Law, Policy and Ethical Practises

This report explores the legal, policy, and ethical frameworks within health and social care, specifically focusing on NHS England. It examines key legislation, statutory guidance, codes of practice, and national and organizational policies. The report also includes an observation log and witness statement, analyzing the impact of equality legislation and ethical practices on safeguarding individual health.

Law, Policy and Ethical
Practises in Health and Social
Care

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P.1 legislature, executive and judiciary policies which set legal and policy landscape for
health and social care..................................................................................................................1
P.2 key features of legislation, statutory guidance, codes of practises and national and
organisational policies for health and social care.......................................................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2
Part A. health and social care settings in workplace by professional in NHS England..............2
Part B. witness statement for the observation of placement in health and service sector...........3
Part C. reflection report...............................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
To develop effective work system, in health and social care organisations, their
practitioner is to be aware about its law, policy and ethical practises. Chosen organisation in this
report is NHS England. This present report will cover set up of legal, and policy landscape for
health and social care practitioners and also key features of legislation, statutory, code of
practises and national and organisational policy. This report also covers key legislation and
national policy of direct relevance and comparison organisational policy against national
professional standards. National and international human right law which provides equal
treatment with different legislation policy in health care organisation is to be discussed. Further,
this report also covers law and policy and ethical requirements for relevant practises in
organisation.
TASK 1
P.1 legislature, executive and judiciary policies which set legal and policy landscape for health
and social care
Covered in leaflet.
P.2 key features of legislation, statutory guidance, codes of practises and national and
organisational policies for health and social care
There are several key legislation policies developed by government for safeguarding and
for protection of the human rights in health and social care (Gil-Salmerón, Valía-Cotanda and
Garcés-Ferrer, 2018). These policies are developed to operate organisations with proper code of
conduct which also providing statutory guidance for health and social care organisation. Nation
policies are developed to specifically support the peoples and societies of the nation.
Organisational polices are provided on public domain website for the workers with regard to
their health safety.
Organisational policies are developed to support equality, human right structure for
effective function of health and social care. Such policies which must be developed in an
organisation are Health and Social care act 2008, care act 2014, criminal justice and courts act
2014, and the fundamental standards (regulations) 2014.
Code of practises helps to set the standards which is for health care organisation to
support the workers and also for the support of social care workers. To provide them safety,
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support and guarantee care, proper code of conduct is to be maintained by organisation (Motter
and Santos, 2017).
Statutory guidance is developed by jurisdiction to improve health and well being
outcomes for the community and for the employees of organisation. This will help in reducing
inequalities for all types of ages across nation whether for local health of the people, for social
care and for children's health services (Holt and Allen, 2015).
TASK 2
Part A. health and social care settings in workplace by professional in NHS England
Observation Log on the performance of health care practitioners in NHS England organisation.
Being an observer of the NHS England organisation, I have assessed that there are some health
care practises are adopted by professionals of the NHS England (Hall and et.al., 2018).
Professional has applied some safeguarding policies for safeguarding children, young people
and adults at risk of harm and abuse. Issues relating to deal with safeguarding allegation of
staff, policies like managing safeguarding allegation policy, disciplinary policies has been
applied by the professional of organisation.
For safeguarding roles, duties and responsibilities of employees of NHS, professional has
developed policies like Care act 2014. This policy is developed with the department of health
for taking care of the employees of the organisation. Further, professional has also developed
Health and Social Care act 2008 for safeguarding workers, children's, peoples and adults. So
that they will not have to suffer from any abuse or improper treatment while receiving care and
treatment (Holloway and Galvin, 2016).
To protect the human rights of the employees, Equality act 2010 has been developed by the
professional of the NHS England (Equality Legislation, 2018). According to this act it is the
duty of authorities to provide equal respect and to promote human rights in organisation.
After assessing implementation of practises I observed that there are certain challenges
which faced by practitioner to carry out their role ethically and efficiently. Such challenges are
they have work overload by which effective ethical practises will not smoothly work in the
organisation. For performing effective practises professional are not getting effective salary
which encourage them for the hard working in organisation (Karlsen and et.al., 2018). Another
challenges which faced by the professional is poor organisational culture in which professional
