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

LAW POLICY and
ETHICAL PRACTICE IN
HEALTH and SOCIAL
CARE

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3
P1Describe role of legislature, executive and judiciary to set legal and policy landscape for
health care ...................................................................................................................................3
P2 Summarise key feature of legislation, statutory guidance, code of practices, national and
organizational policy ...................................................................................................................4
M1 Explain detail about ethics informs health, care and support service practices, with
current code of ethical practices..................................................................................................4
D1 Evaluation national system of government in relation to effectiveness on health, care and
support services ...........................................................................................................................4
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................5
P3 Describe about relation between key legislation and national policy with relevance to
health, social care.........................................................................................................................5
P4 Compare national and organizational policy against national professional standards and its
impact on social care practice......................................................................................................5
M2 Reflect ways in which specific task in health, care or support service practice meet
national professional standards....................................................................................................5
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 ..................................................6
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................6
P5 Explain how specific national and international human rights law influence health, care and
support services............................................................................................................................6
P6 Implement different and relevant legislation in regard to healthy and safe conduct in own
practices.......................................................................................................................................6
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
LO 4.................................................................................................................................................7
P7 Describe the relationship between law, policy and ethical requirement ...............................7
P8 Explain impact of relevant law and policy on outcome of real case scenario........................7
M4 Explain in detail how chosen law, policy and ethical considerations might result in
difference outcomes ....................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Law is one of the most important factor related to health care legislation which helps in
giving an concrete framework to maintain balance within services of healthcare in an society.
Different policies have been made regarding health care services. Such policies have lead
towards drastic improvement within health care sector. Under these laws only proper ethical
code has been formed which has helped in maintaining of professionalism within workplace
related to healthcare services. Scope of these laws is very wide because they have to deal with
social problems occurring in society. Nature of these laws is very dynamic due to its tendency
for having direct affect over health related matter. In this file things to be covered is base upon
role of judiciary, executive and legislature in health care and in the end cases are going to be
covered in relation to ethical consideration.
MAIN BODY
LO 1
P1Describe role of legislature, executive and judiciary to set legal and policy landscape
for health care
In UK parliament is the highest authority which helps in forming of laws related to all
aspects of health care. Role of judiciary, executive, legislative has been explained as follows:
Executive role: It has an very important role to play in formation of laws related to health care
because it makes those policies which is applicable through UK. These are also responsible for
development of NHS in UK that changes the standard of health care sector in UK. (Norvoll and
Pedersen, 2016)
Legislative role: This has very important role to play because they present a bill to both the
houses that is House of Commons and House of Lords. Then discussion takes place upon it, after
this only law is enacted.
Judiciary role: In this judiciary has a very important role to play because courts have got
responsibility of seeking that all laws are being followed in proper manner. Judge can also make
law under special circumstances.