Empowering Users in Health and Social Care

EMPOWERING
USERS IN
HEALTH AND
SOCIAL CARE

Table of Content
■ Introduction
■ Current legislation and sector skills standards
■ Achievement of promoting and maximising the rights of users
■ Communication between care workers and individuals
■ Conclusion
■ References

Introduction
Health and welfare of individuals is an essential aspect of UK economy in order to evaluate
the level of effectiveness and efficiency of legislations, policies and regulations.
Empowerment and welfare can be treated as the baseline for the country economy. In
healthcare sectors, number of service providers are required to comply with needs of
service users by considering government regulations and rules.

Current legislation and sector skills
standards
Legislations, skills and standards are the key elements for shaping organisational policies
which comply with empowerment of service users for reservation of code of conduct and
for personal interest in order to determine public health interest. There are number of
legislations and standards which has a major impact on policies and practices of
organisations that help in empowerment of service users by enhancing their individual
rights of empowering themselves. It is important to understand such legislations and
policies which are treated as a set criteria for organisation.