are unaware of the organisations offer development and incentive programs. To develop fair
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treatment and safeguarding of service users in their day-to-day tasks, professional faced many
challenges in which proper legislation act is not followed by employers as well from
employees.
Part B. witness statement for the observation of placement in health and service sector
From being as witness of observation log, certain observation has been created in NHS
England organisation. Company has developed an effective health and safety act by which
proper safeguarding of employees is to have developed by an organisation. To protect the rights
of the employees some legislation standard are applied by organisation such as Health and safety
act, Equality act, care act so that employee will not face any discrimination or abuse in
organisation. Certain situations are analysed with departments of the NHS under which effective
results has been come out from organisation.
Department Situation analysis
Recruitment by human resource
department
Being a witness of the observation record, it is analysed
that human resource department of the organisation will
have effectively developed an Equality act under which
they appoint individuals with their skills and will not do
any discrimination of race, gender, age etc.
For example- talented individual which is highly
educated from Europe has come for an interview in
NHS organisation and others are from UK itself.
Therefore, human resource department has appointed
individual which from Europe because that person has
skill and knowledge (Post and Blustein, 2015).
Management department Management department of NHS organisation has
effectively applied health and safety act under which
they are ensuring proper rights of the individuals of the
organisation. Company will provide an effective health,
safety and welfare for the employees of the organisation
so that they get protected in organisation.
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For example- a nurse in the organisation is newly
appointed therefore, effective training has been provided
to her informed her with the proper rules and regulations
of the organisation in which her safety is more
important for management (Tarzian and Wocial, 2015).
Part C. reflection report
Practical analysis of impact of equality legislation, policy and practises for
safeguarding individual health in health and social care
From the above report I have analysis some impact of equality legislation, policy and the notion
of practises for safeguarding individual health, care or support. I analysed that how health care
practises are formulated by the executives, legislation and jurisdiction of nations for health and
social care. I also have analysed that it is important for the organisation to develop certain health
and social care practises by which human rights in workplace will get protected. Implantation of
Equality in organisation make it illegal for the people who faces discrimination in organisation.
This act protects from discrimination of age, disabilities reassignment, race, religion, sex,
marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and also maternity. This establishment of act helps
organisation for safeguarding individual health, and care in organisation.
I also have analysed that policies like health and safety act 2008, Care act 2014 and
Equality act 2010 which is governed by legislation of the nation must have to developed by the
professionals of the organisation so that it safeguarding human rights and will not harm any
cause of abuse and risk for the peoples of the organisation. In my report I also developed an
observation log under which I have observed professional practises which is developed by NHS
England organisation. These law policies and practises of health and social care safeguarding
individual health and services.
Unwarranted variations in NHS
There are effective legislation standards applied in NHS organisation but there are some
unwarrantable action which is faced by the professionals of the organisation. From the above
presentation of report I have analysed some positive and some negative variations of the
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company. NHS has serving millions of patients in every 36 hours and spending huge cost on
them. But there are some variations which affecting service cost and overall productivity of the
company. Variations which NHS faced is that their patient outcomes are varying because of that
company will face issues in dealing with patients of organisation.
Clinical practises of the NHS is different from other health care organisation which is
across the areas because of these patients are attracting to different organisation. Professional of
the organisations are charging higher cost of the similar products in market. By this variation of
the company professional have to face decrease in overall productivity of the organisation.
Factors which is positively affective professionals of the company is that with the
continuous improvement in their practises, professional getting great productivity which overall
leads to better care. This efficiency improving their overall productivity.
CONCLUSION
From the above study it can be concluded that health and social care organisations have
to develop effective laws, ethical practises and policies to improve their overall productivity of
the organisation. This report is all about laws, practises and ethical behaviour in health care
organisation. In this report a leaflet is provided to clarify formulation of the polices in health and
social care. Further, this report also clarify key features of the legislation of health and social
care organisation with role health care professional in their work place. For the better understand
of this report observation log and witness statement has been provided with reflection. Therefore,
it can be concluded that laws, ethical practises and polices plays an important role in protecting
rights of the individuals.
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