Embedding human rights in adult social care: Leaders' Briefing (2017)
Introduction
The challenge now is to eliminate poor practice and ensure healthcare services are designed and delivered with the person and their rights at the core.
Stephen Bowen (2013)
The British Institute for Human Rights (BIHR) describes how the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) sets down the rights everyone in the UK has, be they British citizen or visitor, and how it places a duty on those with power (which includes police, the NHS, local authorities and councils) to ensure our human rights are respected, protected and fulfilled.
BIHR provide a useful summary of human rights for members of the public in a two minute video which concludes that “Ultimately, human rights are about power and people.”
People accessing health and social care services also have the right to be treated with dignity and respect and the right to confidentiality according to the professional standards set out by the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC, 2016), the regulating body for sixteen such professions, and the British Association of Social Workers’ code of ethics (BASW, 2012).
Professional Standards
PQS:KSS - Values and ethics | Influencing and governing practice excellence within the organisation and community | Promoting and supporting critical analysis and decision-making | The role of social workers | Person-centred practice | Mental capacity | Organisational context | Professional ethics and leadership
CQC - Caring | Responsive | Safe | Well-led
PCF - Values and ethics | Diversity and equality | Rights, justice and economic wellbeing | Knowledge | Contexts and organisations | Professional leadership
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