Law Policy and Ethical Practice in Health and Social Care

Law Policy and Ethical
Practice

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................1
P 3. Determining the relationship between national policy and key legislations........................1
P 4. Comparing organizational and national policy in relation with national professional
standards. ....................................................................................................................................1
M 2. Reflecting on ways related with health care practice to meet national professional
standards......................................................................................................................................2
D 2. Analysing the impact of equality legislation and notion of equity in order to safeguard
individuals in health care. ..........................................................................................................2
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................3
P 5. Determining how national and international human rights tends to influence the fair and
equal treatment in health.............................................................................................................3
P 6. Implementing effective relevant different legislations and policy in relation to safe and
healthy conduct. .........................................................................................................................3
M 3. Analysing the health and social care legislations in informing rights and responsibilities
of health care...............................................................................................................................4
LO 4.................................................................................................................................................4
P 7. Determining the relationship between policy, law ethical requirements in compliance
with the real case scenario...........................................................................................................4
P 8. Determining the impact of relevant law and policies on the basis of real case scenario. ..5
M 4. Determining how specific laws and legislations results in different outcomes to
particular case scenario. .............................................................................................................5
D 3. Reviewing ways in accordance to which health care practitioners ensure compliance with
relevant legislations and policy. .................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Ethics is referred to as a moral philosophy which intend to focus on determining the
moral principles which is mainly concerned with determining what is good and what is bad for
the individual in the society (McLean and et.al., 2015). Law policy is referred to as a system
which is based on strategic set of rules and guidelines. This is mainly associated with
enforcement of social intuitions in order to govern specific behaviour. This study will highlight
on determining the key legislations, organizational policy which in turn are considered to be
important for health and social care. This study also tend to highlight on effectively interpreting
the laws in relation with professional and ethical practice. Furthermore, this study helps in
demonstrating ethical and regulatory requirements in a particular health and social care setting.
LO 2
P 3. Determining the relationship between national policy and key legislations.
Health and safety within the organization is considered to be one of the major
responsibility which helps in avoiding risk assessment. This helps in identifying hazards and
potential harm to the individual whilst working (Banks, 2016). Equality and human rights
commission is mainly linked with protecting and promoting the human rights by eliminating
discrimination and reducing inequality. National policy is referred to as the broad set of actions
which is mainly adopted by government at national level in relation with pursuit of national
objectives. These national policy helps in ensuring the health of the population in a country.
Legislations in health and social care is mainly linked up with determining the behaviour which
is acceptable or not by the society. Laws tend to focus on covering all aspects of life which is
linked with the protecting the health of an individual.
P 4. Comparing organizational and national policy in relation with national professional
standards.
Organizational policy is located on the public domain website which in turn is considered
to be relevant for health care and support service provider. The organizational policy is mainly
associated with equality, lone working, health and safety, disciplinary and grievance, etc.
Principle of organizational policy is mainly linked up with subordination to national policy law,
principles of natural justice, subject to judicial supervision, etc. National health policy, 2017
tends to seek at reaching integrated comprehensive care to the individual in order to de liver care
quality services at an affordable cost (Nelson and Staggers, 2016). This policy helps in attaining
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