...relation to health and social care Equality, diversity and rights are the core elements in health and social care. It affects every single person using the health and social care sector as well as those working within them. It is important for health and social care workers to understand the importance of treating all individuals equally no matter their ethnicity, gender, race, beliefs, sexuality, education, language, background or skin colour. Individuals must all be treated equally; Equality in terms of rights, status or opportunities. This has become an important focus as there are laws and policies in all organisations regarding it to ensure that everyone in the organisation has same opportunities and choices, and no one is discriminated. The new equality act came into force in 2010; it consists of over 116 separate pieces of legislation into one act to protect the rights of individuals and to advance a fair and more equal opportunity for all. In health and social care sector this means everyone using or working within it should have equal opportunities, this can range from job opportunities to getting medical treatment options and that all individuals must receive same high-quality service. Diversity is the term used to describe the differences between individuals. It is important that individual and group diversities are recognised to ensure that everybody’s needs and requirements are understood and responded within employment practice. In health social care, diversity...
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...of anti-discriminatory practices where they overcome discrimination if it takes place. There are three main national initiatives which cover anti discriminatory practice they are; Conventions, legislation and regulations. Code of Practice and charters as well as, the organisational policies and procedures. These initiatives are very important to society and towards health and social care sector as it ensures that each individual is treated equally and that there is no inequality created between individuals no matter what race, colour, gender, age, culture, disabilities, social class, cognitive ability or health status they may be. What is a national initiative? These come under the sector of anti-discriminatory practices where they overcome discrimination if it takes place. There are three main national initiatives which cover anti discriminatory practice they are; Conventions, legislation and regulations. Code of Practice and charters as well as, the organisational policies and procedures. These initiatives are very important to society and towards health and social care sector as it ensures that each individual is treated equally and that there is no inequality created between individuals no matter what race, colour, gender, age, culture, disabilities, social class, cognitive ability or health status they may be. Since the 1st October 2006, in any workplace such as a health and social care setting like hospitals, care homes or hospices (there are many more), it has been against...
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...Introduction For m2 I have been asked to discuss how discriminatory practice can be avoided in health and social care settings. I will use relevant examples to identify five forms of discrimination and to show how service users can be discriminated against and make suggestions on how these discriminations can be prevented. To discriminate means to make choices based upon categories, for example to hire someone of European descent and not people of African descent. There are a number of different ways that an individual can be discriminated against in health and social care settings or services as well as in everyday life. Some forms of discrimination are clear to see, such as use of racist language, whereas others are more subtle and discreet. Discrimination occurs when someone’s prejudice affects the way they treat other people. In a health and social care proffesions it is important that practitioners such as nurses and carers do not allow their prejudice to influence the way they treat service users. There are four different forms of discrimination – 1. Unfair discrimination is when an individual is treated unfairly in contrast to someone else. An example of unfair discrimination is an individual not being considered for a job because they are older then another candidate, despite having the same experience and qualifications. 2. Direct discrimination is when someone is rude, hostile or offensive, when an individual is treated less favourably then another...
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...in health and social care. There are many types of discrimination that can take place in a health and social care environment. In this essay I will be exploring these effects in more detail. There are two types of discrimination which are overt and covert. Overt Discrimination This is also known as open discrimination; this is when it is made clear that discrimination is taking place. An example of potential discrimination in a health and social care setting is when someone is being paid less because of their sex or a member of staff in a GP surgery is meeting one person’s needs more than another person because of their religious beliefs....
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...Unit 2: Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care Assessment Criteria: Explain the Concept of Equality, Diversity and Rights in Relation to Health and Social Care. Describe Discriminatory Practise in Health and Social Care. Describe the Potential Effects of Discriminatory Practice on Those Who Use Health or Social Care Services. Assess the Effects on Those Using the Service of Three Discriminatory Practices in Health and Social Care Settings. Equality: - The term equality according to Dictionary.com (2015) “Is the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank and or ability” however I believe that this definition can establish misconception on the view of an individual, and so the more realistic concept behind ‘Equality’ in regards to the health and social industry; is for all individuals to be provided with equal opportunities to access of the concerning services, and for these users to be treated fairly (not equally) accordingly to the approaches used to meet their individual needs. Diversity: - Is a termed used to describe the promotion and celebrating of differences which an individual may have on the aspects of your own identity as well as others. Rights: - "They are the legal entitlements which we are all privileged to own, with the aim of allowing equal opportunities for all citizens in certain aspects of an individuals' life. There are a number of rights entitled under the enforcement of The Human Rights Act. 2000...
