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Paper on Discrimination in Healthcare Practices

   

Added on  2020-05-28

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Running head: NURSING ASSIGNMENTNURSING ASSIGNMENT[Author Name(s), First M. Last, Omit Titles and Degrees][Institutional Affiliation(s)]

2NURSING ASSIGNMENTIntroductionPeople are discriminated against gender, race, age and even social and economic classes. It is a sad reality that even at this time of the century, discrimination in healthcare still cuts across the globe and is practiced through various forms. This is in contravention of the fundamental human rights. Among such rights, including the federal law that offers all-round protection to every individual from any forms of discrimination that could be experienced or witnessed in the provision of healthcare services. Every patient deserves and has the full rights that allow him to have access to healthcare services from any healthcare facility[CITATION Dia17 \l 1033]. Unfortunately, this has remained more of ink on paper with numerous patients testifying against having received fair services fromthe various healthcare facilities they have visited. Discrimination defines any form of treatment given by a healthcare provider to a patient by who they are. In other words, discrimination is being in the context of healthcare refers to healthcare being biased in the delivery of healthcare services to his patients. This paper outlines discrimination and how it can be felt or seen being practices in healthcare settings.Discrimination in the healthcare context: The Equality Act 2010 outlines that no individual should be discriminated against. Any discrimination that is a contravention of this act is considered unlawful, and thus its practice is not permitted. Discrimination in healthcare breaks these fundamental human rights and thereby affecting both patients and healthcare providers. The effect is on issues such as ethnicity, criminal record, dangerous gender stereotypes and asylum and migration status among other forms of prejudice[CITATION Alo11 \l 1033]. Patients are discriminated by healthcare providers in the provision of healthcare services on the basis of:

3NURSING ASSIGNMENTagegenderpregnancybelief or religionsexdisabilitysexual orientationThe Equity Act 2010 collectively calls these forms of discrimination as protected characteristics[CITATION Nan16 \l 1033].Discrimination runs parallel to the global commitments that are aimed at achieving universal health coverage besides the sustainable development goals. It does this by:diving peopledisempowering peoplehindering access to healthcare servicestaking away from people their basic dignityhindering investment in the healthcare sector and systemDiscrimination as well has a negative impact on the social determinants of health. Most people find direct connections with the institutions of their states through healthcare systems. This means that through the healthcare systems, the lives and citizenships of most people are shaped. Discrimination in healthcare, therefore, serves to reinforce the widened gap between the citizens of a country and hence to lead to an enhanced societal exclusion[CITATION Yal15 \l 1033].

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