Law, Policy, and Ethical Practice in Health and Social Care

LAW, POLICY AND
ETHICAL PRACTICE IN
HEALTH AND SOCIAL
CARE

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................3
P3 Describe about relation between key legislation and national policy with relevance to
health, social care.........................................................................................................................3
M2 Reflect ways in which specific task in health, care or support service practice meet
national professional standards....................................................................................................4
D2 Analyze the impact of equality legislation, policy and the notion of equity on the practice
of safeguarding individuals in health, care or support services...................................................4
P4 Compare national and organizational policy against national professional standards and its
impact on social care practice......................................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................5
P5 Explain how specific national and international human rights law influence health, care and
support services...........................................................................................................................5
P6 Implement different and relevant legislation in regard to healthy and safe conduct in own
practices.......................................................................................................................................5
M3 Analyze of recent health and social care legislation or national policy in relation to rights
and responsibility of health care or support services...................................................................6
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................6
LO 4.................................................................................................................................................6
P7 Describe the relationship between law, policy and ethical requirement in relation to real
case scenario in health care setting..............................................................................................6
P8 Explain impact of relevant law and policy on outcome of real case scenario........................6
M4 Explain in detail how chosen law, policy and ethical considerations might result in
difference outcomes.....................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Law is a very important part of health care legislation that has help to give a solid structure to all
kind of health care services and has provided them with a legal stability. Various policies have
been formed by the government to improve health care sector. These policies have also helped
the sector to grow and for certain kind of ethical code. Such code has helped sector of health care
to form discipline and order within the workplace regarding healthcare. Scope of health care
sector is wide as they cover aspect of human life. Nature is also very dynamic as it has tendency
to have direct impact over an individual or society at large. In this file things that is going to
cover is based on health and social care. In this role of judiciary, executive and legislature is to
be explained, legislation has to be explained and in the end relationship between policy and
health has to be explained.
TASK 1
LO 1
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TASK 2
LO 2
P3 Describe about relation between key legislation and national policy with relevance to
health, social care
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 is that kind of act that has been enacted by parliament of
United Kingdom. Under this act it has been provided as an most extensive feature over structure
of National Health Services in England. This has removed responsibility of health care from
Secretary of State for Health. Also removed primary care trust and strategic health authorities.
Under this a new agency of Department of Health, Public health England has been established
under it. Main purpose of bill was to create an independent NHS board in order to promote
patient choice and to reduce NHS administration cost. Key features of this act are (Spolander.,
Engelbrecht and Pullen Sansfaçon, 2016)
 Establishment of independent board for NHS to allocate resources and provide guidance.
 Increase of GPs fro powering of commission services on behalf of patients.
 Strength the role of Care Quality Commission.
 Also develop an body that is going to regulate NHS foundation trust.