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...HOLTE VISUAL and PERFORMING ARTS COLLEGE Centre 20131 BTEC -- BTEC Level 3 National: Health & Social Care | | | |Unit 2: |Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care | | | | |Learner Name: | | |Issue Date: |Completion Date: | |6TH September 2012 |18TH October 2012 | |Checklist: | |Task: | |Task 1: P1 | |Task 2: P2 | |Task 3: P3 ...
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...QCF Unit 303 Principles of diversity, equality and inclusion in adult social care settings. Level 2 and 3 Certificate in Induction into Adult Social Care in Northern Ireland Outcome 1 Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion 1. explain what is meant by diversity, equality, inclusion, discrimination 2. describe the potential effects of discrimination 3. explain the importance of inclusive practice in promoting equality and supporting diversity. Outcome 2 Understand how to work in an inclusive way 1. describe key legislation and codes of practice relating to diversity, equality, inclusion and discrimination in adult social care settings 2. explain the possible consequences of not actively complying with legislation and codes of practice relating to diversity, equality, inclusion and discrimination in adult social care settings 3. describe how own beliefs, culture, values and preferences may affect working practice 4. describe ways to ensure that own interactions with individuals respect their beliefs, culture, values and preferences 5. compare inclusive practice with practice which excludes an individual. Outcome 3 Understand how to raise awareness of diversity, equality and inclusion 1. describe how to challenge discrimination in a way that promotes change 2. explain how to raise awareness of diversity, equality and inclusion 3. explain how to support others to promote diversity, equality and inclusion. GLH – 12 hours 09/11/13 Page...
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...impact of the social determinants of health on accessibility to health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. INTRODUCTION 150 words Nurses have an extensive role in caring for the health and wellbeing of people and ensuring they have accessibility to health care. This paper will explore and provide evidence into how the social determinants of health, especially racism or racial discrimination impacts on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders or Indigenous Australian people’s access to health care. Exploring the impact of social determinants of health on Indigenous Australians and the numerous poorer health outcomes experienced by this population group will...
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...In this report I will be explaining the concepts of equality, diversity and rights which relate to Health and social care. I will then go into describe discriminatory practices that are used within health and social care setting and the effects that they have on the service users. Equality Equality is treating everyone equal in rights, status and opportunities. Its about creating a more equal society, where everyone can participate and are given equal opportunities to help everyone achieve their full potential. There are laws in place to ensure that this happens. An example of this within a care home would be showing the same amount of respect to all residents within the care home, and to give them all equal opportunities. Equal opportunities is giving the same chance to help people fulfil their personal and professional skills regardless of their sexuality, culture, gender, age or social class. Opportunities are important within the health and social care setting. If everyone is not given opportunities then they are unable to progress and gain new skills or knowledge. The word opportunities means to give the same chance to each person so they are able to progress and learn new personal and professional skills. An example of opportunity within a hospital would be giving all staff the chance to go in training courses to learn new skills, techniques, or about any new discovers, so they have better knowledge. This then enables the staff to give a better derive to all...
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...of discriminatory practices on individuals who use health and social care services. Discriminatory practice is when an individual is discriminated against, in this case, when in a care setting by the health and social care professionals who are supposed to be looking after them. There are various different forms of discrimination. Direct discrimination is considered unlawful under the Equality Act 2010. Direct discrimination is where an individual is being treated unfairly or less favourably than another person because of a different characteristic or reason. These characteristics/reasons are age, disability, gender reassignment, sexuality, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/belief and sex. These are all considered to be protected characteristics under the Equality Act. (https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk) An example of this may be an individual suffering from verbal, emotional or physical abuse because of a disability, or any protected characteristic in general. Indirect discrimination tends to be difficult to identify. It is when an individual is treated the same way as any other individual but it has a worse effect on a certain individual due to specific reasons, for example, the individual is black or gay. (http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk) An example of this may be an individual not being able to take part in a general activity due to a sight or hearing impairment. There are three main types of discrimination, these being; labelling, stereotyping and prejudice...
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...Introduction It is significant that health care practitioners set an effective role in understanding diversity between people in society. A good health care practitioner should be able to accommodate and provide equality, diversity and rights these terms will deliver anti-discrimination in place. This will allow everyone to communicate effectively. In this assignment I will briefly talk about how equality, diversity and rights are essential for the effective distribution of health and social care services. I will also be identifying the inefficiency of discriminatory practice upon society and how it could be overcome by promoting anti-discriminatory practice. Equality The term equality is about making sure that people get equal opportunities and not being discriminated against their race, ethnicity, gender, sex, religion, social, class, age, disability or anything else. It is important that this is promoted in a health and social care setting as it allows a good service which people will be happy to fulfil their potential. For example if a GP doctor who is British was being racist to one particular patient which had a different race to them, the patient may feel that they are discriminated against and find that they are not treated medically the right. It could be that their neighbour has the same doctor and they might be happily treated because of their ethnicity. Therefore it is particularly important that equality is focused on equal access to everyone. There are types...
