should always respect the service users wishes whilst ensuring their behaviour doesn't cause them any harm.
In health and social care settings it is important that code of practises are put in place and work. Clients, patients and other service users are to be respected, treated fairly and given equal opportunites. Also service workers should also be given the same amount of respect and equal value to ensure that it is being promoted between both people. When service workers do their job correctly and give out positive equality it is given back to the service workers. All service users are given the same amount of care and treatment as everyone else but are still
P5: Describe how anti discriminatory practise is promoted in health and social care settings. Anti-Discriminatory practice simply describes the action taken to prevent or curb any form discrimination against individuals, races and communities. It is important to promote this practice in the workplace and in government departments because it takes into consideration how we behave towards each other and how employers treat employees. In so doing, equality is promoted and services are provided equally and fairly. It is important to consider for workers in a care home as: it means that they will be aware if they are being discriminatory to any of the service users, and also they will be aware if they themselves are being discriminated against, they will be aware that negative discrimination for any reason is unjust and is illegal, they will be aware of ways to overcome anti discriminatory practise and the ways in which a person can be negatively discriminated against, they will also be aware of positive and negative discrimination.
Unit 2- equality, diversity and right in health and social care Anti discriminatory practice is an action taken to prevent any individuals from being discriminated against on the grounds of race, gender, class, disabilities and more it also takes into account how we behave towards other individuals. National initiatives also over come discrimination when it takes place, there are three main national initiatives which cover anti discriminatory practice which are; conventions, legislations and regulations. These national initiatives are very important to society and health and social care settings as it ensures that everyone is treated equally. The acts which are currently in place that promote anti discriminatory practice are; Human rights act 1998- This covers all human rights and ensures that all individuals have rights on their side and take legal action against any person or organisation including any type of health and social care service that disrespects their human rights. Mental health act 1983- The main purpose of this act is to allow action to be taken when necessary to make sure that people with mental health difficulties get the care and treatment for their own health and safety and also for the protection of other people.
Equality is about making sure that all people are treated fairly and are given fair choices and is NOT about treating everyone in the same way. In a health and social care environment it means that all individuals regardless of any differences or special needs, should have the same equal opportunities, and access to the same services, receive the same support, care and respect as any other individual. Inclusion: Valuing the diversity of all members of our society, we should promote the involvement of an individual in decision making and being included when discussing the choices in services and when planning the kind of support they want. Positively making sure that an individual’s needs are respected, and their beliefs have been considered. It is important that they feel they have been able to express their feelings and that they have personally participated in any discussions regarding their care plan for their needs.
Unit 2, equality, diversity and rights in health and social care D1- Evaluate the influence of a recent initiative in promoting anti-discriminatory practice. Like everything the disability discrimination act has its positive out comes and its negatives. Some of the positives that come out of the disability discrimination act has it that it ensures that people with disabilities have a civil right that will protect from form any form of discrimination because of there disability. From this it will then encourage other organisations and health authorities to overcome any barriers that they have with people who have disabilities and make the adjustments so the individual with the disabilities can fully access the establishment. Another positive that comes out of the disability act is that one of its aims is to give an equal opportunity for people who have a disability, this will then be getting rid of any discrimination towards them on a whole.
To welcome & support those who use the care settings. Discrimination:- To be prejudice of Race, Religious, Gender, Social backgrounds, Health or Disability. Not to set a barrier of ‘them & us’. To treat people as Equal. 1.2 Describe how direct & indirect Discrimination may occur in the work setting.
Having person-centred guidelines provides anti-discrimination practice and helps promote to each individual to their individual needs, their right to equal opportunities, independence, choice, dignity and safety. Ensuring freedom of choice. 1.3 Person-centred values should influence all aspects of social care because The Human Rights Act 1998 makes it a law and following the guidelines should ensure individuals are treated as an individual and have freedom of choice. Providing people with dignity and respect. Working alongside the guidelines of person-centred values should eliminate discrimination, abuse, lack of dignity and respect, service users making their own choices and restricting individuals being an individual.
Lastly but not least, the code of conduct adopted should be one that focuses on the safety in areas as well competencies of the caregivers. Code of ethics is supposed to ensure that the caregivers follow stipulated guidelines in various circumstances. When developing codes of ethics, the management should involve all departments to ensure that the core values are clearly understood and adhered to fully (McNamara, n.d.). They should also be reviewed frequently to ensure that the best policies are always retained and those that need adjustment are adjusted accordingly. Conclusion The ethical issue of accountability should be one that the organizations involved in healthcare in USA should be well aware of and should be tacked with utmost urgency to reduce the number of negligent cases.
The goals of the ethical principles are respect for autonomy, beneficence, justice, and least harm. The ways that the organizational goals are tied to its ethical principles are the satisfaction of the patient the organization tries to make the patients happy and allows the patients to make his or her own decisions. Essentia Health St. Joseph’s Medical Center wants to ensure the patients his or her well-being and the highest quality of care that any facility could provide. The organization is committed to the respect for the patients, teamwork, and the happiness of the patients, the poor, and the powerless.