Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Discrimination in Health and Social Care

1.1 D1 "Define the terms."
"Equality"
Equality is essentially justice: individuals must confirm that individuals or groups are not treated
less fairly because of the protection of their status (Chakravarthi, 2020).
"Diversity"
Diversity is recognising, respecting and celebrating each other's differences. Different places
have different origins and concepts, leading to a strong culture of creativity and innovation
(Tooth and Viles, 2021).
"Inclusion"
Inclusion means creating an environment where everyone feels accepted and respected. Only
when they are more aware of their ignorant tendencies and learn to cope with them can they
create an inclusive environment (Haq et al., 2020).
"Discrimination"
Discrimination is unfair discrimination against people based on other groups, classes or
categories to which they belong or are believed to belong. People can be discriminated against
based on "race", "gender", "age", "religion", or "sexual orientation" and other categories (Kabat-
Farr, Settles and Cortina, 2020).
D1 achieved – references cited in the Bibliography
1.2 C1 "Explain How Rights Are Promoted in Health and Social Care Services"

Employees should promote equality, diversity and daily work by implementing diversity and
equality, and following appropriate policies and procedures. They need to understand that
everyone is different, and therefore they must respect each other's views and not be prejudiced in
the name of social values (Scott, 2020). They must believe that racism must be eradicated
because everyone has faith, and people must be judged.
The right to privacy This right has been promoted in health and
care within keeping confidentiality of patient.
In accordance with this right, the medical
information related to patient condition should
not be discloses in front of anyone.
The right to dignity This is concerned with assuring treatment to
patient within ensuring value and respect to
patient. The patient must assure care and
dignity by the service providers. Instead of
judging patient on the basis of their caste and
religion. Same dignity has to be provided to
client.
The right to make choices Clients are free to make choice in context of
discussing over the issues that are facing by
them. There may be situation arise when case
manager does not assure effective focus over
needs of patient, at that time with the help of
this right the client can make appeal in terms
of changing case manager
The right to independence This right has been promoted in healthcare
within focusing over making patient
independent so, the patient can become able to
focus on themselves. This has been done so,
patient completely not depend over service
provider.
The right to autonomy This right is concerned with informing patient
about the procedure of treatment that has been
used for them. Clients must be aware about

their medical terms therefore, this right has
been implemented in healthcare.
The right to your religion This refers to the religious right in which,
patient who are on a treatment phase has right
to follow their religion and no discrimination
should be performed in healthcare on the basis
of religion.
The right to make decisions This right is concerned with the scenario in
which patient can take decision after having
suggestion and guidance from healthcare
professionals. This right enable client to take
decision for their betterment.
(Spratt & et.al. (2018).
1.3 B1 "Discuss Ethical Dilemmas That May Arise When Balancing Individuals Rights
and Duty of Care"
When working in the health and social care system, people need to understand the concept and
decision-making related to ethics and the ethical connections between health and social work.
The balance between human rights and caring can raise ethical issues in health and social care:
A potential dilemma may be that sometimes individuals may wish to do something that may
endanger their health and safety, so practitioners have to respect individual rights and choices to
provide them with autonomy but with certain limits. Also, if practitioner prevent someone from
cooking or drinking it is because they do not want the happening of any uncertain situation,
indicating that practitioners are depriving them of some of their independence. If individuals and
families want them to run the business but feel it is unsafe, then there will be conflicts between
practitioners and individual families. (Bates, Thomas and Timming, 2020).
For example: A patient who is have diabetes and wants to eat the food which is consist of high
calories that may impact the blood pressure of patient. In such situation, practitioner has to make
focus over this and guidance has to be given to the client. However, right to make choice enable
patient to make choice. But, there are certain limitation over this as such choices that can impact

health of patient are not acceptable. Therefore, in such situation practitioner discuss with the
family of individual and evaluate them disadvantages of eating such food that can impact the
health of patient:
Example2: A patient wants to do smoking. This is personal choice of patient on which
practitioner cannot stop patient. However, smoking leads to make patient condition more worse.
In such situation, service provides puts certain limitation over the choices of patient. Discussion
regarding this has been made with the patient family and major threat from smoking that can
impact patient has been discussed to them and limitation over the choice of patient has been put.
This has been done only in that situations, where the choices of patient creates harm towards the
medical terms of patient.
2.1 C2 "Explain How to Promote Equality and Support Diversity."
Employees can promote equality and diversity in many ways within the health and social care
settings (Thompson, 2020). This can be done by setting the rules and regulations regarding the
avoidance of stereotypes and creating an inclusive environment that encourage staff’s equality
and fair treatment. The health and social care settings emphasis on the exclusion of racism,
homophobia, or bullying someone because of a disability, and actively challenge gender
stereotypes and other concerns.
Equity and diversity are the major attributes of healthcare that assure effective delivering
of services to all clients in equal manner. Diversity means inclusion of all. Thus, it states that, in
health and social care, people from all background or religion has to be involved and the
treatment needs to be ensured to them. Currently, healthcare department is not limited to
providing treatment to patient. However, it has become wider scope that is consists with