The legislation and codes of practice that relate to Equality, Diversity and Discrimination that apply to own role are… Health and social care act 2008 Human rights act Equality Act 2010 • Respecting the individuals and diversity of people who use Health and care services, their Carers’ and colleagues. • Promoting equal opportunities for people who use Health and Care services and their Carers’. • If any concerns arise regarding equality, diversity and inclusion then a senior member of staff should be notified as soon as the problem arises. To challenge Discrimination in a way that promote change is discussing the reasons why certain practises are in place with your manager, team leaders and colleagues and following the policies and acts of Health and social care to be used in each situation. The source of information, advice and support to use in relation to diversity, equality and inclusion would include colleagues, managers, team leaders, organisation polices and the acts of parliament.
Moral behavior - reflects the way the person interpret basic respect for other persons such as the respect for autonomy, freedom, justice, honesty and confidentialities C. Value clarification - process of self exploration. It’s importance to nursing is increasing understanding about why certain choices and decisions are made over others and how values affect nursing outcome. D. Malpractice - Illegal, unethical, negligent, or immoral behavior by somebody in a professional or official position, resulting in a failure to fulfill the duties or responsibilities associated with that person. E. Morality - Standards of conduct that are generally accepted as right or proper; the rightness or wrongness of something as judged by accepted moral standards; a conduct that is in accord with accepted moral standards. F. Negligence A personal wrong doing that is distinguished from a criminal law violation.
Elimination of health disparities must be placed at the forefront of the country’s health priorities. Numerous governmental and accrediting bodies, such as The Joint Commission and URAC, recognize that cultural competence is essential for improving patients’ health status, providing access to appropriate health care, and for eliminating disparities in health care delivery regardless of a patient’s cultural/ethnic background. In order to provide appropriate health care and ensure that national health care goals for eliminating ethnic/racial disparities in health care are met, providers must be able to provide culturally effective and appropriate health care. The purpose of this Pocket Guide is to increase the awareness of health professionals regarding cultural disparities and to better enable providers to formulate their own plans to overcome cultural and linguistic barriers and provide culturally effective and appropriate, patient-centered health care. “[Cultural competence is] the ability of systems to provide care to patients with diverse values, beliefs, and behaviors,
| L2. Understand how variousfactors influence thecommunication process inhealth and social care | 2.1 Explain how communication process is influenced by values and cultural factors in health and social care settings. | | 2.2 Explain how legislation, charters and codes of practice impact on the communication process in health and social care settings. | | 2.3 Analyse the effectiveness of organisational systems and policies in promoting good practice in communication health and social care settings. | | 2.4 Suggest ways of improving the communication process in a health and social care setting | L3.
Discrimination is attached to the mentally ill and because of this they are denied the same equalities that others in society have. The mentally ill are blamed for their own misfortunes by the bias opinions that others place on them through interaction and the negative portrayal displayed in the media. The nurse must be a voice for the mentally ill and strive for a better way in which the mentally ill are perceived and treated. I agreed with the author, in that the health care professional’s attitudes towards drug users does affect how they approach and provide care to these individuals. Patients with a history of illicit drug use are seen as having a higher risk for simultaneous chronic drug related diseases.” Negative attitudes towards patients with a history of illicit drug use can adversely affect the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship, resulting in suboptimal patient care”.
Racial discrimination and long-term health This literature review presents a discussion on the theories of racial discrimination. It then relates these theories of racial discrimination to long-term health. This is followed by a comparison of the theories in order to determine the validity of the relationship. The act of discrimination can be defined as “differential behavioral acts, ranging from exclusion to physical assault, that disadvantage an individual or group based on social group membership (Brown & Bigler, 2005). Racism is a form of discrimination that “stems from the belief that groups should be treated differently according to phenotypic difference” (McKenzie, 2002).
How Equality, Diversity and Rights Benefit Health and Social Care Provision Contents Page Three - Introduction Page Four - Concepts of Equality, Diversity and Rights in relation to health and social care. (P1) Page Six - Discriminatory practice in health and social care. (P2) Page Eight - Potential effects of discriminatory practice on those who use health and social care services (P3) Page Ten - Case Studies – Assess the discriminatory practices (M1) Page Twelve - Conclusion Page Twelve - Reference List Introduction This report will assess equality, diversity and rights with in health and social care settings. Also it will describe the discriminatory practices and the effects from the practice with effect staff and service users. Within the report the health and social care settings it will be on about is Residential care, Day care, nursing care and Domiciliary Care.
DUTY OF CARE 304 Ai WHAT IS MEANT BY THE TERM DUTY OF CARE Duty of care is a requirement that a person acts towards others and the public with the watchfulness, attention, caution and prudence that a reasonable person in the circumstances would. If a person's actions do not meet this standard of care, then acts are considered negligent and any damages resulting may be claimed in a lawsuit for damages. Aii HOW THE DUTY OF CARE AFFECTS THE WORK OF A SOCIAL CARE WORKER Duty of care makes us more aware, responsible and accountable for neglience when looking after somebody. Our observation and listening skills are very important. For example, If we notice a client has a sore spot at the base of the spine and we fail to report it or apply cream to it, in a very short space of time it could develop into a pressure sore which is neglient.
unit 7 Understand person – centred approaches for care and support. Define person centred values. This is to ensure that an individual are at the centre of planning and support, upholding and promoting individuality; choice; dignity; privacy; rights; respect; independence and partnership. Explain why it is important to work in a way that embeds person – centred values. It is important we work in this way in order to promote individuality, this allow individuals to make informed decisions and choices, as well as understand the consequences as well as possible risks of such decisions and choice that may well relate to their own health and wellbeing.
There are two main types of discrimination; direct discrimination and indirect discrimination, direct discrimination is where overt individuals openly discriminate against others and this can be done either words or actions where the person is going out of their to disadvantage another person or group of people. An example of this in a health care setting would be a nurse/ doctor denying treatment to a coloured person but accepting to treat a white person (this is also an example of racism). Indirect discrimination is more covert, this is where certain conditions, rules or regulations are put in place that has a preference to one group of people than another. A person’s culture is important to them and signifies who they are and it developed within their social group that they were raised in. It is important in a health and social care profession to respect a person’s culture in order to show that the individual is being supported and that we are giving them a sense of understanding.