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...not discriminated against due to their circumstances. One of these is the Age Discrimination Act 2006. Age discrimination, or ‘ageism’, is defined by personnel today as “any prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of age”. When we talk of age discrimination in a work place, this is generally where someone has missed out on the opportunity to get a job on the grounds of their age, whether they are thought of as too old or too young. The Age Discrimination Act 2006 requires that all employment practices are based on skills and competences, rather than the age of the person. Not only does this policy have rules regarding getting employed, it has rules that must be followed when the employee is working. So, if an individual feels that they are being treated differently because of their age, they are able to make a complaint against that staff member/colleague and/or sue them. A strength of the Age Discrimination act is that when employers are looking for new staff members, they will employ staff based on how suited they are to the job. Sometimes, when employers don’t think that someone of an older age will be the best for the job, this can be a mistake. In some cases, the applicant who is slightly older might be better for the job as it might mean that they have more skills to offer for the job. In a health and social care profession, looking after the service users is the main priority of any care professional. For this type of job, the amount of skill a person has is absolutely...
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...religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies. It is the exploration of these differences in a safe, positive, and nurturing environment. It is about understanding each other and moving beyond simple tolerance to embracing and celebrating the rich dimensions of diversity contained within each individual. Individual Rights- The freedoms to act, work, and behave without retribution bestowed upon members of an organization through legal, regulatory and societal standards. References: Health and social care, level 3, book 1 http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~asuomca/diversityinit/definition.html http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/individual-rights.html Benefits of diversity: The arts- they provide a valuable of bringing diversity to a wider audience. Films that have been made in other countries can demonstrate culture from around the world, that can be easy to understand and can interest and educate people about other cultures. Health and social care, level 3, book 1 Diet- diversity in food is beneficial as the wide variety of foods from all cultures means people will try different foods and will see how other cultures live. Also it is good to balance out your diet and have a variety of foods that you eat, all giving you different nutrients. Education- in...
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...INFORMATION BOOKLET V Patel P4 Explain how national initiatives promote anti discriminatory practices. Legislation is set by the government to regulate how care services are run nationally. Each service has a different charter or set of responsibilities that enable it to understand its roles and responsibilities. The client’s rights are also set in law. This way the client knows his/her rights and can complain if services are not up to standard. General Social Care Council The council has codes of practice that are written in law to help those in need of care understand the way that social care workers need to perform their tasks. These are rules that regulate conduct and training for the care worker. The same rules educate the clients to know what to expect from the care worker. This way the client has a right to complain about services if needed. The GSCC has rules that apply to England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Rules and guidelines are set out and organised as follows: Legislation The law of the governing country set by convention Conventions These are usually legal standards drawn up by governing bodies that set out principles and rights in the HSC setting. These are international in nature and are binding to countries. For example UNICEF is the worldwide body that governs conventions on the rights of a child. (Ref Unicef.org.uk) Charters These are documents defining the formal organisation of a formal body, for example The United Nations has a charter. (Ref...
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...P3 and M1 Describe discriminatory practice in health and social care There are many different bases in which discrimination can occur. It may be hard to believe that anyone working in health and social care would discriminate against another person on any of these grounds. Unfortunately it does happen. A person can be discriminated against because of many different reasons including their culture, age, gender and many others. These factors will be described below. Social class - Our social class is apparent from the place where we live. The higher the class, the better the place is kept and maintained. This inequality has also infiltrated health and social care. It has been said that the poor are more likely to get cancer rather than the rich, their chances of survival are also lower. Gender - A person cannot be discriminated against because of their gender. Under the Gender Equality Duty 2007, all organizations, including health and social care services, cannot discriminate unfairly due to a person’s gender. Equal rights of access, health care and rights must be adhered to. Sexuality - Sexual orientation can refer to a person who is gay or lesbian (attracted to the same sex), heterosexual (the opposite sex), or bisexual (both sexes). Discrimination against someone due to their sexual orientation is against the law, If someone feels they are being discriminated against due to this they are able to seek legal help. Health status - Sometimes difficult decisions have to...
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